WD TV Play: A World of Digital Media for $70

There's a whole world outside that cable TV box, full of apps and streaming video and media files by the millions. Western Digital's new streaming set-top box, called WD TV Play, lets you navigate that wealth of content, giving you an enormous amount of media for $70.

Let's fire it up and see how well it works.

The Play can bring you crisp and clear streaming 1080p video from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu and YouTube (but no Amazon Instant Video), music from Pandora Radio and Spotify, pictures from Flickr and Picasa, plus a few more.

It's a cinch to set up. It has Wi-Fi as well as Ethernet connectivity built in, so if you don't have a wired connection nearby, the Wi-Fi performs just as…
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