Great performing drive with massive storage space!!!

PROS: Drive is extremely compact with massive storage space. The price is also very reasonable. CONS: Media content on drive (e.g., movie and audio files) cannot be played on media devices with a USB port!!! OTHER THOUGHTS: I bought this drive for the sole purpose of loading it full of AVI, MKV, MP4 and FLV video files so that I can connect it to my LG Blu-ray player's USB port and watch them on my HDTV. However, none of the files on the drive could be played - not one!! My blu-ray player didn't even recognize the drive as being connected. It appears that this particular WD drive is to be used for backing up files only. It's useless if you want to play audio and video content on it from media devices with a USB port - SO BEWARE!!!! FOLLOW-UP REVIEW: I recently rated this particular drive by Western Digital a 2 out of 5 being that I was unable to watch any media content I loaded on to it when I connected it to my LG Blu-ray player. However, I've since updated it to reflect a 5 out of 5 rating because this is simply an outstanding drive! I've always purchased drives by Western Digital (external and internal) and they've always provided rock solid performance and superior reliability. This drive is no acceptation, as it delivers the great performance WD is highly known for. Ultimately, what prompted me to update this review is the fact that the LG Blu-ray player I connected my WD drive into was a bit outdated, and simply didn't recognized the drive. Nevertheless, I purchased a newer model LG Blu-ray player (LG BP550) and it recognized my WD drive instantly! I'm now able to play all my media content with ease. Simply put, this WD drive definitely works as intended, but you have to make certain that whatever you're plugging it into supports external HDD playback.Read full review

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