A brief review of WD TV Live Media Player(Pros and Cons)

If you don't already own an Xbox 360, PS3, or Blu-ray player and you're serious about networked streaming, the WD TV Live is one of your best choices for getting content to your TV. The short post takes a brief review of WD TV Live and tries to explain the pros and cons of WD TV Live. 



Supported formats 

WD TV Live Media Player mainly includes the supported formats

• Video – MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264), M2TS, TP, TRP, TS, MP4, ASF, VOB (unprotected or unencrypted)
• Photo – JPEG/JPG, GIF, TIF/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

Pros and Cons of WD TV Live Media Player 

What's good Network digital media streamer; Netflix, MediaFly, Flickr, MediaFly, and Pandora Radio built-in; Live365 channel; YouTube channel; HDMI out; two USB ports; digital optical audio out; quick, easy-to-use interface; includes composite and component wires. 

• WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular files including MKV, MP4, XVID, AVI, ISO/VOB and MOV video formats. Get the freedom to enjoy your media now, in virtually any file format.
• Stream videos, music, and photos from your USB device, network drive and any PC or Mac computer in your home.
• With WD TV Live, you can enjoy the best entertainment on your TV. You can stream thousands of hit movies, view the latest viral videos, catch up on shows, stay connected to your social network and watch highlights from the biggest games of the season.
• Watch and control your live or recorded shows on any TV with the SlingPlayer app on your WD TV Live.

What's bad No Wi-Fi--separate accessory required. 

Connections 

The WD TV Live Plus offers two USB ports, so you can connect older portable hard drives that draw more power than a single USB port can deliver. Most people, however, will use one of those ports to plug in a USB Wi-Fi adapter so they can connect the media player to their network and the Internet. Western Digital supports a wide range of third-party adapters. If you have a PC running Windows 7, you can use Microsoft's Play To feature to "send" media from your PC to the WD TV Live Plus.