Need a new Media Player

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weelzSA

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As the title reads, I need to purchase a new Media Player. The media player needs to be able to play a vast amount of file types and preferably have a good interface and be able to handle 1080p Blu Ray rips ect.

I think I am pretty set on the WD TV Live (the new version with built in WiFi) please see link:

http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330

But if anyone has any other suggestions or recommendations please let me know. My budget is about R1500, so if you think there are better options out there please let me know.

Thanks in advance.
 
I bought the live last week. Impressed. Its no xbmc, but it works well out of the box.

Nice Android remote options as well. The included remote is a little bit jittery


If you're a techie though, i personally would go for the top of the line medea8r
 
Oh. Bought out for my sister, so wanted a no nonsense, well supported solution. Hence western digital. Best off the shelf user interface I've seen. I also have the ac Ryan. Don't.
 
I ended up going with the new WD TV Live. I bought it this morning and was delivered around 3:30pm so great service from TakeAlot once again. I had the previous WD TV Live and really enjoyed it. I think that is the reason why I decided to go for the updated version. Besides being able to play many many MANY different formats, it looks nice and is small enough to stick in between the TV ect.

Going to set it up tonight and see how it goes. Another reason is that they are constantly updating the firmware for the device and there are many forums out there with very useful information if I ever get stuck or want to try something new ect.

I honestly dont think you could get a better valued media player for the price, but the true test will come when I set it up and see how well it copes.
 
Had a problem with windows shares. But i really didn't try to fix it Coz it's going to my sis.

what'd you pay?
 
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