Device is good but seriously flawed do to a terrible user interface, missing controls and lacking necessary features. Does the WD TV live work well, yes... Is it a smart device not really.
(I seriously question the top reviews here.)
Where do you find this winning interface? The menu system is so unintuitive and unintelligent it is ridiculous. A *Real World* example. I select > (video) first thing to come up is (media server) every time. The device knows that I do not have a media server, yet every time I try to play a video it goes to media server first. I then scroll down to > (network share.) First thing it goes to is my networked > (printer)....yes printer. The device is even labeled printer. After that I then scroll to my > (actual network share) that oddly enough begins with a letter that comes before P. then I get "connecting" which is completely unnecessary and could be done at start up. There is zero way for any customization of these menus.
This interface flat out (FAILS) for viewing pictures. I could not zoom or use the pan option without first going into options menu. Yet the controller has a magnifying glass and eject button next to each other. Those buttons combined with the D button could do all of these tasks without having the extra headache of going into options every single time. Those buttons do *Nothing* when I use them while viewing a picture. Does that make sense?
You can not jump to the next segment in a video unless you first press fast forward. If you go past the segment you wanted you can not just press the next button back, you actually have to first press > (rewind) then the > (next back button.) All while being forced to have the video in motion. Making finding the segment/scene you want completely confusing taking many tries. Beyond that again, you can't go into the options menu with the video paused. (laughable) The video actually has to be moving on the screen to change any options.
There are some very bias reviews here. If anyone wants to validate this take one look at the WD support forum and look at the complaints there. To answer someones question here, this device supports NO menu systems that I know of. So if you plan on playing VOB files/ DVD rips that are indexed for episodes, it will be bit difficult to find the part you want to play. Also there is no option to stretch the picture, setup box art for movies or change the speed at which pictures cycle at. I could keep going on and on ripping this device about necessary features missing. I did not even touch on how poorly the device shuffles music files... Good device for the money, but far from perfect.Get more detail about Western Digital WD TV Live Network-ready HD Media Player WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN.
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