Network Media Player With Storage

The WDTV HD Media Player is full HD 1080p video playback and is an ultra-compact, USB 2.0 device that attaches to an entertainment unit through a variety of audio/video interfaces and supports playback of major audio, video, and image file formats. It supports high-definition video playback of up to 1080p through an HDMI connection or standard definition for TVs with lower capabilities. It includes remote control, composit AV cable, AC adapter and quick install guide. (Brown Box, Product is Recertified)

Amazon Sales Rank: #311 in Home Theater Brand: Western Digital Model: WDAVN00BN Platform: Windows Format: CD Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 3.75" h x 7.00" w x 7.75" l, 1.90 pounds Thumbnail and list views - Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art. Media Library - This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view content by categories such as genre, album, artist and date. / Search - Search by genre, title, artist, filename and partial filename Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music Movie viewing - Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan; View subtitles - Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date Music - Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat; Supported USB Device file systems: FAT-32, NTFS, HFS+ (no journaling)

From the Manufacturer Combined with a My Passport portable drive (sold separately), this player is the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of your family photos on your TV. 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Designed to easily fit on or in your media cabinet. (My Passport™ portable drive sold separately) Browse through your media with beautiful high-definition menus. Designed for My Passport, works with many other USB storage devices - Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Full HD video playback and navigation - Up to 1080p - Experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus. Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space. Advanced navigation Thumbnail and list views – Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art. Media Library – This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view your content by categories such as genre, album, artist, date. Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename, partial filename and most recently viewed. Photo viewing --Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music --Zoom and pan Movie viewing --Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan --View subtitles Music playback --Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat Access two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type. HDMI and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets. Includes free media conversion software - ArcSoft MediaConverter™ 2.5 -- a fast, easy-to-use application that converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on the WD TV HD Media Player. File Formats Supported Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA Graphics - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264) Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8) Note: - MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution. - An audio receiver is required for surround sound output. - AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only. - JPEG does not support CMYK or lossless. - BMP supports uncompressed format only. - TIF/TIFF supports single layer only. Formats not supported -- Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes® Store, Cinema Now, Movielink®, Amazon Unbox™, and Vongo® System Requirements: My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video or audio content stored on it. Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections. Package Contents: HD Media Player, compact remote with batteries, CD with Media converter software (Windows only), composite AV cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide

Most helpful customer reviews 258 of 266 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful and functional device with 2 major flaws By buru buru piggu This is my 3rd media device, and by far the most capable. I bought it solely based on the HDMI output and MKV playback abilities, and am pleased with the performance so far. Given the price to features ratio, this is the best such device on the market, in my opinion, and one of very few devices I know that can play the robust (and relatively obscure) MKV format as well as being able to output to HDMI. My other 2 devices play AVI's and so does my PS3, so AVI playback was not important to me. Major pluses: 1) HDMI output at 1080p 2) Unicode support is flawless (for subtitles and filename displays). for subtitles, simply name them the same as your movie file and put in the same directory. e.g. Batman.mkv; Batman_ENG.srt; Batman_ESP.srt, etc. 3) remembers where you left off in a movie so you don't have to start from beginning 4) BEAUTIFUL and easy to use interface that is similar to PS3's cross-media bar 5) solidly constructed remote control and overall superior build quality 6) wide selection of languages for the interface, not just the usual French, Spanish, and English Major problems: 1) inability to decode DTS audio 2) external hard drive does not power down when device is off 3) higher bitrate 1080p MKV files are unwatchable due to screen artifacting and other visual problems. i think it has a problem with 29fps @1080p. Not so major problems, but still bothersome issues: 1) excessive spacing btwn lines of text in subtitles 2) inability to read muxed subtitles in files 3) no ability to go to a specific time code if you want to skip ahead 4) thumbnails don't work on any of my videos 5) shiny surface is nice, but fingerprints are easy to see on it Overall, this is a great value if you're in the market for a versatile multi-format device It even plays FLAC and OGG audio. If you're a movies guy though, the inability to decode DTS audio may be the deciding factor in your purchasing decision. Hopefully, WD can fix this via a firmware update. If they release a Gen-2 version of this device that fixes the DTS problem and also has an Ethernet port and/or internal storage, I will gladly repurchase it at a higher price. 4.5 5/5 stars UPDATE 12/26/08 WD released a firmware update a few days ago that addressed several of my complaints, including embedded subtitle playback, fast-forwarding and reversing by 10 minute increments, fixed subtitle spacing, subtitle font size select, and a long list of other improvements My 3 major problems mentioned above seems to remain. Hopefully, a future firmware release will address these, with the biggest priority for me being DTS decoding. New Rating: 4.75/5. Highly recommended product. --------------- UPDATE #3: May 21, 2009: I continue to be highly pleased with this product, after 6 months of ownership. WD has periodic updates that greatly improve the device and fixes small issuse, or introduces new features. The latest firmware shows the subtitle's language name (English, Spanish, etc), instead of just "Subtitle 1/3". --------------- UPDATE #4: Nov 22, 2009: WD has quietly released a hardware update to the WD TV a few days ago, calling it the WD TV Gen 2 (not to be confused with the WD TV Live, a totally different model) This hardware revision adds DTS downmix and HDMI 1.3, making it very similar to the WD TV Live, except without networking. This is great news for users who don't need networking and want a cheaper second unit for the spare entertainment room because DTS downmix was one of the major features missing from the original product. I am not sure about other features, but make sure the SKU is Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player WDBABF0000NBK-NESN instead of WD00AVN. 58 of 60 people found the following review helpful. H.264, MKV, 1080p fan By Robert Petkus I love this product. Gone are the nights where I was the only person in the house.