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.
Western Digital TV Live Dick Smiths $99
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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…
I've heard of WDTV Live before - how is your one better?
astone has a blue light
Dammit. You win this round.
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.
Would you really need USB 3.0 for a media player?
http://www.astone.com.au/index.php?productID=38
is what it is….
http://www.astone.com.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=2dffd3…
has some discussion about it.
Seems to be that, as with many of the Astone players, it has some 'quirks' that need to be borne in mind before buying. I have a couple of astone players (ap 300's) and they have always worked pretty well for me.
The pvr aspect of the 380 is tempting though, especially at $114…..
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
yes….. but you need to buy the astone dongle…
http://www.i-tech.com.au/products/53095_Astone_AW_N290_802_1…
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…
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.
Not really a bargain. Usual price is $99.
But I did see it for $95 in-store today at JB.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!
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/53579I 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
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=330Hopefully there will be another post for WDTV Live with built-in Wifi
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.
Product Specifications for wdtv hd live media player
Webpage: http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XH1208/wdtv-hd-live-media-pl…
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…