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WDTV (Western Digital TV) (mk1 / generation 1)
Not the first Media Player, but the first to be truly user friendly whilst also having a top specification and a low price. Great online third party community support. Comprehensive playback options. Has a better user interface than most of the machines that came after it. Drawbacks are the lack of network connectivity and no support for DTS or any other HD-Audio formats.

This page is for the the first generation version of the WDTV, model 'WDAVN00' / 'WDAVP00BE'. A new version of the WDTV launched in November 2009 using the newer Sigma 8655 chip and with DTS downmix support. Check out our WDTV (MK2) page.

The generation 1 WDTV has now been superceeded by technically much superior players, including the gen2 WDTV and the WDTV Live. But if you can find one of these very cheap, and all you want is something to play mostly SD and some MKV video on your TV, then this will do the job.

Launch Date: November 2008 1189 days ago Approx Price: $50 - €60 - £65  US$75 User Ranking: 226 /454. #Votes: Low   ?  info  Country: USA Chipset Family: Sigma 863x (2007)   ?  info  Chipset Model: Sigma 8635 @ 300Mhz Storage:  USB(*2) Network: No Network  ?  info  Size: 126*100*40mm (0.50L)   Fan: No Video Outputs: HDMI 1 Composite Audio Outputs: Stereo Analog DVD ISO: Yes. Simple (BD-Lite) Blu-Ray ISO: Yes. Simple (BD-Lite) Web Services: None / No info  ?  info  On-Demand (USA): None / No info On-Demand (UK): None / No info On-Demand (Other): None / No info HD Audio:  DTS Dmix TrueHD Dmix DTS-HD MA Dmix DTS Pass TrueHD Pass DTS-HD MA Pass    ?  info

Links • Official Webpage • Firmware Update 1.03 • Official Forum • Community WIKI

Reviews • Techreport [Mar-09] • ITReviews [Dec-08] • Customer Reviews

Places To Buy • Amazon (mk1) $92 • Amazon (mk1) £69 • Amazon (mk1) €86 • Google Shopping

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Detailed Specification Brand WDTV Model Mk1 Release Date November 2008 Brand Country USA Mean World Price US$ 75 Price $ US 50 Price € 60 Price £ 65 Multi-format Rating 2 On-Demand Rating 0 iboum Rating 2 Max Resolution 1080p [Full-HD] Chipset Manufacturer Sigma Chipset Family Sigma 863x (2007) Chipset Model Sigma 8635 Chipset Mhz 300 Memory Operating System User Interface Internal HDD HDD Num USB (Host) 2 USB (Slave) USB Version 2.0 SD eSATA Other Storage File Systems FAT, EXT, NTFS, HFS+ UPnP N/A DLNA Network Protocols N/A Wired Network Wireless Network HDMI 1 Component Video Composite Video 1 HDMI Version 1.2 Audio/Video Other Stereo L/R Audio 1 S/PDIF TOSLink S/PDIF Coaxial AV Recording AV Inputs Video Formats (Codecs) MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, AVI, XviD, QuickTime MOV, Matroska (MKV), Motion JPEG (MOV) Video Extensions (Containers) Audio Formats (Codecs) MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, AAC, FLAC, AIFF Audio Extensions (Containers) Image Formats JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG Subtitle Formats 3D SBS 3D Top Bottom 3D Frame Packing No 3D Frame Sequential No Blu-Ray 3D No DVD ISO Yes. Simple (BD-Lite) Blu-Ray ISO Yes. Simple (BD-Lite) Dolby Digital Downmix Yes Dolby Digital Passthrough Yes Dolby Digital Plus Downmix Dolby Digital Plus Passthrough Dolby TrueHD Downmix Dolby TrueHD Passthrough DTS Downmix DTS Passthrough Yes DTS-HD HR Downmix DTS-HD HR Passthrough DTS-HD MA Downmix DTS-HD MA Passthrough Internet Radio Web Services On-Demand USA On-Demand UK On-Demand Other Bittorrent Web Browser Browser Detail Flash DVB-T DVB-T2 Fan No Front LCD No Power Power Usage Standby W (mm) 126 D (mm) 100 H (mm) 40 Volume (litre) 0.50 Weight (kg) W (inches) 4.9 D (inches) 3.9 H (inches) 1.6 Weight (lb) Added to iboum