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Woah. This is a seriously nice bit of kit. Western Digital (those of hard drive fame) have gone all multimedia on us and produced a nice bit of AV kit which bridges a common issue in many households – how do I get stuff from my hard disk to the TV?
You plug the HD (there isn’t one inside) to the adapter, and then plug to the TV – as the unit supports up to 1080p, that’s potentially a niiiiiice picture!
There are some limitations on it apparently – the fact it won’t play DivX could be a deal breaker for some, as could the fact that it won’t read Apple-formatted hard disks. Likewise it doesn’t play nicely with the Fairplay DRM of Apple’s making.
The ace in the sleeve of this piece of convergence kit though is that it sells for under £100 – nearly 3x less than Apple’s higher-end Apple TV. OK you could argue no HD here, but even adding a GIGANTIC 1TB hard disk isn’t going to cost you more than £100 or so – still one-third cheaper!
Anyway, The Register has a really nice review of this, and you can find more on Western Digital’s site here. I just wish they would send me one to review!!
[WDTV Review via: The Register / Image via: Western Digital]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
