Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player (Refurb) - $59

Package Contents: WD TV Live Streaming Media Player
Elsewhere: This media player includes builtin Wi-Fi

I think it's safe to say this is the Streaming media player. In 4 1

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How would one compare this to the Roku in the FP in terms of channel wise? Seems like the roku has additional channels to support tv and such.

In 4 1. Been close to pulling the trigger for a while. Thanks OP. TU!

Aside from sticker price, anyone know how this matches up to Boxee Box?

Well I also have a Boxee box. So I will let you know how they compare when the wd arrives. The Boxee has a really slick interface, and is a fairly good set it and forget it device. Do not have to mess with jukeboxes etc. since it will automatically index my movies/tv shows. I just copy them to my network share, and Boxee does the rest. It has an RF only remote (which is quite nice and has a full keyboard) but if you want to use it with a Harmony remote for eg, you will need to buy a USB media center remote for it ($7 on amazon).

I would not mind buying another Boxee for my second media center, except this was much cheaper, so I'm giving it a shot.

Quote from centosan : How would one compare this to the Roku in the FP in terms of channel wise? Seems like the roku has additional channels to support tv and such.

Thumb rule is:
Roku is for more online streaming. It has more online channels (free & subscription based)
WD TV Live has limited channels. However it can play most formats of local media files.

also, consider this:
Roku doesn't support Youtube and Spotify whereas WD TV Live supports it
WD TV Live doesn't support Amazon video whereas Roku supports it

Both units support Netflix, HuluPlus and Pandora.

Thanks for the answer OP. I went ahead and bought this one just before the sale ended.

Sale ended, but they lowered the price so it's still available at $59.

Sorry for bumping an old thread but does anyone know if I can setup a VPN account on this? Are there network settings that allow me to configure the VPN?

Thanks!

Quote from Andie : Sorry for bumping an old thread but does anyone know if I can setup a VPN account on this? Are there network settings that allow me to configure the VPN? Thanks!

Some routers have VPN ability. If you've got Tomato on there, you could certainly VPN your router and then everything coming and going is good. At least, that's what I'd assume. Somebody totally correct me if I'm wrong.

Quote from stgermaine : Some routers have VPN ability. If you've got Tomato on there, you could certainly VPN your router and then everything coming and going is good. At least, that's what I'd assume. Somebody totally correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the response(repped). That would be correct but my current living conditions do not allow me to have access to the router. The building has a few access points for each floor and everyone who lives here just shares the wifi (in Vietnam for work). So I would need to configure the VPN directly through the device. Anyone...?