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WD TV Live vs WD TV Play

4.92 in
1.18 in
WD TV Live Digital Media Player
WD TV Live
4.17 in
1.07 in
WD TV Play Digital Media Player
WD TV Play
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
4.2 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
40
4.0 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
56 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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General

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
TypeDesktopDesktop

Connectivity

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Composite video out11
DC-in jackyesyes
Digital audio optical out11
HDMI ports quantity11
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Ethernet LANyesyes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Wi-Fiyesyes

Audio properties

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Audio formats supported
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • FLAC
  • LPCM
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • PCM
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • LPCM
  • MKA
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • PCM
  • WAV
  • WMA
Audio decoders
  • Dolby Digital
  • DTS
Dolby TrueHD

Video

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Full HDyesyes
Image formats supported
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Video compression formats
  • AVI
  • MKV
  • VOB
  • H.264
  • MPEG4
  • VC-1
  • Xvid
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • FLV
  • H.264
  • MKV
  • MOV
  • MPEG
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • VOB
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • FLV
  • H.264
  • M2T
  • M2TS
  • MKV
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG4
  • TP
  • TS
  • VC-1
  • WMV9
  • Xvid
Subtitle formats supported
  • ASS
  • SMI
  • SRT
  • SSA
  • SUB
  • ASS
  • MKV
  • SMI
  • SRT
  • SSA
  • SUB
Maximum video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Analog signal format systemNTSCNTSC
Frame rate24.0 fps30.0 fps

Storage

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Built-in storage medianono
Card reader integratednono
Storage media typeNot availableNot available

Design

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
Black
Storage temperature (T-T)40 - 3540 - 65

Dimensions

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Width4.92 in4.17 in
Depth0.39 in4.13 in
Height1.18 in1.07 in
Weight6.7 oz4.94 oz

Features

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Built-in displaynono
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Supported radio bandsNot supportedNot supported

Power

WD TV LiveWD TV Live
WD TV PlayWD TV Play
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 355 - 35

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