WEBVTT 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 00:00:03.679 --> 00:00:10.880 Live. And basically, the only difference between the WDTV Live and the original 00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:14.719 WDTV is that this one comes with networking support. So, what that means 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 00:00:17.039 --> 00:00:21.920 the network. So, let's have a look at the supported formats. You've got your 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:27.039 normal stuff here. So, it's supporting all of your AVI formats, all of the 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:32.160 important stuff, which would be things like MKV and Windows Media, all that 00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:37.040 good stuff. Now, they've added a couple other things. First of all, you have 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:38.719 support for DTS 2.0 digital output. And 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:41.440 I think you can probably see all of the other pertinent logos here. We're not 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 00:00:43.440 --> 00:00:48.960 marketing basically says, yeah, you can turn any USB drive into an HD media 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:53.360 player. Uh, that includes hard drive. So, let's break the seals here and get 00:00:50.879 --> 00:00:58.559 this unboxing underway. So, inside the box, we will find a 00:00:56.160 --> 00:01:02.719 fairly similar package, I'm guessing, to what we saw with the original WDTV, 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. 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:10.960 So, first of all, here are the contact numbers for your warranty. So, that's 00:01:09.439 --> 00:01:16.000 bright orange, so you can't possibly miss it. That's really good. Okay. So, 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:19.920 then the WDTV live media player. So, this is your quick start guide. So, it 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:23.280 unfolds into about a poster size piece of paper here. Shows you all the 00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:28.720 accessories it comes with and how to plug in for standard definition versus 00:01:25.600 --> 00:01:30.640 high definition. Also, what not to do. 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 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 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:43.600 there. So, then we have the WD WDTV live 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:47.119 CD insert into computer CD ROM drive. So, that's uh should be pretty easy to 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:51.520 do. This is the discovery software. So, that's how the WDTV media player is 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:58.159 going to actually find your software. Now, here we have the remote, which is 00:01:56.079 --> 00:02:02.240 almost identical to or might be identical to the remote included with 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:06.000 the original WDTV. It's a fairly basic remote, but it's got all the 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:10.399 functionality that you absolutely need. It's powered by a couple of AAA 00:02:07.759 --> 00:02:13.840 batteries. So, make sure that you Oh, man. I can't believe that guy's starting 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 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 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 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:32.400 as per the original one. Now, this is a hardware solution, so you're not doing 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 00:02:34.959 --> 00:02:40.720 your first USB port. So, this is the conveniently located one on the side. 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 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:47.760 want to use it on the fly. Now, in the back, you can plug something in 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.160 permanently, and that's a much better solution if you have something you're 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 00:02:52.720 --> 00:03:00.959 your optical audio out. And here, not present on the original WD TV, is your 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 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 00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:14.319 here. That's going to be quite important for making sure that the chipset stays 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 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:24.480 accessories it comes with. So, first of all, you get uh some new leader AAA 00:03:22.400 --> 00:03:28.640 batteries to go with your remote. That's great. Then, you get the power plug. So, 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 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:36.640 in it. Uh, Asian Power. That's uh that's 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:40.720 kind of ominous. Oh, no. Sorry, my bad. Asian Power 00:03:38.959 --> 00:03:44.720 Devices, Inc., so read the safety instructions. Uh, you might want to do 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 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:52.000 where we saw. And then for cables that 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:58.319 are included, the first cable we see here is the composite out. So, this is 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 00:04:01.200 --> 00:04:07.120 RGB out for that one. There we go. And then for our other output option, I 00:04:05.519 --> 00:04:11.760 mean, really, realistically, you should be using the HDMI out if you're buying 00:04:08.959 --> 00:04:15.439 this unit anyway. This is an HD device. Um, yes, you can use it for standard 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 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:23.199 reasonably priced, so there's not much cheaper. So, there is your component 00:04:21.440 --> 00:04:28.000 out. So, thank you for checking out my video blog on the WDTV Live.