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WD TV HD Media Player Ready for H.264, MKV & Full HD
Everything USB - Gadgets, Wireless USB, USB 3.0 —
... Unique to the WD TV HD Player is the support for 1080p output through HDMI and most importantly, video compatibility for MS' WMV9, QuickTime's MOV (MPEG-4, H.264) and MKV. Audio compatibility includes the usual plus OGG, LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital (2-channel) and MKA. Nothing is perfect; the same goes for the Western Digital which omits MPEG-2 VOB and DivX decoding. But dual USB ports and MKV at 1080p are good enough to satisify most bitTorrenters, if not all. MSRP for the WD TV HD is $130, but it is likely to come down by the Christmas time. ...
What's on your tech wish list?
The Tech Report: Blogs —
What's on your tech wish list? by Matt Butrovich 8:54 PM on November 6, 2008 I'm not sure how it happened, but the holiday season is practically upon us. Most people are starting to think about cooler weather, Thanksgiving turkey, and trying to remember to buy batteries for all of their gifts. As a tech enthusiast, though, my mind wanders toward faster overclocks, Black Friday sales, and a wealth of fantastic new video games to choose from. It's also a good time for me to come up with a short holiday wish list, just in case any of the guys here at The Tech Report still need any ideas for our Secret Santa exchange (hint, hint). Western Digital's WD ...
WD TV provides subtle support for Mac-format drives
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... it's no Apple TV -- but at $100 less for a BYOStorage player, it may just fit the bill. We'll try to get our hands on a review unit and see if we can stump it with ancient QuickTime clips and legacy MP3 files.
[via Macworld] TUAWWD TV provides subtle support for Mac-format drives originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...
ASUS O!Play HDP-R1
InsideHW —
ASUS_O-Play_intro2.jpg Image ASUS O!Play arrived in our test lab as first device of this kind made by ASUS and in area where WD TV is considered to be one of the best devices in Home Entertainment segment. Of course we were very interested to see how newcomer will prove himself. Our previous experience with similar devices shows that manufacturers often made mistakes that significantly diminished usability of their devices. ASUS_O-Play_remote_controler_t.jpg Remote controls are in most cases neglected part of whole package and most often ugly and worthless, but ASUS did its homework and didn t made same mistake. By its dimensions remote ...
