Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player User Reviews January 2nd, 2009 | by Rachel Cericola
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Average user rating from 4 users |
bad thing
by kurt Callebaut on May 5th, 2009 at 4:10 PM:
Sorry guys this thing isn't worth $25.
Bad points.
- Extremely slow menu and remote control.
- Can't handle external Hard drives like 500 Gb because it keeps scanning the disk (WD my book) for about 2 hours.
- After disconnecting it from power supply it loses all settings.
- TV composite signal is very bad.
- I tried display port to HDMI for my monitor, I don't get a signal (not supported) so I have to connect it to a composite to change the settings to HDMI, but as said after cutting power it loses settings.
- Too expensive for worthless thing.
- Limited functionalities.
No good points found
Very good for the price but let down if you are used to high end
by AT on Feb 19th, 2009 at 5:06 PM:
Pros:
Very inexpensive
Easy to use and set-up
Small size
Good for non-techies or newbies to media streaming
Cons:
User interface is a bit slow
Banding in video (poor interpolation algorithm?) Did not experience this on my Windows-based Media Players. Important for non 1080 content
Wasn't very good with video thumbnails
Scanning to create media library takes time
Few options in customizing settings and UI
Remote a bit dinky
Lacks any wired or wireless connectivity (obviously not an issue at this price point)
Absolutely terrific!
by Kjell Bjerke on Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:38 PM:
I'v had a PopCorn A-100 for about 9 months and I was never happy with it. The WD has less bells and whistles but does exactly what it is supposed to do, stream media from an external hard drive to a tv and it does it absolutely flawlessly!
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Much more than I expected
by D B Workman Sr on Jun 12th, 2009 at 9:08 PM: