Last Christmas a lot of people rewarded themselves with a new 1080 pixels HDTV. Of course it's possible to use your DVD player or even get a brand new Blu-Ray player to use with the new television. However what is truly the best media player for your new system? You aren't the only one to ask yourself questions, and that's why we're going to look at media players in further details.

Some individuals say an high definition media player would be the best option. These media players are the size of an external hard disk and can play audio and of course video from USB storage media devices. There are several different brand names to select from but for an example we will use the well-liked WD media player, WD being short for Western Digital. This company is a major hard drive manufacturer but has also moved into the media player industry, with positive results.

With a WD TV HD media player you'll be able to play content from any connected USB drive in full HD 1080 pixels with DTS 2.0 digital sound. This device actually plays most video and audio formats and also allows you to search and organize your files from the easy to use interface. You can also move and manage data files from a digital camera or even video camera. To be able to use this media player an additional USB hard drive is necessary. The unit itself does not include storage space. By using external hard disks the storage space is really unrestricted. There is a lot of other high definition media players with similar functions. For further info try to find a WD HD media player review on the internet.

The more recent versions also include internet streaming media. There are several distinct brand names that provide you internet streaming hi def, including D-Link, ASUS, MvixUSA, and Buffalo LinkTheater. So what's internet streaming media? Streaming media is a player with a connection to the internet. Some use ethernet technology and some others are wireless. Either way this will allow you to access all the media on our computers and network and organize, play, and view data files.

So what can you actually do with this sort of media players? You can stream films and television shows that you have downloaded from the web, as well as watch Dailymotion videos, listen to your music, listen to internet radio, and view our pictures and videos on the large screen. If you're entertaining it is possible to put in place a cool media show on your set to actually play in the background, forget about burning log DVDs. In the near future these devices should continue to get better but for now these are affordable and a great way to manage and appreciate your media collection.