[mythtv-users] Advice on media players

[Tom Lichti]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Michael Tiller <michael.tiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM, greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just yesterday Sears was advertising the WD HD-TV for $99... I almost
>>> bought one....
>>
>> Greg,
>>
>> Newegg has it for $99 right now.  I looked at the specs and it isn't clear
>> how it would interface to MythTV though.  Does it support DLNA or SMB or
>> what?
>>
>> I just want to make sure it would meet my needs before I pull the trigger.
>>
>
> My understanding is that the WD device has no ethernet port and that
> to network it you need to hack something up through USB. It is
> primarily meant to connect external USB drives to.

The new WD HD-TV Live has networking built in.

Tom