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gers1978
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How to recognise a gen 2?

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‎05-29-2012 01:30 PM

I just received my WD Elements Play and to my horror realised it was a gen 1.

 

I'm gonna return it to Amazon, but how do I know when I order a new one that it's a gen2?

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Re: How to recognise a gen 2?

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‎05-29-2012 04:42 PM

Check the part number. WDBMCExxxxHBK is NTSC Gen2.
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Re: How to recognise a gen 2?

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‎05-29-2012 04:50 PM

Thanks. It's the PAL version I need though. Is it safe to say boxes with the WD on the left hand side on the front panel are gen 2, and boxes with the WD logo in the middle are gen 1?
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‎05-30-2012 04:48 AM

Yes, that's correct:

 

Gen2:  "WD Elements" on the front left.   Gen1:  "WD" in the middle.

Gen2:  "HDMI  / DTS 2.0+ / Dolby True HD" Logos on top / right,  Gen1:  HDMI logo only.

 

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