I ordered the WDTV Live Plus last week, but I canceled it cause I'm also in the market for a PS3. I know the PS3 plays a ton of media, so I didn't want two devices that do the same thing.
My question is, does it play the same media types? or am I better off getting the WDTV?
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Absolutely not. The ps3 is not nearly as versatile as the wdtv.
However the ps3 does have a slight edge over the 360 in terms of being able to do avchd and m2ts high def files.
BUT it does NOT do mkv. That will be a major knock against it IF you are simply looking for video playback.
If you want gaming obviously you can't do that with the wdtv. Nor does the wdtv play bluray or any disc media of any type.
You'll need to weigh your need for vast file compatiblity of the wdtv versus the more standardized ps3. If gaming is not a necessity of the device I would say go for the wdtv.
For starters it has a WAY WAY smaller footprint and can squeeze in just about any media center shelf space. The ps3 is quite a bit bigger (though I have a 40gb fat model so I don't really know how much sleeker the slim model is since I don't have one).
So basically do you want gaming and bluray capability at a higher price? Or do you want superior file playback abiltiy that the wdtv offers without disc playback and no gaming?Donatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
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Originally Posted by tj1182
But its stripped down compared to the wdtv.
Edit - forgot to mention the ps3 can only do fat32 harddrives so thats the 4gb file limit. THE WDTV DOES NTFS AND NO FILE LIMIT.Donatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
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I'm pretty sure. I would imagine that is like backwards compatibility. I imagine if it can do ntfs it HAS to be able to do fat32. Though since that is the major draw for the wdtv I have never tested mine on the fat32 system. I have the first gen non live non mini version.
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I sure hope so. I'll be pissed if I have to transfer and reformat. I don't even have that much room on my PC to back it up. But I'm sure it does, it has to.
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Yes, the WDTV series can play files off a FAT32 formatted device. But FAT32 has a 4GB max file size limit.
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You should also be able to change it to NTFS without losing all your files already stored on it if you wanted to, but don't just right click it and choose format or you will lose everything.
I have done it several times in the past with no problems.
http://www.ntfs.com/quest3.htm
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=converting+fat32+to+ntfs+without+losing+data&...243f4fdcd3825aLast edited by Noahtuck; 31st Jul 2010 at 23:53.
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Hmm...It says it can't convert cause the drive is in use. Maybe I should try it in Safe Mode?
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Nevermind, I did it. No data lost. But I only had 2gigs of data on it. I'm still a little worried, just in case. My PC is an old POS.
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