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08-16-2009, 08:13 AM
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Western Digital really hit a sweet spot last year with its $130 <a href="http:// http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/01/western-digital-quietly-intros-wd-tv-hd-media-player/">WD TV HD Media Player</a>. The thing pumped out 1080p over HDMI at an attractive price, and that's all most people really needed. The newly leaked WD TV-2 revisits the formula, but adds in network playback over the new Ethernet jack, DTS audio decoding, and a component video plug for folks caught in the technological no man's land between composite and HDMI. Outside of that there's a just plain silly amount of codec support, which is hard not to love. No word on price or a release date, but the leaked photos and detailed specs seem to imply this thing is ready for prime time.<br /><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/">WD TV-2 spruces up Western Digital's already attractive media player offering</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://electric-echoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/wd-tv-2.html>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19130534/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Western Digital really hit a sweet spot last year with its $130 <a href="http:// http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/01/western-digital-quietly-intros-wd-tv-hd-media-player/">WD TV HD Media Player</a>. The thing pumped out 1080p over HDMI at an attractive price, and that's all most people really needed. The newly leaked WD TV-2 revisits the formula, but adds in network playback over the new Ethernet jack, DTS audio decoding, and a component video plug for folks caught in the technological no man's land between composite and HDMI. Outside of that there's a just plain silly amount of codec support, which is hard not to love. No word on price or a release date, but the leaked photos and detailed specs seem to imply this thing is ready for prime time.<br /><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/">WD TV-2 spruces up Western Digital's already attractive media player offering</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://electric-echoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/wd-tv-2.html>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19130534/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/wd-tv-2-spruces-up-western-digitals-already-attractive-media-pl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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