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- Viewsonic VMP70, Perfecting USB Media Playback on HDTV
- LG XF1 Ho Hum Multimedia Hard Drive
- LaCie LaCinema Rugged HD - All-terrain 1080p H.264 Playback
- LaCie LaCinema Classic Bridge - Sub-$100 USB Media Extender
- Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player (Not so HD w/o HDMI)
- WD TV HD Media Player Ready for H.264, MKV & Full HD
- LaCie LaCinema Rugged Media Extender Gets Tough
- Iomega's Low-cost Missing Link between DivX and TV
Western Digital WD TV HD certainly gives you best bang for the buck with its awesome file support for just under $99 street. As powerful as it may seem, the WD TV HD omits RealMedia Variable Rate (RMVB), a format embraced by bit-torrenters in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The HDD manufacturer now makes it up with an even more affordable WD TV that should please the budget-conscious crowd and RMVB fans. Dubbed WD TV Mini, the media player gains the aforementioned video codec, but also drops a number of features to keep the cost down. The most notable omission is HDMI, replaced by component and composite video so max. output is limited to 1080i. That may not be an annoyance as the WD TV Mini cannot decode H.264 nor it can read MKV. MPEG-2/MP4 and RMVB compatibility is also limited to SD with the former supporting up to 720x480 and the latter up to a rather odd 1024x756 resolution. Digital optical jack and HFS+ stay, fortunately. As far as interface is concerned, WD TV Mini has the benefit of thumbnail previews the ability to view pictures from PTP-compliant devices (basically all cameras). If this fits your requirement, WD TV Mini is now available for $99 MSRP. - Get WD TV Mini WDBAAL0000NBK - digital AV player now for $69.99 at Newegg.com
- Get WD TV Mini WDBAAL0000NBK - digital AV player now for $69.00 at Buydig.com
- Get WD TV Mini WDBAAL0000NBK - digital AV player now for $79.99 at J&R Music and Computer World
- Get WD TV Mini WDBAAL0000NBK - digital AV player now for $79.99 at Amazon.com
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Filed under Hardware
USB Hard Drive Reviews
- Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB Portable Hard Drive (2008)
- Lenovo ThinkPad 128-bit AES Secure Hard Drive (2008)
- Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme 1.5TB External Hard Drive (2008)
- Thermaltake BlacX SE USB Hard Drive Dock (2008)
- Buffalo 320GB Turbo USB Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- Apricorn Aegis Bio 120GB Portable Drive (2007)
- Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (2007)
- SimpleTech Pininfarina 500GB USB HDD (2007)
- Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB eSATA/USB/FireWire (2007)
- LaCie 80GB Biometric USB HDD (2006)
More External Hard Drives & Other USB Storage
- Wireless USB Ecosystem Grows a Little Bigger with Artimi Drive
- Toaster-style JBOD USB Rack
- USB Hard Drive Uses Hardcover Book for Camouflage
- Portable USB RAID 1 (Not Yet Bus-powered)
- Neil Poulton Puts Bumpers on LaCie Rugged Hard Drive
- Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media Extender Upgraded to HDMI
- Iomega Bumps REV to 120GB, Makes Last Stand
- ClickFree HD700 Hard Drive Promises Hands-free Backup
- Vista SP1 to Make USB Performance Even Worse
- Buffalo MiniStation 320GB Turbo USB Hard Drive Review
- Odyssey USB Removable HDD Cartridge Storage (No, it's not REV)
- Apricorn Aegis Bio 120GB Biometric USB Hard Drive Review
- Miniature Hard Drives Make a Comeback?
- RFID Spells Data Security for USB Hard Drives
- Alereon & SunPlusIT Bring WUSB Hard Drive to Reality
- Maxtor BlackArmor USB Drive - As Secure as it is Stylish
- LaCie LaCinema Premier - Media Center in Disguise
- Apricorn DriveWire - Cloning Made Easy Via USB
- Buffalo's RAID0 1TB DriveStation Goes Turbo USB
- LaCie's USB Hard Drive - Black Marble Slab of Doom
- Apricorn USB HDDs Push Hardware Encryption to Mainstream
- Logitec's Polished SATA to USB Hard Drive Rack
- USB Drive Enclosure Locks Data Down via PIN
- Buffalo Turbo USB HDD Takes Lead with 320GB
- Maxtor USB Hard Drives Ship Virus Infected
- Sentry Safe Fire-Safe / Waterproof USB Hard Drives
- Buffalo "Turbo USB" Drive Failed to Impress?
- Brando's USB 2.0 to eSATA Adapter for $15
- With SATA USB Docking Bay, Who Needs USB Enclosures?
- Mod Your Old UPS into a USB Hard Drive
