WD TV

The WD TV is a set- top box from Western Digital which videos, photos and music from USB devices and NAS servers and UPnP media servers happening. He is capable of displaying HD video via an HDMI connection or SD video over a composite connection and plays the usual video and audio formats.

Hardware

WD TV (1st generation)

In November 2008, Western Digital introduced the first WD TV before with Full HD 1080p and DTS.

WD TV (2nd generation)

Support of a 2-channel DTS system.

WD TV Mini

The WD TV Mini was introduced in autumn 2009 and is a scaled-down version of the WD TV of the first and second generation, ie, that for example no HDMI port is available.

WD TV Live (1st generation)

The WD TV Live the first generation was introduced together with the WD TV Mini. Unlike the mini version in this version Full HD 1080pAuflösung is supported. First, an Ethernet port is a feature that allows access to various online services and streaming from PC or NAS server. About the USB port, it is also possible to connect a USB wireless adapter. The support DVD menus were retrofitted after a firmware update.

* This service is available only in the U.S.

** This service is only available in the UK; no longer available in later generations

*** This service is available only in Russia; no longer available in later generations

WD TV Live Plus

In early 2010 the WD TV Live Plus was introduced. The functions were taken over by the first generation of WD TV Live and added some online services. This was the reason that the WD TV Live Plus almost exclusively in the U.S. and Canada was available.

* This service is not available in Germany, but in other various countries.

** This service is only available in the U.S. and Canada; no longer available in later generations

*** This service is only available in the U.S.; Premium account required

**** This service is only available in the U.S.

WD TV Live Hub

The WD TV Live Hub was launched in the fall of 2010, and is the first WD TV with a built-in 1TB memory. It uses the same components as the WD TV Live (1st Generation ) and the WD TV Live Plus. Included are different games, a programmable remote control.

* This service is available only in the U.S.

** This service requires a premium account

*** This service is not available in Germany, but in other various countries.

WD TV Live (3rd generation)

* This service is available only in the U.S.

** This service requires a premium account

*** This service is not available in Germany, but in other various countries.

Hacks

Some WD TV device was hacked a number of new functions to enable, for example, connecting an external DVD drive or improvement are supported by so-called thumbnails currently the WD TV of the first and second generation and the WD TV Live and WD TV Live Plus with the hacked firmware WDLXTV. The latest WD TV Live (3rd generation ) runs with the hacked firmware Guimli ..

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