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snuke on 06/10/2011 - 19:54 dicksmith.com.au (703 clicks)

I saw this is DSE today. You know what it does. You know it's good.
You know this is a good price, as it has been on here at this a few times before.

Electrical & Electronics Media Player Western Digital

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  • Zerny on 06/10/2011 - 19:56
    +2

    Product Specifications for wdtv hd live media player
    Webpage: http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XH1208/wdtv-hd-live-media-pl…

    • Product Code : XH1208
    • Product Dimension Information 40mm (H) x 125.5mm (W) x 100mm (L)
    • Packaged Weight (kg) 0.92
    • Warranty Period 1 year
    • Accessories Included Included remote control
    • Audio Output SPDIF digital output - The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surroundsound experience
    • Compatible With HDMI, Full HD (1080p), AAC, MP3, JPEG, USB 2.0, H.264, SimplayHD-, Energy Star®, Dolby Digital, DTS, DLNA, Bonjour, AVCHD, Windows Vista
    • Design Ultra-compact design - Fits easily into your entertainment centre
    • Features Of Product Turn your USB drive into an HD media player - Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognised as mass storage devices. Optimised for My Passport portable hard drives
    • File Operations Copy files between USB drives
    • Format 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, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG. Audio: MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
    • Has HDMI Inputs? Yes
    • Interface Ethernet, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, USB 2.0
    • Internet Capabilities Yes
    • Languages English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese
    • Media 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
    • Memory Collect without limits – There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space
    • Multi-Language Subtitle Yes
    • Network Access media files on your home network - The Ethernet port lets you connect this player to your home network through a wired connection or an optional wireless connection
    • No Of Pixels Full-HD 1080p
    • Operating Temperature 5º C to 35º C
    • Photo Navigation Yes
    • Playback Formats Full-HD 1080p video playback – enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio
    • Program Search Yes
    • Remote Control Yes
    • Slide Show Yes
    • Supported Formats Play a wide variety of file formats – WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats
    • 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, Home Network and broadband connectivity for online services
    • Viewing Modes Photo viewing: Zoom and pan, Movie viewing: Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan, view subtitles
    • Wireless WiFi Ready - Supports wireless network connection with optional USB wireless adapter

    Long story short: it lets you play content (video, pictures, etc) from a USB Hard Drive on your TV. You also therefore need a USB Hard Drive and a TV (and content to play).

    EDIT: Officeworks is also selling the same product at the same price: http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Dat…

    EDIT: JB HiFi is also selling the same product at the same price:
    http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/storage/western-digital/w…

  • figarow on 06/10/2011 - 20:01
    +1

    Yeah i know what it does… but spend a few dollars more and get something that's much better http://www.i-tech.com.au/products/101543_Astone_Media_Gear_M…

    • Eskimo61 on 06/10/2011 - 20:09

      I've heard of WDTV Live before - how is your one better?

      • deco20 on 06/10/2011 - 20:32
        +12

        astone has a blue light

      • Withdr4wn on 06/10/2011 - 23:01

        Specifications seem to suggest the Astone has USB 3.0 also records live TV. On paper, it looks pretty good. I'd research though before dropping any money on it… We know the WDTV Live works pretty well.

    • teckee7 on 07/10/2011 - 11:21

      Hi Figarow

      Do you have one of these? Can it do wireless - ie the Astone unit connects to the TV and draws content from a PC located in another room via a wireless connection.

      regards

  • c64 on 06/10/2011 - 20:02
    -2

    meh,office works has it at same price http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Dat…

    others have it cheaper, http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-western-digital-wd-tv-live-pric…

    • Alzori on 06/10/2011 - 20:34
      +6

      I wouldn't say cheaper. the first on shopbot is not 94 but 97, and 23 bucks to ship it. the second is 5 cents less than this price, but you need to pay 10 bucks minimum shipping.

  • thebargainhunter on 06/10/2011 - 20:07
    +2

    Not really a bargain. Usual price is $99.
    But I did see it for $95 in-store today at JB.

  • sukiya on 06/10/2011 - 21:28
    +2

    It's always $95 at JB Hi-Fi, I've bought a couple of the course of 12 months (as gifts), and half the time it was priced at $108? Other times $95, but I've always paid $95, just bargain the guy!

  • Ozfan on 06/10/2011 - 22:37
    +1

    yeh it was a usual price ($99)in OW too. unless we get it for 50$ like in this post
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/53579

  • deeevan on 07/10/2011 - 08:20

    I just saw the new WDTV. Didn't look too closely at all the specs but it's now got built-in wifi. RRP is USD99, it'll be interesting to see what price it gets here

  • encekharco on 07/10/2011 - 10:17
    +1

    It's the same price in JB-Hifi as per current posting: http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/computer-ac…

    What I know apparently WD has launched another WDTV Live with built-in Wifi. I know it when I scan JB Hi-fi catalogue yesterday and I think it is sold for $145. Not sure if this product will replace the existing WDTV Live or causing a lot of major retailers drop the price and clear the stock (from around $108 to $99)

    Link to WDTV live with built-in Wifi:
    http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330

    Hopefully there will be another post for WDTV Live with built-in Wifi

    • sane on 07/10/2011 - 13:57
      +1

      Note: Here is the write-up on the new WDTV live. Seems to major on the streaming of web stuff (eg Spotify, YouTube, etc.) Has 802.11n wifi only, with a gigabit physical port.

      http://www.anandtech.com/show/4931/western-digital-introduce…

      Maybe the existing WDTV Live units will get flogged off cheap in the coming months? $99 has been fairly vanilla pricing for this.

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