Idea = excellent - = poor implementation

Idea = excellent - = poor implementation

WD TV Live Media Player (HDMI, WiFi, MPEG1 / 2/4, USB) (Accessories)

Customer Review

About years ago, we have had very good experience with the small media player. Location: Bedroom. Connected external USB media and it ran. Boot time about 120 seconds movies in AVI, Xvid etc play ... Unfortunately one was spoiled by the Smart TV TVs ... except max cathedrals or other niceties. Thus, we wanted to have these extras not only in the living room but also in the bedroom. Thus, we decided again for a Media Player from WD. And contrary to all negative recessions.

Short ordered to ... 4 weeks prior and delivered within 2 days! Unfortunately, the day before yesterday connected ...
started and was followed by the wireless device an update. Well ... about 30 minutes later, the WD TV Live rebooted. External hard drive off selected movie and ran. The joy was great ... because the menu was not only in English (as often mentioned here) but also played an MKV file from.

Unfortunately, the joy did not last long ...

Because in the evening we wanted to watch a movie. Selected from the directory ... took off and what happened exactly ... - NOTHING! The charging circuit turned, turned and turned. Short walk to ... Power and restarted. Schwups ... movie was released then. Unfortunately, this is already a problem ... every time you want to watch a movie, you have to reboot the WD TV Live. And here it is not enough just the box off. No, you have to either remove the plug or press the On / Off button on the remote by 10 seconds. Restarting takes then they're about one to two minutes. And here it is now does not matter whether a USB media or a NAS is used as a medium. The better LG TVs with Smart TV function to worlds. And as the anger already starts ... why can a television of something only as a feature many times better and trouble-free as a device which has been specially designed to better !?

The app selection is a disaster ... because only in ViOD Maxdome is offered. Where are the others such as Watch or LOVEFiLM Ever?

In short ... who wants a functioning media player that buys under no circumstances the WD TV Live! Although the menu is smart, functional and almost foolproof, the software is completely error and flawed.

This experience can be read like the Forum of WD. And there learns to deal even as the developer with these problems. Eben not!

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