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Sandra Grady
As hinted, WD TV Live Streaming Media Player (Gen 3) is the version with Netflix support. The current WDTV Media Player product hardware is practically identical (just no LIVE on the front panel) but software is different - Netflix is one of the features removed.
The device does not have the Netflix copy protection chip in it so never can have Netflix capability. Ther are inexpensive ways to get Netflix on your TV. A Chromecast on TV controlled by a phone or tablet with the Netflix app can do the job.
The Roku was the original Netflix player and the first. one was primarily a Netflix player . I have had the first three players and have stayed with the last one,Roku 2 since the newer ones had no great features I needed. Roku was first and best player and the WDTV was not a good UI and never use it for Netflix,used just as a media player.
Cold boot time is also as much as three or four minutes and even warm boots are sometimes a minute long. Leaving the device running often results in low memory errors or videos stuttering or failing to play. Now about half of my MKVs which used to play smoothly no longer play at all.
I still have email from WD support on my WDTV Live unit. It explains how to activate Miricast which I did and as promised a large number of otherwise unseen apps showed up to the right of the screen. But; the promised NETFLIX app was not included.
There is also an instruction of loading an additional app through the USB device. This would mean access to Netflix app in a folder so it will install properly. I see one on Amazon which is perfect set up for Miricast etc. Even Kobo Books has an app for Netflix.
Because the apps are set up for immediate install we need to get it in a folder and open the folder on the USB stick. Or, a more civil thing would be for WD to undo the roll back and put the Netflix into a current update.
Well, that failed. Because this filmmaker turned out to be Kristin Lazure, who then pulled her co-founder Stephanie Soechtig into the conversation, and together they run Atlas Films, not just another documentary company but one of the best ones in the country.
Atlas has made super-incisive films on food, public health, guns, political cover-ups and so many more things, all of them highly watchable and action-oriented. As I reviewed their earlier titles, I realized that Atlas does not exist just to crank out entertainment or profit from cheap controversy. They are willing to do the real work to dig out the deeper stories, with the goal of creating positive social change.
I realized that sure, doing screen and camera work is hard and sometimes inconvenient and it would suck away some of the time I would normally put into writing blog articles. But in exchange it would almost certainly reach a lot more people for each hour I invested into it, and equally important it would reach new people, Netflix watchers who are probably a different group than blog readers.
So I said yes, and the giant ball started rolling really fast, and suddenly we spent the entire 2021 hopping through a series of occasional filming days, and recorded zoom calls, and other silly, interesting experiences.
Some of it was indeed hard (like being squeezed onto my deck along with a dozen production crew in the full blazing solar onslaught of a July afternoon, pretending to act natural while answering interview questions, pausing only to wipe away the occasional gallon of sweat from my forehead.) But almost all of it was loads of fun. And it led to wonderful new experiences and friendships for all of us.
In the end, I chose a young family of four that falls into the same demographic to which I target these blog posts: people with high incomes and high spending, who are wondering where all the money is going.
I taught my couple, John and Kim, how to streamline their initial $13,000 per month spending budget (!!), through things like more efficient grocery shopping and dining, keeping a closer eye on impulse purchasing, thinking about housing and neighborhoods and school choices (private versus public), and whether to consider side income streams over the longer run to allow them to scale back on work.
Looking forward to watching this one of these evenings soon. Three years in, I think I have enough up and down experience to hopefully relate to what you and the others are saying. I agree with you that doing a Netflix video is a new (and hopefully, fun!) way to broaden your reach. Mustache on!
The same changes that allow people like my students John and Kim to scale back on work and spend more time with the young kids, can make the difference between being able to afford basic housing and food and health care, for someone in a lower income life.
Just watched it- very well done! You were great- and so was everyone else. While indeed most of us know most of this stuff already, the average person will learn a lot and find all the subjects relatable and really be rooting for them.
This is a great intro film for people who are just starting their money journey. Hopefully it will start some much needed conversations about money in households who really need it. This plus Playing With Fire and then the Dave Ramsey student loan doco coming out, should be a helpful watch list for anyone trying to figure out money with a view to financial freedom.
Wow! That was great! I have never actually seen you in action, and you are much more of a sweet guy than I expected. I always hear you yelling in my ear about being a car clown, as that was the first post I ever read.
I think I teared up when the family went to Costa Rica and you said it was money well spent. I am so happy for them!!
Congrats! What a cool opportunity. So glad you let us know. I watched it last night with my wife and we enjoyed it a lot. I was so glad to see that the advice of all 4 coaches can help so many people in different situations. It was a great reminder of how no one is alone. We all struggle with most of the same financial challenges. I enjoyed seeing you in the process.
I would take that rather awesome idea a step further. A documentary exercise where MMM holds sway over more than just the fiscal genre. One of the things I enjoy about MMM is that he pairs his practical financial posture with health, charity, and big-picture impact at the personal level, all of which he is endeavoring to instill into his children; raising the next generation of citizens to to not only be personally successful, but to be *good people*.
Very kind of you to say those things Brad. I too would love to see a documentary (or even an ongoing series) like that, except instead of me being on-camera, it would be someone who has more time and enthusiasm and skill for TV work.
Luckily I think there are many such role models out there, already creating TV shows and Youtube videos. For my part, I learned long ago that for a sustainably happy life, you gotta focus on what you enjoy most.
Great gig MMM! I thought that your protgs hit the jackpot when they decided to downsize their house and you were their advisor. Right in your wheelhouse! All those Rigid tools (most of mine are Ryobi)! I thought, though that all those people needed a face punch, really bad. All four of the advisors treated them with kid gloves. I was hoping that you would show your couple how to squeeze the last bit of tooth paste out with a vise. Great documentary though! Thanks for sharing!
Really well put together (fun music and excellent graphics). I enjoyed every minute of it. My favorite thing though was the diversity of both the financial pros and the featured individuals/families. Way to go!
Congrats on the documentary! I watched it yesterday evening. Overall it was well-balanced, informative and inspiring. I agree with you on the lack of details, but thats rather unavoidable. The only thing i really missed was the lack of talk on dividends.
My husband and I enjoyed it. While it does seem like a basics show, this is for the masses and not many have the knowledge. Your message shared widely! The graphics were cool, and made it easy to understand the content. Great job and thank you for lending your talents!
I watched the MMM parts on netflix and loved it!!! I have to ask, where did the family move after they sold their house? Did they stay in Colorado or move to somewhere with no income taxes like Texas?
While I get they can only go into so much detail given time constraints, I thought they really missed an opportunity when I got to the end of the film. In the summary segment for the couple you worked with it said on screen that the final step they took (downsizing their home) left them with an extra $8k per month to invest. So if they started with $13k/mo in (exploding volcano of wastefulness) spending that means at the end they only had $5k/mo going to expenses. But in the previous segments they were working toward a retirement budget of $9k/mo, giving them a retire early goal of $2.7M in investments. Now, maybe they personally wanted to keep that level of spending for their retirement lifestyle, but I thought it would have been incredibly informative to go through the math on screen to show how much more attainable early retirement would be if you reduced your goal as you reduced your lifestyle expenses. Also, how much faster could they retire if they only needed $5k x 12 x 25 = $1.5M in investments? This would have really reinforced the power of cutting expenses vs. earning more income for the viewers.
I dont usually comment, which I actually should do more to show appreciation for your content.
But today is different as I just went to IMDB and saw this Documentary has a 5 star rating, which equals to garbage in IMDB metrics. Not that the documentary was a masterpiece, but it was good and most important of all, it brings awareness to overspending and the importance of budgeting. Most of the people and the only review it has as this time, view these topics as a scam, and I think that just wrong. So if you are like me and would like this type of documentary getting a better reputation, maybe just go there and give it a good review if you liked it.