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BitTorrenters shopping for an affordable USB-based HDD-less media players (eg. Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link) may find the lack of H.264 support to be somewhat disappointing as more files uploaded are in high-definition and in specific container like the Matroska. Western Digital now has a new video extender that should put a smile on your face. Its new WD TV HD Media Player, instead of clogging up your wireless network, simply playbacks whatever that is on your USB hard drive(s) - supporting up to 2 drives to combine into a single pool. Unique to the WD TV HD Player is the support for 1080p output through HDMI and most importantly, video compatibility for MS' WMV9, QuickTime's MOV (MPEG-4, H.264) and MKV. Audio compatibility includes the usual plus OGG, LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital (2-channel) and MKA. Nothing is perfect; the same goes for the Western Digital which omits MPEG-2 VOB and DivX decoding. But dual USB ports and MKV at 1080p are good enough to satisify most bitTorrenters, if not all. MSRP for the WD TV HD is $130, but it is likely to come down by the Christmas time. - Get Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player now for $99.00 at Amazon.com
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USB Hard Drive Reviews
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- Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive (2008)
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