![]() While it seems obvious that a media streamer would do such a thing, they don’t all accomplish this task, like the Roku 2 for instance. In addition to the streaming services WD also has the ability to play both local content and networked content. Add that to many other quality channels including Pandora, Hulu Plus, Netflix, CinemaNow, Blockbuster and WD has a pretty complete offering of the top-tier streaming media services. WD is making strides though, part of today’s announcement of the WD TV Live, includes the addition of new content from Spotify, a first for media boxes of this nature and Dailymotion. While WD won’t say for sure, it’s our guess that this deal precludes them from working with Amazon on streaming content for some period of time. When WD started down the media streamer line, they opted to go with Blockbuster for movies, for one reason or another. It’s hard to ignore the elephant in the room though WD does not have a deal with Amazon in place. ![]() When it comes to content, WD goes with the less-is-more approach, making sure the content they provide is of high quality. For WD, it’s the ability to stream content from networked sources, something that Roku has inexplicably rejected in their latest hardware revision and Apple locks down to a certain degree. Apple TV is tightly integrated with iTunes and other Apple services. Each device has a core set of benefits for the Roku 2 it’s a robust set of channels, that may or may not have value, depending on your likes. The footprint, price point and features of the WD TV Live are going to draw instant comparisons to Roku and Apple TV, who are industry leaders in media streaming boxes without local storage. TV Live is not only much smaller than the Live Hub, but it also features WiFi, making setup about as easy as it gets. Where the WD TV Live Hub is the bigger brother with 1TB of internal storage and geared to be in the home theater, the WD TV Live has no local storage and is designed to go with the bedroom, office or other TV in the house. TV Live is designed to get both your networked media files and streaming services into new places in the home. Western Digital has added to their line of media streaming products with their latest effort, the WD TV Live (WDBHG70000NBK). ![]()
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