Unlike its predecessor, the WD TV Play, the WD TV drops support for Netflix, which is an odd move. To access your local content, there are icons for Music, Photos and Videos. Video services include CinemaNow, Hulu Plus, Vudu and YouTube. Plenty of audio services are upfront with Pandora, SiriusXM, and Spotify preloaded as favorites. When the device starts up, there is a grid of icons pinned to the front page. We tested the NTSC version sold in the US (model number WDBYMN0000NBK), but the PAL version sold in the UK and Australia (model number WDBPUF0000NBK) should be otherwise identical. This review refers to the 2014 version, called simply 'WD TV Media Player.' It's available worldwide, and comes in NTSC and PAL versions depending on the video standard of the country in which it's sold. Version information: Western Digital has released numerous similarly named products over the years, most recently the WD TV Play in 2013. For media hoarders looking for a reliable way to play back video on the big screen, however, the WD TV is tailor-made. If you've never heard of VLC, then you probably don't have a collection of media files you'd like to play on your TV, and the WD TV probably isn't for you. If you're familiar with VLC Media Player, the jack-of-all-trades, open-source video playback software popular among more tech-savvy PC and Mac users, then just think of WD TV as VLC for your TV. The device has no built-in storage, but interfaces with your existing storage devices, such as external hard drives, a NAS server or a computer, via its USB ports or your home network. Instead of focusing on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Video, the little box prides itself on being able to deliver pretty much any file in your media collection - video, audio or photo - to your TV and home audio system.

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