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In-stores from December 6 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

WD\u00ae Liverwire\u2122 Powerline AV Network Kit Gives Consumers Instant 200Mbps High-Speed Network Connections Anywhere in the Home
\nPlug-and-play Device Uses Existing Electrical Outlets to Stream HD Video to the Connected Home Theater<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Sydney, Australia: December 06 2010 – Western Digital<\/a>\u00ae, the world\u2019s leader in external storage solutions<\/a>, today introduced its new WD Livewire\u2122 Powerline AV Network Kit<\/a>, a HomePlug\u00ae AV<\/a> compatible solution that enables consumers to use their existing electrical outlets to extend secure and reliable high-speed Internet connections throughout the home. Complementing the WD TV\u00ae line of media players, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit enables consumers to easily and affordably deliver HD video streams to the home theater, transfer large files or play multi-player online games, all without running network cables around the home. With four ports on each of two adapters included in the kit, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit offers users the ability to connect their router and up to seven additional devices to their high-speed network.<\/p>\n

According to research from Parks Associates, an increasing number of consumers own connected devices such as HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc\u2122 players, game consoles and digital media players such as the WD TV Live Plus HD media player (Home Networks for Consumer Electronics 2009). By the end of 2010, Parks Associates forecasts consumers will own 111 million of these devices, with 37 million Internet-capable devices in the U.S. alone, but \u201cconnecting\u201d them can be challenging and costly. In a recent Parks Associates survey, 42 percent of respondents unwilling to connect their TVs to the Internet indicated that either their router was too far from the device or it would be too complicated to set up or both (Digital Media Evolution II 2010).<\/p>\n

Featuring HomePlug AV technology, the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit provides users with data transfer speeds up to 200 megabits per second (Mbps), enabling glitch-free playback of Full-HD 1080p video streams on up to seven connected devices. Setup is as easy as plugging in a lamp. Consumers do not need to undertake home improvement projects to route new wiring between rooms. They simply plug one of the two adapters in the kit into their router and an electrical outlet then plug the other adapter into another outlet where they need access to wired network connections. Users can stream video to four connected devices in the home theater and also gain an additional three network ports by their router.<\/p>\n

For an integrated entertainment solution, users can store digital media on WD\u2019s My Book\u00ae World Edition\u2122 home network drive and stream photos, music and HD video via the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit to one of the WD TV line of media players or other DLNA\u00ae-compliant devices located throughout the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers are accumulating an increasing number of Internet-capable connected TVs, video game consoles and media players providing access to exciting online content through services such as YouTube\u2122\u201d said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group. \u201cWireless networks, while popular, don\u2019t always deliver the reliable high-speed connections needed to sustain HD video streaming. Meanwhile, drilling holes for new Ethernet cables is complicated, expensive and messy. With the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit, it\u2019s truly easy to enjoy all the HD streaming and broadband Internet capabilities of these great new devices anywhere there is an electrical outlet.\u201d<\/p>\n

WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit features:<\/p>\n