PD8542
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- First ReviewNovember 20, 2015
- Last ReviewDecember 28, 2015
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Samsung - Streaming Audio Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player - Black
Thanks to built-in Wi-Fi, this Samsung BD-J5700/ZA Blu-ray player allows you to enjoy streaming media from your favorite content providers, including Netflix, Pandora and more. AllShare DLNA capability lets you stream content stored on your home network.
Nice Player For The Money
Customer Rating
4.0
I read a lot of reviews of this player on a lot of sites before buying it. The major gripe people had with it is the lack of indication if the unit is turned on or not. Most reviewers were so concerned about that issue that they either didn't have any other concerns with the unit or didn't mention them. Since no one seemed to have any serious problems with the unit, I decided to buy it, given the great Black Friday pricing.
Let's get this out of the way up front. Yes, this unit has absolutely no lights on the front or any indication whatsoever to tell you if it's turned on or not. Personally, I don't see this as a problem. When I turn on the player, the TV turns on and everything works. When I turn off the TV, the player turns off. If for some odd reason the player were to stay on when I turned off the TV, I don't really care. The player will go to sleep after a while anyway.
With that stupidity out of the way, the player itself is a very mainstream Blu-Ray player. It has all the apps and DLNA features you would expect from a similarly priced unit. It spins up quickly and is responsive to the remote. I bought this unit as a replacement for a similar Samsung unit I purchased about 2 years ago that developed problems playing most Blu-Ray discs. The old player would freeze and stutter during playback. I've had this new unit for about a month and it's played every disc I tried in it perfectly.
The apps (Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, etc...) all work well. Yes, the Netflix problem that plagued early versions of this player have been fixed. The player has built in WiFi, which is nice, but I have it hard-wired, and you should too for best performance. Don't hook up your player with WiFi and then complain that Netflix is buffering all the time.
All in all it's a nice basic player for the money. It doesn't have any fancy features or controls at all. It does everything I need it to do, play Blu-Ray discs and stream Pandora, Netflix and other services. I just hope it lasts longer than the 18 months the previous player lasted.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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My Best Buy number: 2379523135
My Best Buy number: 2379523135
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
Great Drive
Customer Rating
5.0
I have been very happy with Western Digital drives over the years. I have had problems with drives from many other manufacturers, but Western Digital drives have always been reliable.
With a USB 3.0 connection I get about 800 Mb/sec of throughput on file copies so the drive is nice and fast. It's pretty quiet too.
Not much more to say, it's a large hard drive that works well.
With a USB 3.0 connection I get about 800 Mb/sec of throughput on file copies so the drive is nice and fast. It's pretty quiet too.
Not much more to say, it's a large hard drive that works well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2379523135
My Best Buy number: 2379523135
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
This need external power source ?
Yes. The drive comes with an external power adapter.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
will this work with windows 10 ?
Yes.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
Is it compatable with Linux?
Or is this a windows/mac device?
If you reformat it for Linux, you can use it with a Linux system.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
Can I use this for a Mac and PC at the same time?
Not if you want the full capacity. If you format it for Windows, Mac can read the drive, but you won't be able to write new files to it from the Mac. If you format it for Mac, Windows won't be able to use it at all.
The only way to use it on both is to format it as FAT32, which has a maximum size of 32 GB. If you really knew what you were doing you could split the drive and format part of it NTFS for Windows and the other part HFS for Mac.
The only way to use it on both is to format it as FAT32, which has a maximum size of 32 GB. If you really knew what you were doing you could split the drive and format part of it NTFS for Windows and the other part HFS for Mac.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
is this compatable with a compac model CQ510Ff
It should be compatible with any USB 2 or 3 device. If you are running a really old OS, it might not be able to see the full capacity of the drive, but that is an OS problem, not a hardware problem.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
how do I program wd my book 4tb. for quik movie download and veiwing.
How do I use wd my book for movie storage and viewing on my TV?
You should look into Western Digital's network connected drives. They may be better suited to what you are trying to do.
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WD - My Book 4TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
With password protection and hardware encryption, this WD My Book external hard drive allows you to protect and privatize your stored documents. The 4TB capacity delivers ample space for videos, photos, music and other files.
Is this a desktop drive or a portable drive?
This is a portable drive. It has a USB 3.0 connection.
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