Good media players for Full HD TV?

[Rafael Lopes]

Hi guys,

My 55 inch HDTV supports a lot of formats and codecs but DTS is not one of them and many MKV files I have actually use DTS. So I´m looking into buying a powerful media player to have hooked into my TV at all times with the following must haves:

- HDMI out (I don´t want streaming)
- USB input so that I may plug a usb stick with films and photos to watch
- DTS support (as well as all the general formars and codecs)
- Wifi (in case I want to use netflix and other services like it)
- Powerfull processor to handle heavy full HD files
- A good graphics´card (I´ve tried some generic media players that had all the items above but graphics were so but that the video it reproduced didn´t show the quality it actually had)
- Subtitle support

I´ve read good things about the WD Live TV and the Sony´s media player too (I cannot recall how it´s called right now).

[Chris Medico]

I have two of the WDTV Live Plus players. They work quite well. I've had no problem playing 35mb/sec blu-ray derived material. It outputs DTS via its optical output.

The new version has wifi. I have an older version but the house is wired with cat5e so I don't have the need for wireless.

[Sareesh Sudhakaran]

Originally Posted by Rafael Lopes

Hi guys,

My 55 inch HDTV supports a lot of formats and codecs but DTS is not one of them and many MKV files I have actually use DTS. So I´m looking into buying a powerful media player to have hooked into my TV at all times with the following must haves:

- HDMI out (I don´t want streaming)
- USB input so that I may plug a usb stick with films and photos to watch
- DTS support (as well as all the general formars and codecs)
- Wifi (in case I want to use netflix and other services like it)
- Powerfull processor to handle heavy full HD files
- A good graphics´card (I´ve tried some generic media players that had all the items above but graphics were so but that the video it reproduced didn´t show the quality it actually had)
- Subtitle support

I´ve read good things about the WD Live TV and the Sony´s media player too (I cannot recall how it´s called right now).

Why not build your own HTPC? You can use an AMD A10 with a great sound card that'll do everything for years.

[Chris Medico]

Originally Posted by Sareesh Sudhakaran

Why not build your own HTPC? You can use an AMD A10 with a great sound card that'll do everything for years.

The cost will be much higher for a HTPC. You can pick up the WD player on discount for about $60.

Edit: Just checked and you can pick up a refurb from WD for $59.

[Ervin Farkas]

Another vote for the WD player; I also have two of them, an old one with no networking and the new model with CAT5 and WIFI.

They both rock.

[Rafael Lopes]

Thanks, guys. I´m really leaning towards the WDTV Live Plus. Does it have an internet browser too?

I know Vizio Co-Star has a browser and so does the Sony NSZ-GS7. Does anyone have experience with these 2 players?