WD TV Live HD media hub first to use Windows 7 features
updated 04:00 pm EDT, Thu May 6, 2010
WD TV Live HD now uses Win 7 Play To streaming
Western Digital put out an update to the WD TV Live HD that makes it the first networked media hub to properly recognize Windows 7. Patching the firmware lets the hub show up as a destination for Windows' Play To feature. Viewers can now choose the content from the computer, rather than the hub, and don't have to load the media player first to load a video, photo or music.
It should still support any format and feature that was already recognized by the hub before the update, such as 1080p video and recognition of most common media formats. Internet radio from Live365 or Pandora still needs control directly from the WD TV Live's remote.
The media streaming hub still costs $150 and will work with Macs as well as Windows PCs.
