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  I understand people who might not be happy with the unit, and it does present some challenges for the non-technical and impatient, but once up and running, with the firmware updated and your media shared on your network, if you are looking to stream media wirelessly around your home, then this unit really does do a good job. A long time ago, I used an old standard x-box with XBMC and a wireless bridge as a media player (until it died ) and have tried about 5 different units since then and this is the first one I have actually been happy with. Issues with jittering and hangs on HD media are mostly to do with Wireless signal quality. If you don’t have good wireless signal or cannot connect to wired Ethernet, then don’t bother, but in that case most other units will be no better. If you are just looking to add a HDD to the unit and use it locally, then there are better units out there for you, but as a wireless streamer, this is the best I have found. Make sure you update your firmware The WDTV Live is Mediocre at best. It can perform quite well and be a good Media Player. Most formats are supported, but do your research on this. A lot of my media library is not supported. 10-bit encoded animation. It can have issues streaming 1080p wirelessly, best stream from a USB HDD or over ethernet. Plugging a HDD in and out will cause you all types of issues, as it wont recognise it for a while. And then scan through it again... It does freeze up sometimes, when a file error occurs... But if you know how to use it after a week or so.. it does perform well and is quite enjoyable. If you want a Media Player, look for something that comes from Hong Kong. I.e. Measy X5 No issues, thousands of more features, and same price. Great unit. No problems setting up and plays everything. You guys complaining about issues, it is easily remedied. You must update the unit with the latest firmware, and there are constant firmware updates. As long as you keep the unit updated it works fine. Stop whinging and enjoy a great bit of tech, this thing delivers in spades as long as it's up to date. Hi all, I've been using these units for a few months now and they are just awesome! I have the units pointed towards my NAS on my home network and are linked via the NFS protocol, so they are super fast. There is no lag, no freezing (after setting region to Central Europe ISO) and I am very pleased indeed with the past couple of firmware updates that have patched the couple of concerns I had with the usability and functioning of the two units I have. If you are moderately/advanced tech savvy, you will have no issue setting these units up (correctly) and will be rewarded with a super sleek UI and usability. Those of you with issues, perhaps joint the WD forums and fix your issues before writing reviews as these devices are by far the best on the market for video streaming. Again, superb! Have had this unit for a couple of weeks and have not experienced any of the issues detailed above. I have been plugging my 1tb WD external hard drive into the front usb port and, contrary to the reviews above, this little unit has played every file format I've thrown at it (MP4, avi, vob, etc). I am also a fan of the super easy user interface, and the fact that it comes with a remote is just awesome. Useless for every video file I tried. At best it plays for about 20 seconds before it stutters, audio is lost and the video becomes useless.... sigh... should have read the reviews before I purchased. Will be taking this back. Purchased 2 of these units. Both had the same issue. Would not play MP4 files correctly. Plays them for 20 seconds and then freezes. From then on no other file will play giving an unsupported file format error. Took the problem to western digital themselves and gave them the file data information. They came back to me stating that it's a firmware issue. So basically if u have this unit u have 2 options. Sit tight and wait for a firmware update that can fix the problem (who's knows when this will come if ever) or return the unit. I chose to return both my units and have since purchased 2 Netgear Neotv 550 media players which are fantastic. I also own a WDTV Live Hub which is great as well just in case u don't want to go the Netgear option. Don't bother with the Kaiser Baas Media Player as this unit tends to heat up to around 80 degrees. Oh and before I conclude this review. Reading the other review, resetting the unit does not fix the issue. After a reset other files for example MKV fi I bought this media player for my girlfriend and it is crap. It started off okay with the first digital video media working but as soon as there is an error or compatibility issue with another it shuts down, even good media wont play. I did a test, one movie worked, tried another it was incompatible so i tried the one that worked earlier and it didn't work now. I had to trawl internet forums to find a solution and apparantly you need to hit a reset button somewhere on the case, haven't looked at it yet, to be able to start again. No doubt it will be time consuming. Some posts mentioned that even after reseting it still wouldn't work, will check this out for myself tomorrow. write a review
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JB Hi Fi is Australia's largest home entertainment discount destination store. For over thirty years our philosophy has always been to provide Australians with the cheapest prices and biggest range.
We are one of Australia's biggest retailers and also Australia's largest home entertainment retailer, as such our buying power across our home entertainment categories is second to none. Our exciting no frills stores , our low cost culture, a high turnover low margin business model, together with our buying power means that we can give you the cheapest prices . We would not have become Australia's largest home entertainment retailer without everyday low prices. If you have ever shopped in a JB store you would have noticed how busy they always are.
So whether you are buying a TV, Computer, Camera or Hi Fi, come in and ask for an even better JB deal off our already famous low prices.
Don't be fooled by other retailers fashionably claiming price guarantees eg 'if you find a better price we will give you 110% of the difference' as they are obviously nervous about their prices and they know everyone will not shop around before and afterward and compare prices or bother with the inconvenience of making a refund claim. At JB, we monitor & adjust prices everyday. We have, and always will negotiate a reasonable price with you if any competitor is crazy enough to attempt to undercut us at JB.
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