Western Digital WD TV Mini Multimedia Player

If you're looking for a way to display multimedia content on a motel or hotel TV, you won't find anything easier to use, more portable, or more capable in a 720p output unit than Western Digital's WD TV Mini. This player is only slightly larger than a stack of three or four coasters, and the accompanying normal-sized AC adapter looks large and bulky in comparison. In fact, your primary concern with the WD TV Mini may be that you'll lose it in your baggage.

Though the WD TV Mini produces only 720p output, that limitation is unlikely to cramp your style, since 1080i flat-panel displays are rare ducks in most travel accommodations. (Admittedly, I have occasionally encountered 1080i displays in conference rooms.) The player provides component and composite video out, and optical and analog output. The composite, component, and analog audio jacks take the form of breakout cables, while the optical audio output is a standard light-pipe port. You also get a USB port for attaching the drive containing your media.

Western Digital claims that the WD ...

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Jon L. Jacobi, PC World