Can the WD TV act like a NAS?

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hi guys, 

i’m a little confused and hope someone can explain.  I’m want to share media which i have backed up with the rest of the house members.  I’m thinking of purchasing a NAS and then play media using a player like wdtv live.  But can the wdtv live do this instead? i.e connect a hdd to the wdtv live and then enable share via network?  Or am i better off sticking to a dedicated NAS solution?

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Yes, it can do that, but the functionality and performance is very limitted compared to a purpose-built NAS.

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thank you.  I simply want a storage solution where i can transfer files to from my pc and then be able to share them.  The only thing is that i would like a nas to be able to lock/password protect folders, so adult-rated movies should not be seen by kids.

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The Live / Live + does *NOT* have that capability to password-restrict certain folders.

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so in that case, i’d be better off getting a NAS and then locking/hiding folders on that, so that wdtv live cannot access these?