I want to buy a WD TV Live HD Media Player and I found some factory refurbished on ebay. But they are all North America products (WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN) and since I am from Europe (Austria) I’m wondering if these will work here as well (Europe: WDBAAP0000NBK-EESN).
I guess one difference is the power plug. But is it just the plug, or is the whole product incompatible to the power requirements of Europe/Austria (230V, 50Hz)
Another difference could be NTSC vs. PAL - what about that?
I tried to search for answers for myself, but I’ve found only one thread here regarding the differences of these two models. About NTSC/PAL it says something about default - does that mean I can choose in a menu?
In therory they should be the same. The power supply is multi-voltage (100 to 240V) and 50 / 60Hz. The TV standard can be changed from NTSC to PAL via an internal menu or by pressing the reset button for 10 seconds.
The power supply may come with a USA plug but that just means getting an adaptor. You may be lucky and get a power supply with clip on adaptors.
The WDBAAP versions come with PAL-format enabled instead of NTSC, but that can be changed via the RESET button (hold the reset button more than 10 seconds and it will switch)
It may affect which online SERVICES are available to the unit, such as having services displayed that are North America or US Only.
So, in other words, I see no reason why you couldn’t use either model as long as you have a compatible adapter for your region.
Hopefully a WD engineer will step in and correct me if I’m wrong. :)
The Live+ and LiveHUB have much more substantial differences (the chipsets are different for one thing)
