Network Media Player With Storage

WD TV HD Media Player turns your My Passport, or similar USB drive, into an HD media player. Supports Full-HD 1080p video playback and navigation of a wide variety of file types. Simply plug in your drive to the HD media player. No need to delete movies to make room for more; simply add another USB drive to expand your collection.

Brand: Western Digital Model: WDBABF0000NBK-NESN Format: CD-ROM Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.57" h x 4.94" w x 3.94" l, .67 pounds CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz Memory: 2000000MB SDRAM Hard Disk: 60GB Processors: 1 Play Full HD 1080p video, music and photos on your HD TV Play a wide variety of file formats Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS audio support DVD-like menu

WD TV HD Media Player - Turn your USB drive into an HD media player. You've collected photos, videos and music but they're stuck on your PC. Set them free! Play Full-HD 1080p movies, digital music and family photos in brilliant 1080p resolution on your big screen HD TV. Full-HD 1080p resolution. Experience spectacular Full-HD video and crystal-clear DTS 2.0 digital audio. Enjoy your media instantly. Plays most popular file formats so you can instantly enjoy your favorite media on your TV. Collect without limits. Turn your USB drive into an HD media player. There's no limit to the size of your media collection. Just add more drives. Simple and compact. 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. Turn your USB drive into a Full-HD media player. Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives. Full-HD 1080p video playback - Experience spectacular Full-HD video picture quality and crystal-clear DTS 2.0 digital audio. Easy on-screen interface - Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus. Play a wide variety of file formats - Plays most popular file formats so you can instantly enjoy your media. Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space. Transfer files easily - Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) lets you view or backup photos and video directly from your digital camera, camcorder or USB drive. Use the on-screen menus to copy, move or delete files. Automatic play - Set the player to play a selected media file automatically when the unit is turned on. Perfect for living art on your HD TV or for digital signage. Advanced navigation Thumbnail, list and video previews – Browse your content by file name or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art. Preview videos while you browse your content. 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 and date. Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename and partial filename. Photo viewing --Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music --Zoom and pan --Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date Movie viewing --Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan --View subtitles --Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date Music playback --Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat --Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date Access two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously for playback and file management. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type. HDMI 1.3 and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) version 1.3 port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets. File Formats Supported Video: AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9 Photo: JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG Audio: MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS Playlist: PLS, M3U, WPL Subtitle: SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI Note: -- MPEG2 MP@HL up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30 or 1280x720p60 resolution. -- MPEG4.2 ASP@L5 up to 1280x720p30 resolution and no support for global motion compensation. -- WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL up to 1280x720p60 or 1920x1080p24 resolution. VC-1 AP@L3 up to 1920x1080i30, 1920x1080p24 or 1280x720p60 resolution. -- H.264 BP@L3 up to 720x480p30 or 720x576p25 resolution. -- H.264 MP@L4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30, or 1280x720p60 resolution. -- An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound digital output. -- Compressed RGB JPEG formats only and progressive JPEG up to 2048x2048. -- Single layer TIFF files only. -- Uncompressed BMP only. For details, please refer to the user manual. 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® Languages supported -- User Interface: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese Subtitle: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Greek, Russian (KOI8-R & Windows 1251), Portuguese, Central European, Turkish, Bahasa External Drive Formats Supported -- FAT32, NTFS, HFS+ System Requirements: WD's My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video, photo, or audio content stored on it. Television with HDMI, composite or component video connection. Package Contents: HD Media Player, compact remote with batteries, composite AV cable, CD with sample media, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.

Most helpful customer reviews 64 of 70 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Device for the money! By LoveMyToys I purchased the WDTV Media Player (version 2) through Amazon two weeks ago. I have an extensive collection of movies and tv shows that I have ripped from my blurays and dvds over the past few years, plus downloads etc (over 2.8 gigs worth and counting). I built a HTPC 1.5 years ago and always hoped there would be a simple, inexpensive solution that would allow me to easily transfer my media to the TV without constantly playing with settings to the point where my wife is getting up from the couch out of boredom. Along came the WDTV Media Player, the best solution for someone like me. I have tried as hard as I can to dig up a format (H.264, X.264, .mkv, .flac, .omg etc.) or problem to throw at this device to muck it up and I have yet to succeed. It has even been able to playback halfway decompressed files. I have it hooked up by HDMI through a Pioneer 819 AVR and set to bitstream audio codecs I have had none of the audio syncing issues that were prevalent in the first generation machines. The user interface is attractive and intuitive. If you are use to using a HD set top box from your cable company and a PVR/DVR, this is basically the same functionality. Set up takes minutes and playback is beautiful. Unlike an previous reviewer, I have found that playback on standard definition content to be excellent. It upscales as well as any high quality dvd/bluray player. For HD playback, playback is just as good as bluray--without and time lag between pressing play and start time. As with any device, it has its flaws-although they are minor in the scheme of things. First, it will not play menus from ripped DVD's and blurays (only the largest file in the rip, i.e. the movie). The WDTV does have its own menu that allows you to change audio tracks and subtitles on the fly. Unless the chapters are ripped and formatted correctly, you cannot skip to the next chapter This sounds like a bigger problem than it is. This can be rectified by ripping with better quality software. If you downloaded your movie with bit torrent, you get what you pay for with your "free"/stolen content. Even using content without the ability to skip chapters, fast forward and reverse work quicker than on my panny bluray player and I am able to fast forward up 16x speed and the devise allows you to skip ahead in 30 second intervals (just enough to allow you to jump ahead of commercials from video capture off your cable box). Other minor gripes: They are not able to bitstream lossless sound codecs (TrueHD and DTS-HD MA). Frankly, this is minor and most people will be happy with Dolby Digital and DTS (which the WDTV v2 and Live can send by bitstream over the HDMI capable--a feature lacking in the first gen WDTV). I have been told by people familiar with the Sigma 3365 processor that firmware may allow it to bitstream TrueHD, although probably not DTS-HDMA) We'll have to wait an see. I have seen the Asus, Seagate and Popcorn C-110 and, they all have their pro's and con's. Dollar for dollar, the WDTV (v2) or WDTV Live (for an extra $20) are the best media players on the market. I give this three thumbs up and my strongest recommendation. Update: 12/29/09 I picked up an WD HD Live at one of the big chain electric stores over the weekend to see if it was worth the extra few dollars. Pandora internet radio is a nice feature and I think the Live has a lot of "potential". There are some problems though. To test the machine, I tried to set up with a wireless dongle (g--i don't have a wireless n dogggle although I am not sure it would make much differenec). I also used a direct ethernet connection (obviously the best way to set it up). First, HD streaming from a network harddrive was disappointing. Although 720P playback was usually not bad through ethernet It did stutter and lose audio sync from time to time. If I paused playback to allow the WDTV.