TV HD Media Player

riddler · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:05

Looking at getting one of these...can anyone tell me about there experiences with them and how well they work?

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player is the only one I can see on OCUK is there any particular models that people recommend to get / stay away from?

geuben · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:06

WDTV seems to be the daddy at the moment, It doesn't have a HDD in it though like some of the others. There's the Popcorn hour, but its around £200 but has an internal drive and ethernet connectivity

riddler · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:14

geuben said:
WDTV seems to be the daddy at the moment, It doesn't have a HDD in it though like some of the others. There's the Popcorn hour, but its around £200 but has an internal drive and ethernet connectivity

Cheaper the better tbh

seen a few on the bay @ decent prices, all i'm looking for is video playback for tv shows mainly.

geuben · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:15

There's a big thread on the WDTV...possibly in the Home Theatre section. It plays pretty much every format so you should have no trouble getting it to play what you want.

Phil2008 · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:36

look at the Mvix players

owenbglos · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:39

mate i have the wdtv believe me u aint going to beat it for compatability quality or price its the daddy any questions pm me or write here

Phil2008 · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:42

geuben · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:48

Phil2008 said:
..Mvix

Looks good, but its not 1080p and doesn't play mkv files.

owenbglos · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:52

mate im telling u wdtv does everything and if u google it im sure u will see some of the unofficial mods that u can do wink wink lol

geuben · 2 Jun 2009 at 20:57

owenbglos said:
mate im telling u wdtv does everything and if u google it im sure u will see some of the unofficial mods that u can do wink wink lol

You mean the wifi dongle hack thingy? It's not that secret, it's talked about in the thread about this.

owenbglos · 2 Jun 2009 at 21:16

yeah theres a whole modding community tho firmware and all sorts but tbh its for people who like to fiddle (like me) lol

HighlandeR · 3 Jun 2009 at 00:24

geuben said:
Looks good, but its not 1080p and doesn't play mkv files.

Yup was about to say the same thing !

no point in that box if it dont support hd mkv files.

that wd player should be 60 quid imo also.... its just a plastic tiny box with software

and popcorn player needs to drop to 130 quid also....

geuben · 3 Jun 2009 at 00:27

HighlandeR said:
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that wd player should be 60 quid imo also.... its just a plastic tiny box with software and popcorn player needs to drop to 130 quid also....

In an ideal world yeah

the WD can be had for £80 I think which isn't too bad, the Popcorn hour really does see overpriced though, and you have to import it. I think the WD will keep it's price for a while as its really the only one like it on the market.