File Formats Supported
Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264)
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8)
nb: - MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution

- More info @ Western Digital Official Website
- Online order @ WD Store
- Download leaflet @ here

The price is so competitive & tempting, hope to see review soon.

only USD129.90? wow , cheaper than Dvico...

Wow, so good lah, i want this!!

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Added on November 11, 2008, 10:33 amBut how many gigs? I can't see the capacity specs..

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Nov 11 2008, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the find, the price is so competitive

It works as player. You need external hard drive to send your movie to the player.

Can someone organize a bulk order for this baby?

Amazon has it too.

Anyone wanna share shipping cost with me?

Wow, tempting. Very compact too. Got to 'kira' budget first before taking the plunge

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-WD-M...26371937&sr=8-1

USD 122 + USD 8.96 shipping to Vpost.

Vpost to Malaysia. TBC.

So, it is abt RM471 . This sld be non-taxable, right? Computer stuffs

WD got retailers outlet everywhere, no need to import gua furthermore, as usual... i suppose the price would be cheaper than MSRP USD129.99

This post has been edited by sotong168: Nov 11 2008, 11:12 AM

Is it? IT Mall might have this sooner or later?

i hv some reservation with vpost, i order Garmin GPS from US and it was help by custom and need import permit, i hv to go apply myself b4 i can claim my product..so troublesome...

Can wait for a while, sure WD will intro it locally or go spore buy one..

Just ordered from Amazon at $115.99 free shipping to Vpost.

But no stock ATM, so have to wait from Amazon to restock.

The previous pricing of USD 122 is from another seller BTW and they have stock.

I jeeeessst planning to buy WD 1 Tera ext HD..

Now this baby is borned...

RM300 + RM400

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Added on November 11, 2008, 11:21 amYou're very rich, jersey and now this

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Nov 11 2008, 11:21 AM

sure one, but the stock would be very limited at first (just like last time they introduced passport, now u can get everywhere ). if pairing with your optoma hd65, cun lar...

woots... u would be very first of few in m'sia owning this product , remember to give your comment ya

No lah, I like to spend on gadgets and Man Utd products. Nothing else. Even my work shoes is 4 years old already and it is a wedding gift. So if I need new working shoes, I will fill in the second slot

Getting OT lak.

Anyway, lets hope Amazon can restock soon and I will give my review on this

Eh, how u know?

Hope they will bring it in soon

70 BDs, BD player, and this? I should've join you when you asked me to rob the bank.

Have to get this bro, as I have no PS3 to play all my Barely Legal MKVs

HDMI cable included?

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Added on November 11, 2008, 2:07 pmAmazon UK is cheaper? £79.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-10...26383543&sr=8-1

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Nov 11 2008, 02:07 PM

I dont think cable included.

£79.99 @ 5.6 = 447.94
$115.99 @ 3.6 = 417.56

US is cheaper

there isn't much info on how sound is processed/output?

for 2.5" HDD, this player can power the HDD without the adapter for the hdd ?

Looking forward to have this in M'sia market soon

I want! I want leh...

it is on lowyatfront page now

Hopefully, it hit our market before Xmas and with a price tag of below RM450 (sorry for being a bit kiamsiap)

Review:

http://loader.gadgetzone.com.au/Reviews/No...dia-player.aspx

no real media codec support

bro, can tumpang yr order? i wish to order 1 unit too..

reviews and video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTaAFzxBe40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CONfyjNPMQ0

WD TV is selling like hot cake in US now due to overwhelming response. Malaysia probably won't get it this year in normal distribution channel. For those can't wait, need to order from US. (info from WD Malaysia internal business briefing)

This is definitely poor man blu-ray player (don't have all the bell and whistle like pop corn hour), need to wait way pass Christmas before have staff purchase.

who can do bulk for this nice item ??? i wan to join ~

hows the audio connection for this? got spdif output? coaxial or optical?

woww....very cheap...like half of HDX >.<
but 1080p at 30 fps...
is tht enuff?

Chow

This post has been edited by bata: Nov 13 2008, 12:52 AM

a noob in 1080p, does a commercial movie encoded in 60fps? coz all of my collection are either 23.976fps, 25fps or 29.97fps at most (my camcorder shoot in 60fps & 30fps tho', but 720p 60fps is way good enuf for me).

btw, a great budget match for me: Sanyo Xacti HD1010 + WD TV HD Player + Optoma HD60

amybody initiating the order? I want 1 unit..... share shipment could help to save alot..

yaloh, i also wan ~~

im also not sure, have to w8 for other sifus~

Chow

What's this VPost thing that I keep hearing?? A middleman to help ship to msia?

sim lim square selling it for SGD180 while stores like harvey norman / challenger SGD199

Then should be around Rm450++ here..

Spore always get the latest gadgets than msia..

Did you bring 1 home, bro?

Singapore got already ?then i guess malaysia will having it soon ~
no need bulk jor ~

It does not play RMVB file format right?

whatever movies owes shot in less than 30fps. Dont ask me why. It is a standard. If like documentary those should be higher.

soon WD will have new model combine HD and the box together
i hate cables.. i rather wait for the improved model
or maybe WD will bypass the stupid copywrite protection and turn it into recorder?

Maybe wait for PC Fair next month. Probably WD booth will have it for sale.

which shop selling SGD180 ?? can tell ? tq ~

Theatrical films, even those shot digitally, are shot at 24fps. Digital movies that are not meant for cinemas, like concerts/TV series, mostly shot at 60fps.

i was just having a word with WD distributor during a recent dealer's session, saw this on demo...you can expect to see this for about RM4xx, retail price, by end of November

yup. saw it today in sim lim square @ 4th floor..looks good.
but i'm in hurry . maybe will get it @home in next time...

that means if this player play tv series with 60fps, probably the pic will stutter rite?


Chow

RM4xx is chaep ...should have not gotten my HTPC earlier
This going to affect popcornhour sales.

This post has been edited by MyDevil: Nov 14 2008, 05:42 PM

that's a good news to start with. I shall wait then.

i think it caters to non tech-savvy people. only can use external hdd afaik.
no network support means u have to always transfer the contents or have many external hdds


Chow

yea i need NAS storage similar to this but no LAN ! i wonder can add Wireless or not ?

maybe next version will include the LAN ~
aisk ~ do we need to wait a while ? or get this 1st ?

I would buy it 1st. Enjoy it while waiting for new ver to pops out. Somehow, we need to keep the economy running (just joking).

Once they include LAN, I guess it would be an additional RM150 or more. Maybe they ll include an internal HDD too (more expensive)

until now, anybody get their WD TV ?
i wan to ask, if i use 2.5" external drive, this player enough power to run the hdd ? i guess 3.5" sure cannot and must use power adapter to run the hdd, but how about 2.5" ?

if cant, how u gonna play media contents?
they even suggest use WD Media Passport...that is 2.5" hdd


Chow

You can ask corez, he's the first person in this forum as far as i can see who ordered it from Amazon US 3 days ago. He'll be able to answer your question as soon as he got it.

Corez, please share with us..

2.5" should be ok... WD passport same as other portable HDD too, just need a single USB to power. If not enough, they have the 2nd usb connector for you to power up the 2.5" HDD too...
3.5" for sure need external power...

but this player cant play rmvb file....sigh
now 2.5" WD passport just need single usb enuf.

anybody joining corez after this...?

i'm eyeing on hd media player (for h264 playback) long time ago already namely sarotech & dvico brands; unfortunately they are unaffordable to me... with this hd player @ rm400++ (minus all bell-and-whistle that are not so crucial to me), the price is unbeatable

^ i agree.. can't wait for it to arrive here. or shld i ask my fren in SG to buy? can't resist the urge..

i think should wait for local distributor since simgapore have it already. warranty easy ma

im sorry but RMVB is uglyyyyy....

sarotech got seller here edi AFAIK.
i bring dvico b4...but no one wants

if the warranty is same like their HDD, no matter where u bought still can send yourself


Chow

BATA: cancel ur hdx 1000 bulk and do this lah ~

cant lor...i got no line at WD products...and usually here WD cheaper
and HDX have few additional futures that WD HD player dont have

Chow

what extra feature hdx got beside wdtv ?

among them is network support and internal HDD
so u can take contents directly from your PC or NAS without having to constantly transfer your external hdds


Chow

This post has been edited by bata: Nov 17 2008, 12:29 AM

Alluminium casing some more... he he he nice

seem like this WDTV box remote having problem at below thread...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread....1080840&page=16

WDTV review

http://maddhat.com/?p=31

Man...should have got myself a Full HD plasma

Anyway...I read through the Madhat review....what does the guy mean by:

"Next, I tried a 1080p x264 file, also in an MKV container, this time with DTS audio. The video bitrate was around 15mbps, and I honestly expected many dropped frames. However, I was proven wrong, as the file played back with no issues at all.

Then he said

I tried playing an MKV file containing MPEG2 video and AC3 audio, and it did not play. While that’s not a traditional container for those codecs, it still should have played."

Can someone enlighten me...AI'm still new to this HD stuff..



This post has been edited by azbro: Nov 17 2008, 06:53 PM

Looks like it only play a few type of format as mkv has a few version of coding also

Probably it can only handle x264 codec in mkv files instead of others..so far from what I see the in forum, some people been complaining that it couldn't play certain anime encodes, considering that fansubs don't have specific standards for video encodes unlike scene groups..

so, will there be any firmware upgrade in the pipeline to rectify this issue? I am very keen in getting this.

So is it US$199? Saw on certain sites like Best Buy US$99.99 only

US 129 official price... singapore is $180-199 i think.

anyone getting one of these? can pm me if you're ordering too? i wanna tumpang

c from the avs forum, macam alot problem now. hope next firmware so solve those problem.

yup cant wait..this 1 buy tutup mata rather than the popcorn hour

guys, zhen^wei already have it at garage sales for rm 499

Chow

RM499 WD TV vs RM870 HDX1000

hmmm

a nob question here guys.....does this media player support normal thumb drive..???

yes.. any brand usb pendrive or external hdd can be used

im waiting for a better offer than RM499 as it's not so affordable.. some1 quicklk bulk this or im getting my fren to buy from sg

leenux.....sorry but another nob question here...the HD output does it apply to a normal TV with no HD features such CRT TV? What about connection do it use SGVA or HDMI connection?

IINM, the player allows u to use either composite or hdmi video output. composite (yellow, red, white) for non-HD tv and HDMI for HD tvs.

i checked some screens in the youtube to have a look at the menu system.. but no idea if it handles folders well or not. the movie files all appear as big thumbpreview icons

aiya, no rmvb support.

hopefully will have in future firmware upgrade. apparently this media type is popular among chinese tvb fans and prawns lover

Just wondering if any owner can feedback if this box can playback VOB file (Direct copy from D5/D9 DVD movie files) without any further manual conversion to other filetype. Thanks!

hopefully got offer during upcoming pc fair