<s>
The	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
consumer	O
device	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Western	O
Digital	O
which	O
plays	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
USB	B-Protocol
drives	O
or	O
network	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
played	O
high-definition	O
video	O
through	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
video	O
through	O
composite	O
video	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
Western	O
Digital	O
introduced	O
the	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Fall	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
Media	O
Player	O
with	O
DVD	O
quality	O
,	O
upscales	O
to	O
1080i	O
,	O
Plays	O
back	O
RealVideo	B-Algorithm
and	O
many	O
other	O
popular	O
file	O
formats	O
with	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
transcoding	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
H.264	O
encoded	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
device	O
without	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
providing	O
only	O
analog	O
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
compatible	O
with	O
certain	O
wireless	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connects	O
to	O
Internet	O
sites	O
:	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
(	O
until	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
Live365	O
,	O
myTV	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
,	O
Mediafly	B-Application
,	O
Flingo	B-Operating_System
,	O
AccuWeather	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
or	O
stream	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
home	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediafly	B-Application
and	O
DVD	O
menu	O
support	O
added	O
in	O
firmware	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sigma	O
Designs	O
SMP8655	O
SoC	B-Architecture
inside	O
the	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
a	O
500MHz	O
CPU	O
,	O
a	O
333MHz	O
coprocessor	O
,	O
a	O
333MHz	O
DSP	O
,	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
DRAM	O
,	O
and	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
NAND	O
flash	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
early	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
having	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Netflix	O
streaming	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
support	O
Netflix	O
,	O
a	O
macrovision	O
enabled	O
SoC	B-Architecture
was	O
required	O
(	O
Sigma	O
Designs	O
SMP8654	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Linux	O
system	O
is	O
also	O
now	O
encrypted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
:	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
Plus	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
Horizon	O
names	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
of	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
fall	O
2010	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
device	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
1	O
TB	O
storage	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
Sigma	O
Designs	O
SMP8654	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
Plus	O
with	O
four	O
64	O
MB	O
Nanya	O
NT5TU64M16GG	O
DDR2	O
667/800MHz	O
modules	O
(	O
256	O
MB	O
total	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2	O
GB	O
Samsung	O
K9F2G080UB	O
flash	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
customizable	O
themes	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
remote	O
control	O
,	O
can	O
get	O
content	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
plays	O
DRM-protected	O
services	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
,	O
a	O
10/100Mbit/s	O
RJ45	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
model	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Spotify	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
has	O
WiFi	O
and	O
a	O
Sigma	O
Designs	O
SMP8670AD	O
700MHz	O
processor	O
with	O
512MB	O
of	O
DDR2	O
memory	O
from	O
Nanya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Live	I-Application
Gen	O
3	O
(	O
NTSC	O
model	O
number	O
WDBHG70000NBK	O
,	O
PAL	O
model	O
number	O
WDBGXT0000NBK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
has	O
been	O
hacked	O
to	O
enable	O
further	O
options	O
,	O
including	O
using	O
external	O
optical	O
drives	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
to	O
Ethernet	O
adapters	O
,	O
bittorrent	B-Protocol
downloading	O
and	O
improved	O
thumbnail	O
preview	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newest	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
WD	B-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
Streaming	O
Media	O
)	O
have	O
encrypted	O
firmware	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
efforts	O
to	O
continue	O
hacking	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
