[mythtv-users] WD TV Live Media Player as a UPnP front end end for Myth

[Monkey Pet]

I been using my WD TV Live for about a year now.  I been using it mostly
for netflix.   I have been happy with it also. I rarely used it for mythtv
UPNP since I want to do the commercial skipping and I also have a mini mac
for the mythfrontend stuff.

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 3:48 PM, R KANNAN <rk111810 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I bought a  Western Digital TV Live  Streaming Media player (Model #
> WDBHG70000NBK-HESN) primarily to be used   as a UPNP front end for
> Myth TV.  I thought I will share my experience with it.
>
> This unit come with a HDMI/Composite output, wired and wireless
> connection to network and digital optical audio output and a full
> featured remote for under $100. It is very small about 4" x 4 " x 2"
> in size.
>
> The quick reference guide that came with the package was not very
> helpful and I had to download the user manual in PDF.
>
> WD TV Live found the Myth TV back end as a media server when I
> connected it the wired network. The user interface is OK and I could
> browse my recording collection.
>
> The remote is compact and the controls are logically arranged. In
> addition navigation and menu buttons, it also has numeric keypad.
>
> The player was slow to start playing any video when selected. The
> video output is in 1080p and is good.  The audio through optical
> connection was in Dolby 5.1 & DTS digital and was very good.
>
> It also came with access to services like YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus,
> etc. But I was disappointed to see that there was no way to access a
> web browser.  I found searching on-line services could be made easier
> by connecting a USB keyboard to the player.
>
> All in all, it was a good buy and I am happy with it.
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