Entertainment enthusiasts might be quite pleased with this piece of info. WD has unveiled the WD TV Live HD media player. This device is the latest member in the clan of WD TV media players by the company. Capitalizing on the hit WD TV HD media player, the WD TV Live HD media player provides a new, more receptive interface to assist users in enjoying a world of digital content right in their living room, without a computer.
The network capability of the novel media player facilitates users to stream or shift movies from PC or Mac computers or a network-attached storage device like WD’s My Book World Edition and WD ShareSpace network drives to their HDTVs. YouTube, Flickr and Pandora could be accessed from the WD TV Live media player. The HD onscreen menu fetches all of the users’ available media in a stylish and simple-to-navigate interface. The player can directly connect to a users’ HDTV and play nearly any file stored on a connected USB drive like My Passport portable drive. The WD TV Live media player comes with potent media processing, which allows playback in Full-HD 1080p resolution. WD TV Live media player can also play movies and photos from other popular USB devices like digital camcorders and digital cameras.
Sharad Srivastava, Director, Director India and South Asia, Western Digital, stated, “The media enthusiast community has embraced the first WD TV HD media player and given us tremendous feedback. With the new WD TV Live media player we’re giving them what they asked for — network connectivity and Internet-content streaming capabilities — and offering them a simple way to enjoy all of their digital media and enjoy it on their HD TVs.â€
The device plays an extensive variety of file formats plus supports a broad range of the most popular file formats with no need to spend time transcoding. The player can find new music with Pandora Internet radio or the user can listen to thousands of radio stations using Live365 Internet radio. The device features an Ethernet port for wired or Wi-Fi connection to use files from anywhere on the network and play movies, music and photos from any PC or drive on a home network.
A USB drive could be converted into an HD media player. Offering infinite media collection, more USB drives could be added for extra space. The player features two USB ports for flawless media playback from several USB drives and users have the capability to access them concurrently while a media library feature gathers the content on all the drives into one list arranged by the media type. Files could be transferred by copying, moving or deleting files on USB drive, network drive, camcorder, or a camera to the attached USB drive via on-screen menus.
The feature of Picture Transfer Protocol support allows display of photos and movies directly from a digital camera or video camera and or any digital imaging device that integrates the Picture Transfer Protocol. There is an advanced navigation option that includes thumbnail and list views, media library and search. Users can use photo viewing to create custom slide shows, zoom, pan and search. Movie viewing can be used to fast-forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat and search and files can be copied between USB drives. The device includes an HDMI 1.3 port, composite video and component video output for maximum quality HDTV or home theater. The player enables a SPDIF digital output that sends digital signals to the user’s AV receiver for a top quality surround sound experience. An ultra-compact design is used to fit the player effortlessly into a home entertainment center.
Wd TV Live Media Player can be bought for Rs. 10,500 and is available through select distributors and retailers. The player is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.
