{"video_id":"vzcvQqP0buk","title":"WD TV Live HD Network Media Player from Western Digital Unboxing Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2010-05-08T14:53:29Z","duration_s":267,"segments":[{"start_s":0.16,"end_s":5.839,"text":"Okay, so today on my video blog, we're going to be having a look at the WDTV","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.679,"end_s":10.88,"text":"Live. And basically, the only difference between the WDTV Live and the original","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.4,"end_s":14.719,"text":"WDTV is that this one comes with networking support. So, what that means","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.88,"end_s":18.32,"text":"is you're going to be able to plug it in via Ethernet cable and stream media over","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.039,"end_s":21.92,"text":"the network. So, let's have a look at the supported formats. You've got your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":20.16,"end_s":27.039,"text":"normal stuff here. So, it's supporting all of your AVI formats, all of the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":24.8,"end_s":32.16,"text":"important stuff, which would be things like MKV and Windows Media, all that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":30.24,"end_s":37.04,"text":"good stuff. Now, they've added a couple other things. First of all, you have","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":33.84,"end_s":38.719,"text":"support for DTS 2.0 digital output. And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":37.04,"end_s":41.44,"text":"I think you can probably see all of the other pertinent logos here. We're not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":40.079,"end_s":44.879,"text":"going to look too closely at this. Let's get the unit pulled out here. So, their","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":43.44,"end_s":48.96,"text":"marketing basically says, yeah, you can turn any USB drive into an HD media","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":46.96,"end_s":53.36,"text":"player. Uh, that includes hard drive. So, let's break the seals here and get","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":50.879,"end_s":58.559,"text":"this unboxing underway. So, inside the box, we will find a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":56.16,"end_s":62.719,"text":"fairly similar package, I'm guessing, to what we saw with the original WDTV,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":60.64,"end_s":67.28,"text":"which I did open at some point, but I didn't actually do an unboxing video of.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":64.799,"end_s":70.96,"text":"So, first of all, here are the contact numbers for your warranty. So, that's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":69.439,"end_s":76.0,"text":"bright orange, so you can't possibly miss it. That's really good. Okay. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":73.76,"end_s":79.92,"text":"then the WDTV live media player. So, this is your quick start guide. So, it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":77.92,"end_s":83.28,"text":"unfolds into about a poster size piece of paper here. Shows you all the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":81.6,"end_s":88.72,"text":"accessories it comes with and how to plug in for standard definition versus","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":85.6,"end_s":90.64,"text":"high definition. Also, what not to do.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":88.72,"end_s":95.04,"text":"Okay, so that's pretty straightforward. Let's see what's on the back. Is a bunch","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":92.4,"end_s":101.2,"text":"of uh FCC kind of nonsense that nobody will ever read, but it's got to be","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":96.4,"end_s":103.6,"text":"there. So, then we have the WD WDTV live","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":101.2,"end_s":107.119,"text":"CD insert into computer CD ROM drive. So, that's uh should be pretty easy to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":105.439,"end_s":111.52,"text":"do. This is the discovery software. So, that's how the WDTV media player is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.52,"end_s":118.159,"text":"going to actually find your software. Now, here we have the remote, which is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":116.079,"end_s":122.24,"text":"almost identical to or might be identical to the remote included with","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":119.68,"end_s":126.0,"text":"the original WDTV. It's a fairly basic remote, but it's got all the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":123.92,"end_s":130.399,"text":"functionality that you absolutely need. It's powered by a couple of AAA","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":127.759,"end_s":133.84,"text":"batteries. So, make sure that you Oh, man. I can't believe that guy's starting","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":131.76,"end_s":137.12,"text":"his car. He's like about 100 meters away from me. I swear right now, that thing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":135.68,"end_s":141.36,"text":"is so loud. I hope he doesn't drive past. Okay, let's get the WDTV itself","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":139.76,"end_s":147.92,"text":"out now. Let's just break the seal there. So, it's a very very small unit","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":145.76,"end_s":152.4,"text":"as per the original one. Now, this is a hardware solution, so you're not doing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":150.48,"end_s":157.36,"text":"any kind of emulated junk. This has got a real HD decoding chipset on it. Here's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":154.959,"end_s":160.72,"text":"your first USB port. So, this is the conveniently located one on the side.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":158.959,"end_s":164.48,"text":"So, you'd throw like a USB drive or a hard drive or whatever in there if you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":162.48,"end_s":167.76,"text":"want to use it on the fly. Now, in the back, you can plug something in","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":165.84,"end_s":170.16,"text":"permanently, and that's a much better solution if you have something you're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":168.879,"end_s":175.28,"text":"going to keep attached to it all the time. Here's your HDMI out, as well as","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":172.72,"end_s":180.959,"text":"your optical audio out. And here, not present on the original WD TV, is your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":178.16,"end_s":186.08,"text":"Ethernet port. Here we've got AV out, and here is our highde uh RGB. Here's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":184.64,"end_s":190.879,"text":"the power plug. And then, let's have a look at the other side. You can see there's actually some ventilation ports","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.04,"end_s":194.319,"text":"here. That's going to be quite important for making sure that the chipset stays","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":192.8,"end_s":198.4,"text":"nice and cool. So, there's the unit itself. Now, let's have a look at the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":196.159,"end_s":204.48,"text":"accessories it comes with. So, first of all, you get uh some new leader AAA","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":202.4,"end_s":208.64,"text":"batteries to go with your remote. That's great. Then, you get the power plug. So,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":207.2,"end_s":214.0,"text":"let's get this out of the box here. And it comes with some other piece of paper","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":210.56,"end_s":216.64,"text":"in it. Uh, Asian Power. That's uh that's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":214.0,"end_s":220.72,"text":"kind of ominous. Oh, no. Sorry, my bad. Asian Power","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":218.959,"end_s":224.72,"text":"Devices, Inc., so read the safety instructions. Uh, you might want to do","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":222.159,"end_s":229.599,"text":"that. So, it's just a regular wall wart and it plugs into the back of the unit","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":226.48,"end_s":232.0,"text":"where we saw. And then for cables that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":229.599,"end_s":238.319,"text":"are included, the first cable we see here is the composite out. So, this is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":235.92,"end_s":244.0,"text":"just u that plugs into the jack on the back here, the AV out one. Don't use the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":241.2,"end_s":247.12,"text":"RGB out for that one. There we go. And then for our other output option, I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":245.519,"end_s":251.76,"text":"mean, really, realistically, you should be using the HDMI out if you're buying","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":248.959,"end_s":255.439,"text":"this unit anyway. This is an HD device. Um, yes, you can use it for standard","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":253.84,"end_s":258.959,"text":"deaf, but it's a little bit overkill for that. I mean, that said, it's pretty","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":257.519,"end_s":263.199,"text":"reasonably priced, so there's not much cheaper. So, there is your component","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":261.44,"end_s":268.0,"text":"out. So, thank you for checking out my video blog on the WDTV Live.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"Okay, so today on my video blog, we're going to be having a look at the WDTV Live. And basically, the only difference between the WDTV Live and the original WDTV is that this one comes with networking support. So, what that means is you're going to be able to plug it in via Ethernet cable and stream media over the network. So, let's have a look at the supported formats. You've got your normal stuff here. So, it's supporting all of your AVI formats, all of the important stuff, which would be things like MKV and Windows Media, all that good stuff. Now, they've added a couple other things. First of all, you have support for DTS 2.0 digital output. And I think you can probably see all of the other pertinent logos here. We're not going to look too closely at this. Let's get the unit pulled out here. So, their marketing basically says, yeah, you can turn any USB drive into an HD media player. Uh, that includes hard drive. So, let's break the seals here and get this unboxing underway. So, inside the box, we will find a fairly similar package, I'm guessing, to what we saw with the original WDTV, which I did open at some point, but I didn't actually do an unboxing video of. So, first of all, here are the contact numbers for your warranty. So, that's bright orange, so you can't possibly miss it. That's really good. Okay. So, then the WDTV live media player. So, this is your quick start guide. So, it unfolds into about a poster size piece of paper here. Shows you all the accessories it comes with and how to plug in for standard definition versus high definition. Also, what not to do. Okay, so that's pretty straightforward. Let's see what's on the back. Is a bunch of uh FCC kind of nonsense that nobody will ever read, but it's got to be there. So, then we have the WD WDTV live CD insert into computer CD ROM drive. So, that's uh should be pretty easy to do. This is the discovery software. So, that's how the WDTV media player is going to actually find your software. Now, here we have the remote, which is almost identical to or might be identical to the remote included with the original WDTV. It's a fairly basic remote, but it's got all the functionality that you absolutely need. It's powered by a couple of AAA batteries. So, make sure that you Oh, man. I can't believe that guy's starting his car. He's like about 100 meters away from me. I swear right now, that thing is so loud. I hope he doesn't drive past. Okay, let's get the WDTV itself out now. Let's just break the seal there. So, it's a very very small unit as per the original one. Now, this is a hardware solution, so you're not doing any kind of emulated junk. This has got a real HD decoding chipset on it. Here's your first USB port. So, this is the conveniently located one on the side. So, you'd throw like a USB drive or a hard drive or whatever in there if you want to use it on the fly. Now, in the back, you can plug something in permanently, and that's a much better solution if you have something you're going to keep attached to it all the time. Here's your HDMI out, as well as your optical audio out. And here, not present on the original WD TV, is your Ethernet port. Here we've got AV out, and here is our highde uh RGB. Here's the power plug. And then, let's have a look at the other side. You can see there's actually some ventilation ports here. That's going to be quite important for making sure that the chipset stays nice and cool. So, there's the unit itself. Now, let's have a look at the accessories it comes with. So, first of all, you get uh some new leader AAA batteries to go with your remote. That's great. Then, you get the power plug. So, let's get this out of the box here. And it comes with some other piece of paper in it. Uh, Asian Power. That's uh that's kind of ominous. Oh, no. Sorry, my bad. Asian Power Devices, Inc., so read the safety instructions. Uh, you might want to do that. So, it's just a regular wall wart and it plugs into the back of the unit where we saw. And then for cables that are included, the first cable we see here is the composite out. So, this is just u that plugs into the jack on the back here, the AV out one. Don't use the RGB out for that one. There we go. And then for our other output option, I mean, really, realistically, you should be using the HDMI out if you're buying this unit anyway. This is an HD device. Um, yes, you can use it for standard deaf, but it's a little bit overkill for that. I mean, that said, it's pretty reasonably priced, so there's not much cheaper. So, there is your component out. So, thank you for checking out my video blog on the WDTV Live."}