Go To Latest Video ReviewsWestern Digital WD TV Sucessor Uncovered?
| Author | Hugo Jobling |
| Published | 17th Aug 2009 |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersIt looks like Western Digital has a successor to its WD TV lined up, bringing its feature set closer in line with rivals such as the Popcorn Hour A110. At least that's what photos and specs somehow ‘acquired' by AVS Forums members suggest.
The WD-branded device definitely looks like a WD TV2 would be expected to, adding features notably omitted from the original, most importantly an Ethernet port, for streaming media from NAS boxes and the like.
Specs, as claimed by forum member "kennypb" with no word as to where the information was obtained include 1080p playback of AVI, MPEG and MKV files, with important formats including Xvid, h.264, x.264 MPEG-1, -2 and -4, VC-1 and WMV9 supported. The addition of subtitle display should appease those complaining of its absence from the original WD TV.
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Dolby Digital and DTS decoding is listed as supported and there‘s a suggestion that bitstream output of both formats' HD versions is possible. Though there's no specific mention in the leaked specs, assuming they're genuine. Given this feature set looks like a pretty logical update to the WD TV, I'm inclined to believe it.
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Mathew White said on 19th August 2009
Mathew White said on 19th August 2009
here... a quick mock-up.. which works better...? www.yourwebworks.co.uk/wdtv_home_enhanced.jpg The remote is a TomTom remote by the way.. I'm not taking credit for the design, it... more
drdark said on 19th August 2009
Mmm, I see what you mean, but then it starts looking like a DVD player to me. Not that that's a bad thing. Actually, I have a feeling the WDTV can also stand on its side, like a WD... more
drdark said on 19th August 2009
Ah crap, Amazon lowered their price to £64.35 and I bought one... I am sooo dead when the wife gets home :D.
P.S. Not sure about it standing on its side as the... more
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looking at that last shot (http://www.wdtv.com.au/images/wdtv_home.jpg) I still think it just looks too small. My designer's brain would like to see that about twice as wide and ... more