Difference between WD TV Live and WD TV?

Legacy Products WD TV
1

I am looking to buy a WD TV (Live or not) and found this comparison on the homepage:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/homeentertainment/mediaplayers/

It would seem that the WD TV is a better player?

I don’t have access to Miracast but customizing the home screen sounds convenient. Are these the only 2 differences? Which player is newest and most likely to have the longest support?

Basically - which one should I get?

2

You missed that Netflix is not supported on WD TV, but is present on the WD TV Live.

The WD TV player is newer than the WD TV Live.

3

I certainly did miss that!

Well then, no point to even look at the WD TV as Netflix is a must.

4

Found this interesting information in smallnetbuilder wdtv review:

“The WD TV and the WD TV Live have the same FCC ID number so they share the same hardware. Only the firmware is different.”

5

Even if the hardware is identical, something tells me the firmwares are not interchangeble between the devices. That would be a too easy upgrade :slight_smile:

Maybe a good project for the mod squad - patch the WD TV firmware so it can be uploaded to a WD TV Live SMP.