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.