Western Digital WD TV Play Media Player User Manual - Manual (Page 30)

WD TV Play Media Player
User Manual
FINDING YOUR CONTENT - MY STORAGE – 25
USB Storage
Select a USB storage drive to access media content on a USB storage device
connected to the media player’s USB port.
Media Server
This menu displays network attached UPnP media servers connected to your
network and usage is optimized with DLNA compliant devices such as WD My Book
Live personal cloud storage and WD TV Live Hub media centers.
The benefit of using a media server is that it aggregates the content together from
the device that is hosting it. The media server hosts a list of supported file formats
with metadata information that allows a client device like the media player to easily
browse and play back the content.
However, using a media server can restrict supported file types and you may not be
able to see all the files stored in the media server.
Content Source Best for accessing...
USB Storage Storage device attached to the USB port.
DLNA/UPnP Media
Server Network-attached media server devices for ease of use (optimal for DLNA
certified server devices such as WD’s My Book
® Live ™ ).