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The WD TV Mini media player is an easy, affordable way to watch digital media on your TV. Simply plug in WD’s My Passport portable hard drive or similar USB drive and play movies, music, and photos in a wide variety of file formats, including Real Media (RMVB) format. There’s no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more drives for more movies. The USB port is used to connect USB mass storage devices, such as the My Passport portable drive and My Book external drive. The included remote control lets you quickly browse through your media and configure settings.
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Plugged this into the SDTV in my son's room via composite. Ripped his cartoons and movies to .mpg and copied them onto an old USB HD I had laying around. It works like a charm. Now I don't need to worry about his DVDs getting lost or scratched. It also plays his music, with support for playlists. Remembers where you left off with any video file, and asks if you want to resume or start over from the beginning. Drop dead simple to operate. My son is 4, and he has no problems using it, because video thumbnails make it easy to select the file you want. A little wider than a deck of cards.
Cons: Despite what some reviewers have said, this model does NOT have HDMI. Composite and component only. (Another WD TV model has HDMI) You'll need to pay more for a true HD solution, but for my old home movies and all my VHS tapes I've converted to .MPG, this thing is superb.
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good box trouble with some things
Reviewed By: on 10/6/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: this thing plays probably 90% of the media i own with no problem
Cons: certain codecs this will have a lot of difficulty with and it will freeze or skip. tends to have a lot of problems with very large higher def files. stutters pretty bad watching 720p or higher when there is a lot of action on the screen. but all in all plays the vast majority of my content with no problem.
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Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Plays DVD files from USB flash flawlessly. Video and sound quality are superb (using composite video output to standard-def TV, and RCAs to receiver.)
Cons: Menu options could be more logically arranged, subtitles are automatically enabled on all movies and must be turned off each time you start a video (can't change this default.)
Other Thoughts: Very convenient-I simply pick a movie stored on my HDD, copy it to a USB drive, and go watch it. Very cool stuff! Note: Mushkin Enhanced and Crucial drives work well with this unit. (I prefer the Mushkin Mulholland 8GB-very fast((14+MB/s copy)) and great playback integrity-has wear-levelling; basically a little SSD.)
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Horrible Firmware
Reviewed By: BubbaBob on 2/4/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Hardware seems to be OK.
Cons: Incredibly bad firmware. If you don't have a big screen TV, you'll need binoculars to read the tiny fonts used for file names. Unit doesn't recognize Rosewill SDHC readers. Search function operates on entire drive instead of the subdirectory you're in. You can't terminate a search without unplugging the power. Search crashes after about 10 minutes on 500 gig drives. No searching for directories, only files. Directories are alphabetized only by the first two characters, after that it's random, causing you to scroll through a huge number of essentially unordered directories (only partially displayed) to find the one you want. Search function can not be made case insensitive. Playlists only work on the subdirectory level they're written in and then they pay the files in alphabetical order only.
This firmware should never have made it through testing. I don't believe that it was tested by anyone using it for playing large drives of MP3 files.
Other Thoughts: Nearly useless for any drive with more than a gew gigs of MP3 files.
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What I needed
Reviewed By: on 2/3/2010
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Very easy to use, Plays nearly all formats of video I have. VERY Compact. Using it to play the cartoon collection for my daughter and it works perfectly.
Cons: Unable to create a playlist to randomly shuffle through videos. Only way to access the menu is with the remote
Other Thoughts: Will be nice when the firmware gets an update available. This is a great buy for the price, Def worth to money but would be nice to be able to set it to shuffle through the available videos.
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Model
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WDBAAL0000NBK-NESN
Performance
Interface
USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Dimensions
3.6" x 3.6" x 0.8"
Weight
3.98 oz.
Features
Features
Turn your USB drive into a media player - Play DVD-quality content from your USB drive. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives. Also works with most other USB drives, digital cameras, and camcorders.
Supports an extensive list of file formats - Plays back a wide variety of DVD-quality file formats without the need to transcode, including RealVideo.
Simple, intuitive user interface - Use the included remote control to navigate smoothly through your entertainment choices using the DVD-like navigation. Supports video chapters, trick modes, and subtitles.
Collect without limits - There’s no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Automatic play - Set the player to play a selected media file automatically when the unit is turned on. Perfect for living art on your HD TV or for digital signage.
Small and portable - Small enough to take with you. Play video at home, at a friend’s house or while you’re travelling.
AV Outputs: Component A/V (output) Composite A/V (output)
Media Formats Video – AVI (Xvid, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MP4/MOV (MPEG4), RM or RMVB 8/9/10 Image – JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG Audio – MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, OGG, APE Subtitle – SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI
Note: - RMVB supports up to 1024x576x24, 1024x576x30, or 800x600x30 compressed video resolution - MPEG1/2/4 supports up to D1 resolution (720x480 in NTSC, 720x576 in PAL) - MPEG2 ML/MP conforming to ISO-13818 - MPEG1 ML/MP conforming to ISO-11172 - An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound via the digital optical output
Packaging
Package Contents
WD TV Mini Media Player Compact remote with batteries Composite AV cable Component AV cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
The WD TV Mini media player is an easy, affordable way to watch digital media on your TV. Simply plug in WD’s My Passport portable hard drive or similar USB drive and play movies, music, and photos in a wide variety of file formats, including Real Media (RMVB) format. There’s no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more drives for more movies. The USB port is used to connect USB mass storage devices, such as the My Passport portable drive and My Book external drive. The included remote control lets you quickly browse through your media and configure settings.
Highlights
Play DVD-quality Content from Your USB Drives Plug your USB hard drive or other USB storage device into the WD TV Mini media player and instantly enjoy your stored digital content in up to 1080i HD resolution directly on your HDTV.
Compact Size Measuring just 3.6" x 3.6" x 0.8", the WD TV Mini media player is small and portable enough to go with you anywhere so you always have entertainment on hand.
Multimedia Playback The WD TV Mini media player supports a wide variety of digital media file formats including AVI (Xvid, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MP4/MOV (MPEG4), RM or RMVB 8/9/10 video, MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, OGG and APE audio formats, as well as JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP and PNG image formats, eliminating the need to spend time transcoding files to make them compatible.
Full-function Remote Control With the full-function remote control, take command of all playback functions without leaving your comfortable chair.
Reviewed By: on 10/17/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
