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Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (WDAVN00)

There's an interesting new niche market developing in the media player arena as storage companies like Western Digital, SanDisk, and Iomega look for a way to tap the growing number of consumers who have multimedia files stored on their computers and want to bring them to their TVs without the...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Corporate communications, Digital media, Digital music, Western Digital Corp., TV, WD TV, media player, WD TV Media Player, HDMI, video

Product reviews 2009-02-13

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WD TV Live HD Media Player

The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance.Fast forward a year and it's safe to say that...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Corporate communications, Advertising & Promotion, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, TV, media, HDMI, USB

Product reviews 2009-11-07

EncodeHD 1.1.140 (Windows)

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality. EncodeHD supports devices like Apple TV, several...

Tags: Dan Cunningham, EncodeHD, Game Players, Media Players, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player

wd tv support full HDseehttp://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572RE: Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media PlayerI've had the WDTV for several months now, and I can vouch that it indeed has 1080p support. Love it!!

Tags: 1080p, networking capability, Western Digital Corp., network

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Western Digital adds networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player

It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the...

Tags: Network, Online Media, Video, Western Digital Corp., Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Networking, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-13

(WD TV Live DH Media Player photos)

Network support!Perfect. I have one of these and just love the thing. I have all of my movies on 2 WD portable drives. I always thought that adding network support would make it perfect and now it's here.I have a home theater pc as well that I...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, WD TV Live DH Media Player, WD TV Live DH Media Player photo, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

WD TV Live DH Media Player photos

Western Digital announced Tuesday the upgrade to its popular WD TV with a network port, the ability to support DTS HD sound, and a faster processor. by CNET News.com

Tags: Western Digital Corp., Photograph, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-13

Seagate tries to stay relevant in living rooms with FreeAgent Theater HD media player

Too expensive for only a 500GB drive...At nearly $300 it should have at LEAST a 1TB drive in it. This product is from a DRIVE manufacturer, after all. It's not like the drive even costs them wholesale. For them, the drive is at manufacturing cost, which is dirt cheap. They...

Tags: Manufacturing, Theater HD-media, Theater HD-media player, Seagate Technology LLC, FreeAgent

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Seagate tries to stay relevant in living rooms with FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player

Hard drive makers are trying hard to compete with media players in the home theater space. Western Digital has its WD TV and new WD TV Mini devices, while LaCie has its LaCinema line. Competitor Seagate isn't twiddling its thumbs. Earlier this year, it released the FreeAgent Theater, which includes...

Tags: Hard Drive, Seagate Technology LLC, Media Player, Home Entertainment, Media Players, Blu-Ray, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Personal Technology, DVD, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-09-16

EncodeHD 1.1.108.0 (Windows)

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality. EncodeHD supports devices like Apple TV, several...

Tags: Dan Cunningham, EncodeHD, Game Players, Media Players, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-25

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (WDAVN00)

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (WDAVN00)Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player - A basic review.The Good:- Great price- 1080p playback- UI design- Range of file formatsThe Bad:- Lack of on-board hard drive- Lack of network connectivityConclusion:The WD TV HD Media Player is fantastic at what it does....

Tags: WD TV HD-Media Player, Western Digital WD TV HD-Media Player, Western Digital WD, Western Digital Corp., WDAVN00

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

LaCinema Classic Bridge turns your hard drive into a media player

LaCinema Classic Bridge turns your hard drive into a media playerNice but its no WD TVIts good to see other units on the market competing and adding features at the same price point.network media center?> if you?re looking for a media player that> doesn?t rely on a home network to...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, LaCinema Classic Bridge, media player, VOB, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

HP Pavilion dv4-1275mx

Editors' note: This review is part of our latest Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Smacked with a higher price for a "special edition" lid design and packing a slow AMD processor and a mammoth 12-cell battery, the $749 HP...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-03-24

Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizon

Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizonNothing to see here folks, just Apple leveraging its monopolyAnyone notice how Apple is leveraging its iTunes / iTMS monopoly (over 90% of the downloadable media market, if that isn't a monopoly, nothing is) to break into the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, AppleTV unit, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Hands on with Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD media player

Still playing catch-up from CES. You usually find Seagate inside devices that store media in your living room, but the hard drive giant is making a bid for more visibility with a player of its own. Its new FreeAgent Theater HD media player, due for release in March, is a...

Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, Media Player, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Home Networking, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-17

Surveys show consumers love HDTVs, but show some confusion about HD programming

Surveys show consumers love HDTVs, but show some confusion about HD programmingHDTVI have a 60" mitsubishi and have no HD programing except regular channels you get over the air.I use an upconvert DVD player and the whole thing looks fine to me,i'm 56 years old and have no plans of...

Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sales strategy, survey, Blue-ray, HDTV, DVD, Blu-ray disc, early adapter, disc

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

News to know: E-voting security; Salesforce.com; NetSuite; SAP; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Big Brains: Brad Lovering Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-voting, Sales Force Management, Data Centers, Government, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2008-11-04

WD TV Media Player plays HD files from external hard drives on your TV

With HD streaming still in its infancy, a lot of different approaches are being thrown against the proverbial wall as to how to best get your high-def content from the computer to your HDTV. Western Digital is offering a fairly low-tech method with its new WD TV Media Player unit,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, HDMI, Western Digital Corp., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, TVs, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-03

The Hardware 2.0 survey

The Hardware 2.0 surveyThe question doesn't specify add-on or integratedThe question doesn't specify whether the GPU is an add-on card or integrated.ATI and nVidia both offer integrated GPUs, so the question is valid as worded, but Intel would be a good choice as an option rather than just Other.Intel GPUis...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, hardware, computer

Discussion threads 2007-12-03