Western Digital WD TV Live Network ready HD Media Player WDBAAN0000NBK NESN

Western Digital WD TV Live Network ready HD Media Player WDBAAN0000NBK NESN

HD video, photos, and music – they’re on your computer, your USB drives, and the Internet. Now it’s easy to play a whole world of Full-HD, 1080p media on your TV with the WD TV Live network-ready HD media player.

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4 Stars Best bang for the buck!
Truly an amazing product. It has played every video format I’ve thrown at it without a single hitch. I don’t have any problems with network connectivity being dropped, and I’m using an ethernet over power adapter. The only issue I have is the responsiveness of the UI, it’s not bad but it could be better. All in all, if you need a device that does one thing (play HD video) and does it very well, this is it.

5 Stars Finally, it works!
What a brilliant concept. What a terrible first-boot experience. This box will play any and every file you can throw at it, including high quality 1080p .mkv bluray rips with DTS soundtracks. Easy menu, very quick and responsive compared to older models. The trouble I had with this unit was getting it to connect to my network shares when I first turned it on. It would see my computer in the share but would give me the “can not connect” or “incorrect username/password” message every time I tried to connect. After tweaking some settings in windows 7 to no avail, I was ready to give up on the unit and return it the following day. But by chance I decided to try it again after about 10 hours of downtime both on my pc and the live, and lo and behold it connects to my network shares perfectly, quickly, automatically. Now I can happily say there’s nothing wrong with this unit. Just give it and your computer a couple reboots and you’ll be good to go. If you need help with the settings check out the forums, there’s a ton of information on how to get this unit up and running properly. Since then, I’ve had no problems whatsoever connecting to shares, fast forward and rewind work perfectly, no stuttering or network drops, its working perfectly. Get past that first day and you’ll be a happy camper.

5 Stars Play your PC videos on your Flat Screen wirelessly
I was looking for a device that I could connect to my Flat Screen in my living room that could wirelessly play my videos (TV shows, HD movies, Home movies). I have 3 Western Digitial external drives connected to my PC, and have had them for over a year. They are very reliable, so when I saw that Western Digital (WD) also had a device that could connect to my flat screen via HDMI or RGB connection, I researched it further.

This HD Media Player is a little larger than a box of cigarettes, so it slides right under the front of my Vizio. I hooked it up using both the RGB connectors and the HDMI connection, to see if both worked, which they did. It took me just about 15 minutes to set up, which mainly involved experimenting with the menus and having the device connect to my internal Cisco network. I typed in my User ID and password, and I was done.

I didn’t know what to expect in trying to play a 1080p or 720p TV show or Movie in my living room with my PC down 1 floor in my house in my office. But, it works great. It takes maybe 5 seconds for the show to load, and then it plays. The remote control allows me to fast forward, rewind, play, stop, and pause (standard remote functions). The remote also allows me to search for any show I want on my PC and I can scan through the shows in a menu that the WD player creates.

For about $110, this is exactly what I was looking for, and I highly recommend it. The $100 WD media player without wireless capability is also available, and it works by connecting a USB drive to the Media player where your videos are stored. The player reads many formats, like avi, mkv, mp4, mp3. If your files are in these standard formats, the device will list them in the menu on screen for your selection. I wanted the device that could do these functions and also connect to my network, so I paid a little extra for this model.

WD products have been easy to use and reliable in my experience, and this player is no exception. The unit is also very portable, so if you want to disconnect it and use it on another TV, it just takes a few minutes to do that, which I have.

5 Stars Unlocked All My HD Home Movies
I’ve been saving all my HD Movies from my Canon HF10 for over a year now on an external drive. About 200gb+ worth of family home movies an did not know how to play them with out going through the camera. I was thinking I needed to burn to BLUE RAY when I can upgrade my computer. But how long would that take? I could play them on my Mac but thats not good enough for HD videos and for family viewing. This thing installed in less then 10 minutes and my 7 year old was able to navigate it.

Pros…

* Easy To Install

* Plays my CANON HD Videos

* Small Size – goes well with a WD passport 500gb.

Cons…

* Youtube is hard to search using a remote… well that’s whats my computer is for.

Extremely Satisfied for about $100. Now I can record HD family videos w/o any worries. When the kids grow up, I can copy my hard drive and give it to them with this device for playback. Hopefully the tvs will come standard with this type of device.

3 Stars Great Unit, No Netflix
The biggest flaw is that it does not have netflix! It has pandora but no Netflix, so I have to pay $8/month for my xbox360 live just to use netflix on my large tv. In fact, my xbox 360 does just about the same thing as this media player, just in a different format(software). The main reason I got this was because I would not have to pay a monthly subscription to use on the network or online like xbox360. And the guy at Best Buy said netflix can be used on the unit, total lie. Oh well. It has many capabilities with my home network, and is useful when I don’t want to go through all the menus on my xbox360.

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Flip Video Battery Pack for 2nd Generation Ultra and UltraHD

Flip Video Battery Pack for 2nd Generation Ultra and UltraHD

Marketing description is not available.ep your Flip Ultra or Flip UltraHD 120 minute camcorder charged and ready to shoot video anytime, anywhere. A convenient and environmentally friendly alternative to disposable AA batteries, the Flip Video Battery Pack recharges when your Ultra or UltraHD is connected to your computer’s USB port or to a Flip Video power adapter.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars I like this camera
this camera does what I need it to do and is so easy to operate. Wish I had had it years ago!

3 Stars So far, not impressed
I bought this flip camcorder battery pack for my daughters flip video. I like not eating up AA batteries. The literature that came with the battery said that when it was charged, the red light on the front of the camcorder would go off. I left the thing plugged into my computer for 12 hours and the light never went off. I let it charge like that twice and neither time did the light go off indicating that it was fully charged. Now, don’t get me wrong. The battery does work, but I don’t know if it lasts as long as it’s supposed to or if it is fully charging. I don’t like guessing games. So far it has underwent three charges and still works ok. My daughter has not said anything about it going out quickly, so it is just ok for now.

1 Star flip video
Really dont like this camera. Shakey video makes it hard to watch . Cant really tell when the battery is fully charged. The instructions say the red light will go out when it is charged but the one I have the red light blinks. Nothing in the instructions say what to do with a blinking light. Charges some times other times it does not.

2 Stars Good battery; If you can charge it!
They overheat when charging; At least they do for me. The one that came with the camera and the 2nd one I purchased here. I would not buy this even for $12. I bought it when it cost more and wish I had just purchased some good rechargeable AAs instead. They are a much better and can be used for more than just your Ultra HD camera. As long as you have a Flip camera that can use them that is.

1 Star rechageable battery pack
The battery pack that I bought did not take a charge. Tried it numorous time. My background is electronics, and I think that they were just old.

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Flip Video Power Adapter

Flip Video Power Adapter

The Flip Video Power Adapter helps you keep your Flip camcorder charged and ready to go at all times. The compact adapter plugs into any wall outlet and features a USB port that connects to your camcorder’s USB arm. The Power Adapter is a particularly handy option for travelers.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star buyer beware
A word of caution, this item was included in a “combo” package with the Flip camcorder, the problem is my camcorder uses AA bateries and can’t be charged with this power adapter. So it’s never been used.

3 Stars Flip Video Power Adapter for me is so so
I almost returned this. Flip rechargeable batteries have a problem recharging with message coming up saying “charging paused”. They do this being recharged using Flip Video Power Adapter or my computer. However, the batteries then seem to work in the camera ??? Meanwhile I am always armed with regular AA batteries.

3 Stars works, but wierd configuration
i got this power adapter for my flip video hd. after contacting the company as to why it wasn’t working, they gave me instructions to do this and that and it seemed to charge after that. this adapter has the port on the bottom so it makes it akward to use as my flip has the usb arm on the side. i have to make a sling to support the camcorder while it’s charging. the setup is a bit funky but the charger does seem to work.

1 Star Nickel and dimed
[I don't know if it was intended to be this way, but this is textbook nickel and diming the valued customer. The Flip camcorder comes without a charger and the proprietary charger (this one) comes without a charging cord.]

I thought I’d get the charger for my Flip MinoHD because its non-removable battery can only be charged through a computer USB port OR the Flip’s own adapter and I CAN imagine instances where I don’t want to carry a laptop around so that I could charge a pocket-sized camcorder. I also did not like the way the MinoHD plugs into the laptop and hangs there, charging for hours, suspended by the USB arm.

Well… $24.95 later (that’s what I paid at the Flip site) it turns out that there’s just ‘one more thing’ needed to make this work the way I want it to. I couldn’t imagine it possible and I didn’t check before ordering but the charger came WITHOUT a cord so the MinoHD has to hang off the charger by its USB arm again while the charger itself plugs into the wall outlet (weird).

I really wish the Flips were compatible with standard chargers. The way they are now, while allowing us to take good videos on the cheap, they also complicate life more than they should. It’s one star because I don’t like its design/ergonomics, I don’t like the concept of asking the customer to spend more on a NEEDED wire and because I’m returning it.

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Note:

I found that the USB Travel Charger for SanDisk Sansa Clip/ Sansa Fuze/Sansa View/Sansa e200 is perfect at charging my MinoHD and almost a steal, pricewise. You will need a cord, unless you want your MinoHD hanging off its USB charging arm while charging.

4 Stars I Flipped For This!
I’ve noticed several complaints about this product, but many of these were in conjunction with the Flip Mino, whereas I have the Flip UltaHD. I received the Adapter and it’s a piece of cake. I’ve used it several times with no problem. My only gripe is having to use something to prop up the video and adapter against the wall because I don’t want the video to “hang”, but otherwise it works fine. I was able to charge the battery pack in 3.5 to 4 hours.

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