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product_id: 19622073
title: "WD TV HD Media Player"
brand: "western digital"
price: "$28"
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# 2GB Storage 1080p Resolution HDMI Connectivity WD TV HD Media Player

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** $28
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎬 Elevate Your Viewing Experience!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WD TV HD Media Player by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** $28 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/19622073-wd-tv-hd-media-player)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Ultimate Control:** Fast forward, rewind, and pause your favorite movies and music.
- • **Seamless Media Browsing:** Easily navigate your media with thumbnail and list views.
- • **Versatile Compatibility:** Supports FAT-32, NTFS, and HFS+ file systems.
- • **Customizable Slide Shows:** Create stunning slide shows with transitions and music.
- • **Portable Entertainment Hub:** Lightweight design for on-the-go media enjoyment.

## Overview

The WD TV HD Media Player is a compact and versatile media hub that allows you to effortlessly browse, view, and enjoy your favorite movies and music in stunning 1080p resolution. With features like customizable slide shows and broad file system support, it’s the perfect companion for any entertainment setup.

## Description

Product Description               The WDTV HD Media Player is full HD 1080p video playback and is an ultra-compact, USB 2.0 device that attaches to an entertainment unit through a variety of audio/video interfaces and supports playback of major audio, video, and image file formats. It supports high-definition video playback of up to 1080p through an HDMI connection or standard definition for TVs with lower capabilities. It includes remote control, composit AV cable, AC adapter and quick install guide. (Brown Box, Product is Recertified)                  From the Manufacturer               From the Manufacturer Combined with a My Passport portable drive (sold separately), this player is the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of your family photos on your TV. Also works with popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; } p { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } table.callout { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif; width: 250; border-top: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } td.callout { height: 100 percent; background: #9DC4D8 url(https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; width: 250px; padding: 15px; text-indent: 18px; } ul.callout { font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: disc; padding: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; text-indent: -18px; } li.callout { font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; } h5.callout { text-align: center; } hr { border-top: 1px dashed #999999; height: 1px; color: #FFFFFF; margin: 3px 0px; } .caption { text-align: top; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; line-height: 14px; } h2 { color: #CC6600; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; } BODY { font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: normal; background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #000000; margin-top: 1px; }  Features at a glanceFull HD 1080p High-def menus Access two USB drives simultaneously HDMI and composite video connection (HDMI cable not included)Includes free media conversion software 1-year limited warranty Simple and compact. Designed to easily fit on or in your media cabinet. (My Passport™ portable drive sold separately)  Browse through your media with beautiful high-definition menus.    Designed for My Passport, works with many other USB storage devices - Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.   Full HD video playback and navigation - Up to 1080p - Experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus.   Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space. Advanced navigationThumbnail and list views – Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art.Media Library – This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view your content by categories such as genre, album, artist, date.Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename, partial filename and most recently viewed.Photo viewing--Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music --Zoom and panMovie viewing--Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan --View subtitlesMusic playback--Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeatAccess two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type.HDMI and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.Includes free media conversion software - ArcSoft MediaConverter™ 2.5 -- a fast, easy-to-use application that converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on the WD TV HD Media Player.File Formats Supported  Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA  Graphics - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264) Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8)Note: - MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution. - An audio receiver is required for surround sound output.  - AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only. - JPEG does not support CMYK or lossless. - BMP supports uncompressed format only. - TIF/TIFF supports single layer only.Formats not supported -- Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes® Store, Cinema Now, Movielink®,  Unbox™, and Vongo®System Requirements: My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video or audio content stored on it. Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections.Package Contents: HD Media Player, compact remote with batteries, CD with Media converter software (Windows only), composite AV cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide

## Features

- Thumbnail and list views - Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art
- This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives
- Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music
- Movie viewing - Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan
- Music - Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat; Supported USB Device file systems: FAT-32, NTFS, HFS+ (no journaling)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand Name | Western Digital |
| Item Weight | 1.7 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 7.75 x 7 x 3.75 inches |
| Item model number | WDAVN00BN |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color Name | Brown |
| Special Features | Portable |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Connectivity Technology:** HDMI, USB
- **Connector Type:** HDMI
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Resolution:** 1080p
- **Supported Internet Services:** iTunes
- **Controller Type:** Remote Control
- **Form Factor:** TV Box
- **Color:** Brown
- **Model Name:** WDAVN00BN

## Images

![WD TV HD Media Player - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AvDfrw5yL.jpg)
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![WD TV HD Media Player - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jsUWjd1dL.jpg)
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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I had an asus o'play until its' remote died. now i have nothing. does this unit work without the remote, and if it does i'll buy one.**
A: As far as I know, no it does not.  And the remote is small and fairly easy to lose track of.

**Q: Why in the world is this selling for $300+?**
A: when I bought mine that was the going price. I have bought a lower-priced model sense and I prefer this one

**Q: What is the memory for this system? If a buy the streaming media players, are they able to play my files from an external?**
A: I would not recommend this one as this is an old model, I would recommend to get a newer model, there is one with no internal memory which I have and use to watch media from my external drives, it comes with internal wifi and services such as netflix (additional signup required) among others.

**Q: will it play from Seagate 4TB backup plus  ext hd?**
A: The problem I found with this is that most TVs only have 2T memory,,, and regardless how big your ext HD is,, the TV will crash after reaching it's 2T limit. So your max ext HD memory has to be 2T.... Box works fine though

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can't beat it for the price!
*by S***R on May 19, 2009*

I researched this item quite a bit before pulling the trigger. I read many, many reviews, factored in cost, considered the "good" as well as the "bad" - along with other media players - and found this to be the best of what's available. After using it for a couple of weeks now there is nothing that has changed my opinion. I had been using my notebook to view my videos and listen to my music. The WDTV makes this a much more pleasant, and controllable experience. I use it with a WD 500GB Passport connected to a 46" Sony Bravia LCD HDTV via HDMI which is then connected to my Panasonic 1000w Surround Sound system using the standard dual RCA audio out jacks.Granted, nothing is ever really "perfect", and the WDTV has a few shortcomings as have been noted in previous reviews. The menu structure could use some work, but is wholly functional as it is. Certainly something that could be remedied through a firmware update should WD choose to do so. The lack of external controls on the case means you need to take care of that remote! The remote is simple and comfortable to use, but I finally programmed its functions into my learning remote and put the WD remote away for safe keeping.The picture and sound it creates are quite good. I have not viewed any hi-def material yet, but judging from the quality of standard def I doubt there would be any disappointments in that regard. I have a lot of my video (movies, etc.) ripped to 320x240 (saves space) for my Ipod Touch 2G (mp4 format), and the picture quality from the WDTV is what I would expect from that format - entirely suitable. Some material that is in a higher pixel format is understandably better. I was pleased enough with it to give my opinions through this review.One interesting thing I found is that although it will not play protected m4v movies purchased through itunes, it will play non-protected m4v's - I watched some podcasts I downloaded - I was pleasantly surprised to find that it would play the music albums downloaded from itunes, in protected m4a format I assume. It's really great to have my music library available at my fingertips this way!Although it supports a number of different video formats, I have found some files that it cannot play even though they are in the proper formats; AVI WMV MPG, etc. This is simply due to the variations in encoding formats. If you're into digital video you should already be familar with transcoding formats, so that is just more of the same. Not everything you get off the Internet, or even have previously created yourself, is going to be ready to "Plug and Play" in this device, or any other. Not a real issue. There is software supplied for this purpose, although I have not had to use it yet. Out of about 1200 or so videos it will take a bit of time to find them all!Overall, it does what it's supposed to, and does it well enough to make my cable box start to feel a little lonely!UPDATE: The Hi-Def video clips that come on the supplied disc look phenomenal! The same difference I noticed when first watching hi-def channels on my cable box.I had begun ripping my movies in AppleTv format (640x480 mp4) and the clarity was much improved. I then began ripping to AVI in 640x480 and found the same high quality. The switch to AVI was because I noticed that the few AVI's that I had did not "skip" after fast forwarding or rewind as most of my mp4's do. VOB's also don't skip. Playing VOB's does give a true DVD picture, but the files are much larger - 4 GB's or so. I find a 1 GB mp4 or AVI gives a very acceptable picture in a minimum of space.The Arcsoft conversion software that comes with the unit is a bit tedious as it converts in real-time, recording the video as it plays it into the new format. A bit too slow for me. I don't find that a negative since they do GIVE you conversion software!Nothing has changed my opinion of this little wonder. It will even play recordings made in Windows Media Center, which I use when I can to record movies and TV shows since I can't get them out of my cable box DVR without recording them to a DVD then ripping them. Being able to just copy over the Media Center recordings to my Passport and play them on the WDTV is a gift in itself!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best media player
*by C***C on April 16, 2009*

I've thought of building my own media player. After researching for barebones pc, it can easily cost $550 and above. Finally, I decided to look for a media player. I found this one with the right price, and it is HDTV too. It is a small box that easily sits next to all my other equipments (note: it has a picture clearly says do not put it on other video/audio equipments for fear of overheating).This player works really well. It plays all my MP4 in HD. AVIs that are in lower resolution plays well too. I tried playing MKV files, which are in HD. However, it doesn't play the whole "container". I played the anime files that contains translation. It plays video, audio but not the translated text.I like for the fact that it takes whatever USB drives that I attach to it. It can easily switch between the 2 USB ports.The remote that comes with it is responsive, albeit a little slow. I don't consider it a deal breaker.There are 2 negatives I've seen so far. When I try to locate the video files, I need to read the filenames on the bottom screen. It would be nice for the player to automatically generate thumbnails from the video files, like the JPGs.The other negative is that you have to control everything from the remote. There is nothing to push on the box itself. I've multiple remotes in my living room and I can tell you that the remotes have legs and they run off and hide. If I lose this remote (I have 3 young kids), I do not know how to operate the player.Otherwise, this is a great product and I highly recommend it.June 17, 2009 Addendum to my previous reviewWestern Digital released a firmware update 1.1.07 which resolved some of my negatives I noted above. The update includes ability to show thumbnails of the movies using JPG saved in the same storage unit. For example: Movie.avi will show thumbnail of the movie if Movie.jpg exists. Showing the thumbnail is slow though, which I'm OK with.Another update is to play MKV files with subtitles. I have yet to test this to give my feedback.I've seen a lot of criticism of this player being slow and not able to play movie files correctly. I am totally satisfied with this player because of its flexibility. If you can sit down on a sofa to watch a movie, you are not in a hurry to do anything else. The responsiveness of the player is not an issue. I purchased a car inverter that enables me to plug in this player in my car dvd player using the Aux input. Instead of lugging 80 DVDs for my kids, not I just need this small player.This is the best product I ever bought.

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