Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player

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Technical Details

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


Product Details

    • Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 4.9 x 1.6 inches ; 10.7 ounces
    • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

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.

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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 2048×2048.
– 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.

Product Description

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.

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One Comment

  1. Comment by Media Server Reviewer:

    Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
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    Plays everything i threw at it so far. But i cant seem to get to upgrade the firmware.
    Want to get the newer model. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

    1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Runs great, June 30, 2011
    By racquetrepair – See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player (Electronics)
    No frills. Runs right out of the box and it’s cheap as hell. Why didn’t someone tell me about this sooner? Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

    1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars WD DOES IT AGAIN!, June 16, 2011
    By V3SUVIUS “”practice makes perfect…but n… (San Diego, CA) – See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player (Electronics)
    Amazing product! Easy to set up and use. Was seriously plug and play… and the HDMI port gives my photos and videos an extrodinary 1080i display! Best part is that it’s small and compact as well! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

    1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, June 7, 2011
    By Snakebitten – See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player (Electronics)
    I like this. Love the customizable folders etc so you can be pretty creative with it. Plays all my unprotected video and audio formats. Sadly it doesn’t play Itunes folks. Other than that its great. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

    1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Glad I bought it, March 29, 2011
    By Charlie – See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player (Electronics)
    Got this Media Player to attach it to a 2 TB drive with over 800 movies. Works great and no problem with any of the different formats of the videos. Note, I ended up connecting the hard drive to my PC, going into DOS to list all of the movies and importing the list into a spreadsheet to track the long list and what I had already viewed. I then connected the hard drive and the media player to my receiver in our theater room.

    Pros: Works great. Very easy to connect.

    Cons: It comes with composite video connection and an HDMI connection. Unfortunately neither my receiver nor my projector accepts an HDMI connection so I had to settle with the composite video connection which isn’t great for viewing high definition movies. Would be great if it also came with Component Video connections (like DVD player) to get a better quality picture. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

    5.0 out of 5 stars Great gadget!!, March 27, 2011
    By C. Britez (Paraguay) – See all my reviews
    (REAL NAME) Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Western Digital WD TV HD 1080P Media Player (Electronics)
    I love the media player!! now it’s only a matter of sticking a drive to it and choose a movie to watch, I wish I had bought it sooner, anyway, great item, totally recommended!!

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