Western Digital USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 1080p TV Live Streaming Media Player (Refurbished) + $15 Vudu Movie Credit $62.50 + Free Shipping

Quote from menace33 : Yes it can.

Can it play lossless HD audio formats?

Quote from MMSD : I believe this is WD TV Live Streaming ( released 2011) not the first gen WD TV Live ( rel 2009 ) . So this supports netflix too . I have been scratching my head too on various versions and the differences... so confusing

You are correct. This is the one I ordered from Amazon a couple of years ago and I love it. Yes it has Netflix support but I don't ever use it because I have a PS3 for that. This definitely not the 1st gen WDTV Live. Not even sure if those are scattered about as much anymore.

got in on this on a previous deal for $67 and only got $9.01 in vudu credit solid unit tho, has played everything so far.

Quote from tuvi : If you are near office depot.. you can order a new one for $70.00.... with their current 30%off coupon on their website,,

I'm tempted to go this route (if I get one at all), but I've heard most OD's don't let you use coupons on tech items.

For those who already have previous WDTV's, this one is the "Streaming" version or Gen3. Menus are much faster than the previous Gen1 and Gen2 and Live Plus models. I've got the Live Hub and it will play EVERYTHING I throw at it - MKVs, AVIs, MP4s, etc., including SBS and OU 3D MKVs. (It will not play MVC MKVs) However there is NO HI-DEF AUDIO. DTS and DD 5.1 only. If you want DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD, you'll want to pick up something else.

Quote from TheEdge : Can it play lossless HD audio formats?

Supported file formats for audio:

Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS

So I'm going to say Yes, depending on your format.

Quote from DVDBob : However there is NO HI-DEF AUDIO. DTS and DD 5.1 only. If you want DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD, you'll want to pick up something else.

Thank you for this. Deal killer for me. My LG BP125 (Blu-Ray player with USB) can bitstream them (at the very least).

Repped.

Quote from menace33 : Supported file formats for audio: Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS So I'm going to say Yes, depending on your format.

Of those you listed, none of them are an HD lossless audio format (i.e. Dolby True HD, DTS-HD MA).

Flac is lossless audio, but not lossless HD audio (in terms of movie playback).

I saw that line in the product listing, but wanted to make sure that they didn't forget to list something. Thanks.

Quote from menace33 : Transcodes and plays many file formats that your Samsung Smart TV cannot do. It may provide far more apps than the WDTV but will not act as a media server across your network.

Thanks ! My samsung has been able to play most formats i have thrown at it including mkv files . how is wd's media server capabilities different than DLNA streaming that my netgear router does. also , amazon page tells me that it's only available on wd hub not on the player. thanks in advance .

Quote from DVDBob : For those who already have previous WDTV's, this one is the "Streaming" version or Gen3. Menus are much faster than the previous Gen1 and Gen2 and Live Plus models. I've got the Live Hub and it will play EVERYTHING I throw at it - MKVs, AVIs, MP4s, etc., including SBS and OU 3D MKVs. (It will not play MVC MKVs) However there is NO HI-DEF AUDIO. DTS and DD 5.1 only. If you want DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD, you'll want to pick up something else.

any recommendation? I have a few bluray I ripped and I want to play them without lost of quality (video and audio).

They are clearing these out because the new WD TV play just came out...it's $70 new.

Quote from DVDBob : For those who already have previous WDTV's, this one is the "Streaming" version or Gen3. Menus are much faster than the previous Gen1 and Gen2 and Live Plus models. I've got the Live Hub and it will play EVERYTHING I throw at it - MKVs, AVIs, MP4s, etc., including SBS and OU 3D MKVs. (It will not play MVC MKVs) However there is NO HI-DEF AUDIO. DTS and DD 5.1 only. If you want DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD, you'll want to pick up something else.

I was googling around to find the answer to this and according to this forum [wdc.com] the Live does support True-HD but only in an m2ts container.

I honestly don't really know what that means but I thought it might be worth sharing.

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There is new one coming our very soon which is only $70 new. Worth to wait for it if you don't need it right away.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2140/

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http://www.amazon.com/WD-TV-Play-...WD+TV+play