Western Digital just announced an update to their WD TV line of media players that extends your options from a hard drive to the net. The WD TV Live Plus is basically an updated version of the WD TV Live media player, which will feature everything the original WD TV Live originally offered (Full HD 1080p video playback, network support and streaming, composite and HDMI video connections) but adds full DVD-like navigation and access to Netflix.
Good news for you if you have an unlimited Netflix membership, since this box will let you queue movies through the built-in interface, but for those who don’t (as well as everyone living outside the US), the TV Live Plus can still be used to access the internet for playing online content from YouTube, Pandora, Flickr, and Live365.com.
The WD TV Live Plus can play just about any multimedia file (photos, videos, and audio) you can store onto an external USB drive, including the most common AVI, MPG, MP4/MOV and WMV videos at full HD 1080p, and MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, and OGG audio with Dolby Digital and DTS support.
It’s still priced at $150—similar to what you’d originally pay for the first WD TV Live player—so not having a Netflix account shouldn’t stop you from picking one up if you’re looking for an all-around media player. It’s available now through WD’s online store.
Tags: Digital Home, Home Entertainment, Media Streamers, Set-top box, WD TV, Western Digital
