Digital Media Player Guide Review - Western Digital WD TV Live Network - Ready HD Media Player

Digital Media Player Guide Review - Western Digital WD TV Live Network - Ready HD Media Player

If you are looking for more bang for your buck then the Western Digital WD TV Live Network-ready HD Media Player WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN has some of the best features and capabilities on the market. The WD TV live is a very popular digital media player, and is highly rated by its owners for ease of use and functionality. WD TV Live added some key upgrades from the previous release from Western Digital, the WD TV. This player is network ready, provides video playback up to 1080p TrueHD and digital sound though the media player optical output or the HDMI output. One of the biggest improvements were to the menu system for selecting your media.

Western Digital WD TV Live Network-Ready HD

The WD TV Live digital media player is a media streamer that allows you to stream your video, music, and photos to your high definition TV and play your audio via your home theater system. This player does not come with an internal hard drive, but rather must be connected to a USB mass storage device or network containing your media files. The recommended storage drive is the Western Digital My Book Essential USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (1 Terabyte -1TB Model) which will provide ample room to store lots of movies, photos, and music. As it comes from the manufacturer, the WD Live HD is a hard wired network ready media streamer. There is nothing to prevent you from going wireless also with a USB wireless dongle. A popular wireless adapter for the WD TV Live is the Linksys Range Plus Wireless USB Compact Adapter that will let you connect to your existing home or business wireless network. Either wired or wireless this digital media player has it's competition cut out for it. It is very similar to the Patriot Box Office HD and the HDX1000 Network Media Tank, but it doesn't offer the feature of adding your own internal hard drive to the media player itself. If this isn't a concern then the WD TV Live is really a fantastic media player. It offers the latest and greatest including 1080p true high definition through HDMI and Dolby Digital and DTS Encoders. Here are the goods, on the WD TV Live:

Includes HDMI 1.3 port, Supporting up to True HD 1080p
Connect external hard drives directly or connect to your network to view movies, photos, and music
USB port for USB drives
Audio formats: MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
Video file formats: 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 formats: JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Connections: Video: HDMI v1.3 (up to 1080p), Composite Video Out; Audio: S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio, Other: 10/100 Ethernet.
Remote Control Included.

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HDMI Matrix switch creates a network of interconnections HDMI

HDMI Matrix switch creates a network of interconnections HDMI

A complex combination of HDMI source and display devices can use an HDMI matrix switch. It is used to relay the video via HDMI inputs for multiple output devices simultaneously. By eliminating the need to separate, and the device again, this piece of hardware saves time, effort and unnecessary confusion. Since the technology uses a single HDMI cable for audio and video can relay high-definition video and multichannel audio are transmitted as encryptedand uncompressed digital data streams over a single thin cable.

Hardware devices such as HD-DVD players, TV set-top boxes, TiVo and PC systems that have HDMI and HDCP compliant switches are all compatible with this. The Matrix HDMI supports a variety of sizes including 2x2, 4x2, 4x4 and 8x8 input - output configurations. To get more dividends and more than one-to combinations, you can daisy-chain or a stack of these switches. Easy to install and operateEasy Plug & Play functionality, the installation program only to connect HDMI sources to the array of inputs and outputs at his shows. Once activated, the switch is ready for immediate use.

Control over sources and displays can be exercised with infrared remote control, RS232 or front-button, depending on the type of model. Display the selected source is provided by LEDs on the device. This video HDMI Matrix switch works with an HDTV resolution up to 1080p, 2k and computerResolution up to 1920 x 1200 without relay and ghosting of images or data loss, making images sharper and clearer.

The integrated amplifier and balanced chipset can increase the length of the HD digital signal and ensures that the resulting display is not pirated. A key feature is the ability to extend the reach of HDMI compliant devices by equalizing and re-clocking the HDMI signal to be extended. The support of a video bandwidth of 2.25 Gbps or amplifier, 225 MHz, this device has the regulatoryApprovals CE, FCC and RoHS as well as being compatible with HDMI and HDCP. This HDMI switch matrix is ​​used in digital signage, industrial, and home theater configurations.

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