Updates on WD TV Live and comparison to Google Chromecast usage in India (Bangalore)

I have been using WD TV Live on and off and also more recently got a Google Chromecast device also so thought of updating how WD TV Live and Chromecast experience have been for online applications, streaming from India.

For earlier usage reviews you can refer to my original post here.

WD Live TV 2011 model experience

WD has been updating firmware regularly and now there are many more applications available compared to what we had in 2011. There are changes within applications like YouTube, where now we can also control videos from mobile/tablets by pairing your device. This then becomes very similar to what we do with Chromecast for playing YouTube videos.

Good application additions to WD TV Live include Euro News (euronews), CinemaNow and also Red Bull TV.

Current list of active services on WD TV Live in Asia Pacific include -

1. Facebook
2. YouTube
3. AOL HD
4. SlingPlayer
5. Tweet by WD TV
6. Flixster
7. Euronews
8. Creepster.TV
9. PlayJam Games
10. TuneIn
11. RedBull TV
12. Shoutcast Radio
13. Vimeo
14. Picasa
15. Dailymotion
16. Live 265
17. Launchpad by Flingo
18. Accu Weather
19. Yupp TV
20. WSJ Live
21. Deezer
22. XOS College Sport
23. WatchMojo
24. Comedy Time
25. American Pop Classics
26. ADC
27. All Fitness TV
28. Asian Rush
29. Cook
30. CloudMe
31. Family TV
32. GoDigital
33. Great Movies
34. Manga
35. MBC America on Demand
36. Pop Flix Classic Movies
37. Pop Flix Classic TV
38. TG Toon Goggles
39. Vanguard
40. Snag Films
41. SEC Digital Network

One of the recent Firmware releases has been 1.16.13 and detailed release notes are available from WD support site .

Link to WD Support and Download page.

Current List of Applications on Chromecast from Wikipedia Chromecast Page.
Wikipedia Chromecast Page - list of Apps