1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:05,839 Okay, so today on my video blog, we're going to be having a look at the WDTV 2 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:10,880 Live. And basically, the only difference between the WDTV Live and the original 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:14,719 WDTV is that this one comes with networking support. So, what that means 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:18,320 is you're going to be able to plug it in via Ethernet cable and stream media over 5 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:21,920 the network. So, let's have a look at the supported formats. You've got your 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:27,039 normal stuff here. So, it's supporting all of your AVI formats, all of the 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:32,160 important stuff, which would be things like MKV and Windows Media, all that 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:37,040 good stuff. Now, they've added a couple other things. First of all, you have 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,719 support for DTS 2.0 digital output. And 10 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,440 I think you can probably see all of the other pertinent logos here. We're not 11 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:44,879 going to look too closely at this. Let's get the unit pulled out here. So, their 12 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:48,960 marketing basically says, yeah, you can turn any USB drive into an HD media 13 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:53,360 player. Uh, that includes hard drive. So, let's break the seals here and get 14 00:00:50,879 --> 00:00:58,559 this unboxing underway. So, inside the box, we will find a 15 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:02,719 fairly similar package, I'm guessing, to what we saw with the original WDTV, 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:07,280 which I did open at some point, but I didn't actually do an unboxing video of. 17 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:10,960 So, first of all, here are the contact numbers for your warranty. So, that's 18 00:01:09,439 --> 00:01:16,000 bright orange, so you can't possibly miss it. That's really good. Okay. So, 19 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:19,920 then the WDTV live media player. So, this is your quick start guide. So, it 20 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:23,280 unfolds into about a poster size piece of paper here. Shows you all the 21 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:28,720 accessories it comes with and how to plug in for standard definition versus 22 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,640 high definition. Also, what not to do. 23 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:35,040 Okay, so that's pretty straightforward. Let's see what's on the back. Is a bunch 24 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:41,200 of uh FCC kind of nonsense that nobody will ever read, but it's got to be 25 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:43,600 there. So, then we have the WD WDTV live 26 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:47,119 CD insert into computer CD ROM drive. So, that's uh should be pretty easy to 27 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:51,520 do. This is the discovery software. So, that's how the WDTV media player is 28 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:58,159 going to actually find your software. Now, here we have the remote, which is 29 00:01:56,079 --> 00:02:02,240 almost identical to or might be identical to the remote included with 30 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:06,000 the original WDTV. It's a fairly basic remote, but it's got all the 31 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:10,399 functionality that you absolutely need. It's powered by a couple of AAA 32 00:02:07,759 --> 00:02:13,840 batteries. So, make sure that you Oh, man. I can't believe that guy's starting 33 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:17,120 his car. He's like about 100 meters away from me. I swear right now, that thing 34 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:21,360 is so loud. I hope he doesn't drive past. Okay, let's get the WDTV itself 35 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:27,920 out now. Let's just break the seal there. So, it's a very very small unit 36 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:32,400 as per the original one. Now, this is a hardware solution, so you're not doing 37 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:37,360 any kind of emulated junk. This has got a real HD decoding chipset on it. Here's 38 00:02:34,959 --> 00:02:40,720 your first USB port. So, this is the conveniently located one on the side. 39 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:44,480 So, you'd throw like a USB drive or a hard drive or whatever in there if you 40 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:47,760 want to use it on the fly. Now, in the back, you can plug something in 41 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,160 permanently, and that's a much better solution if you have something you're 42 00:02:48,879 --> 00:02:55,280 going to keep attached to it all the time. Here's your HDMI out, as well as 43 00:02:52,720 --> 00:03:00,959 your optical audio out. And here, not present on the original WD TV, is your 44 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:06,080 Ethernet port. Here we've got AV out, and here is our highde uh RGB. Here's 45 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:10,879 the power plug. And then, let's have a look at the other side. You can see there's actually some ventilation ports 46 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:14,319 here. That's going to be quite important for making sure that the chipset stays 47 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:18,400 nice and cool. So, there's the unit itself. Now, let's have a look at the 48 00:03:16,159 --> 00:03:24,480 accessories it comes with. So, first of all, you get uh some new leader AAA 49 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:28,640 batteries to go with your remote. That's great. Then, you get the power plug. So, 50 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:34,000 let's get this out of the box here. And it comes with some other piece of paper 51 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:36,640 in it. Uh, Asian Power. That's uh that's 52 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:40,720 kind of ominous. Oh, no. Sorry, my bad. Asian Power 53 00:03:38,959 --> 00:03:44,720 Devices, Inc., so read the safety instructions. Uh, you might want to do 54 00:03:42,159 --> 00:03:49,599 that. So, it's just a regular wall wart and it plugs into the back of the unit 55 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:52,000 where we saw. And then for cables that 56 00:03:49,599 --> 00:03:58,319 are included, the first cable we see here is the composite out. So, this is 57 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:04,000 just u that plugs into the jack on the back here, the AV out one. Don't use the 58 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:07,120 RGB out for that one. There we go. And then for our other output option, I 59 00:04:05,519 --> 00:04:11,760 mean, really, realistically, you should be using the HDMI out if you're buying 60 00:04:08,959 --> 00:04:15,439 this unit anyway. This is an HD device. Um, yes, you can use it for standard 61 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:18,959 deaf, but it's a little bit overkill for that. I mean, that said, it's pretty 62 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:23,199 reasonably priced, so there's not much cheaper. So, there is your component 63 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:28,000 out. So, thank you for checking out my video blog on the WDTV Live.