Western Digital TV

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Key Features

Optimized for My Passport and My Book storage, works with many other
USB storage devices - Play content from most popular USB drives,and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.
Full HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p - Experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus.
Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Advanced navigation

    * Thumbnail and list views – Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art.
    * Media Library – This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view your content by categories such as genre, album, artist and date.
    * Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename and partial filename.

Photo viewing

    * Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music
    * Zoom and pan
    * Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Movie viewing

    * Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan
    * View subtitles
    * Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Music playback

    * Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat
    * Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Access two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type.
HDMI and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
Includes free media conversion software - ArcSoft MediaConverter™ 2.5 -- a fast, easy-to-use application that converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on the WD TV HD Media Player.
Ultra-compact design - Fits easily into your entertainment center.
Ideal For

Hassle-free playback of HD movies, home videos, digital music, and photos on your TV.

System Requirements

    * My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video or audio content stored on it.
    * Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections


Package Contents

    * HD Media Player
    * Compact remote with batteries
    * Media converter software (Windows only)
    * Composite AV cable
    * AC adapter
    * Quick Install Guide

WD TV Firmware Update: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/wdtv/



Known supported Wifi adaptor for WDTV Live:

Here are the USB Adapters that we've tested: Ralink based

Manufacturer Model # Device Name
Belkin F5D8055 N1 Wireless USB adapter
Belkin F5D8051 N1 Wireless USB adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-G300HP Wireless N compact USB 2.0 Adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-G300N Wireless N compact USB 2.0 Adapter
Buffalo WLI-UC-GN Mini
D-Link DWA-140 Rangebooster N USB Adapter
EnGenius EUB-9701 Wireless N adapter
Linksys WUSB100 Rangeplus wireless network usb adapter
Linksys WUSB600N Wireless-N USB network adapter with dual-band
Trendnet TEW-644UB Wireless N USB adapter
Trendnet TEW-645UB Wireless N USB adapter
Trendnet TEW-664UB 300Mbps Dual Band WirelessN USB Adapter
Sitecom WL-329 Wireless Dualband USB Adapter

This post has been edited by fariz: Nov 18 2010, 07:34 AM

im kinda interested in this thing...
saw promotion at I.T Rock U at Stadium Malawati yesterday, sell very cheap around RM200...
but need more information about this WDTV...

hi all sifu & master

just bought wd tv live yesterday with..wacaaaAAAA !!!
lol..Mr Bruelee (nice bro..)

hmmm..also looking2 wd thread but not find @ im lost ?!

got 3-4 question to asking..noob a.k.a newbie here

cheerrssSSS

Did anyone find a locally available wifi USB adaptor that actually works with the WDTV Live?

i think can refer here..earlier wd thread

WD 1

WD 2

This post has been edited by honamd77: Nov 11 2010, 04:05 PM

There's TP Link USB WIFI for around RM50
Bought another cheap USB Wireless-N adapter(forgot what brand it was) for RM35..
and suprisingly it works with WDTV Live.
But I'm still having problem setting up the DNS server? Happens to both USB dongle...

Anyway, you guys should really check out the latest version of this plugin
MediaNavigation V3

Allows to seek time, resume movie even after the player is shut off, adjust volume
heck even check your torrent status when you're watching movies I think
and the remote keys can be configured to do whatever you want.

This post has been edited by alucard89: Nov 12 2010, 12:28 AM

Anybody using the latest firmware - Release 1.03.49 (11/16/10)?
Any pros or cons?

I bought a cheap Aztech Wireless-N a few weeks ago...retail price is RM29...promotion RM19 only...LOL. It works!!!

btw, just updated the new firmware today ....i think version 1.3...v. I was quiet pissed off at my WDTV Live recently coz quiet a number of HD mkvs won't work the last few months....after updating the firmware, all those non-working HD mkv files now runs fine!!!

Wooo hooo! I love my WDTV Live! WD is really giving good support!

BTW : Seen some of ur work in the other forums, ur moviesheets rock man! I'm changing all of the sheets now...

the latest firmware has removed 1080p/23.976 Hz option, leaving behind the 24 Hz option. not too sure if i miss it as I use 1080p/50Hz, 24Hz makes the UI navigation feel choppy on my LCD...

latest is 1.03 or 1.3

1.03.49_V for WDTV Live

• Resolved HDMI negotiation issue found in previous firmware release.
• Resolved HDMI auto resolution selection issue.
• Resolved HDMI Video Output - 24Hz and 50Hz modes not working.
• Resolved HDMI screen flicker issue.
• Resolved playback issues related to mkvmerge.
• Improved thumbnail caching.
• Resolved MP4 problems with seeking and audio stopping.
• Resolved MP4 poor frame-rate and audio out of sync.
• Resolved File Share group name – No longer requires all group names to be the same. (Reset to factory defaults required)
• Resolved various user interface translation issues.
• Added Mediafly application.
• Added DVD Navigation support.
• Added .MOV chapter support.
• Added wireless adaptor support for ASUS USB-N13.
• Added security when mounting a network share on password protected local drives.
• Resolved aspect ratio issues.
• Resolved subtitle encoding for Big 5.
• Resolved resume remembering previous audio selection.
• Resolved IDX +_SUB positioning issue causing video freeze.
• Resolved PGS subtitle becoming frozen while using the delay function.
• Resolved Network share intermittent detection issue.
• Resolved undetectable 4TB My Book.
• Resolved large capacity video file (.ts) unable to play issue.
• Resolved DVR-MS video stops when fast forward at 6x.
• Resolved Buffalo G300N not enumerating.

will try this firmware later on my 2nd unit...

u mean the old 23.976hz has been removed? doesn't that make movie playback have a subtle jerk every once in awhile?

i thought they implemented the 23.976 option awhile ago to fix this problem.

yea, i noticed the choppy navigation when navigating the UI, but during playback, 23.976/24 is superb.

Ya navigation quite choppy

thanks fariz for changing the title

I had to go with 50Hz partly cos I watch TVB shows etc that run at PAL 25fps, it would not sync well at 24Hz, too bad.

Does anyone know how we can make the subtitle positions for SRT subs stick? It always loads too high for me, and I have to push it down everytime I watch, can't find any option to make it "fixed"

Using latest firmware now. But, connection to shared folders very unstable. Now I put WDTV and server on a separate switch.

But it seems fine to me? I streamed from my PC server using TVersity. Maybe u should use something like TVersity. Previously (even b4 firmware update), when watching huge file using shared folder, it'll lag and choke, but using Media streaming (no transcoding) is fine even for 30GB untouched Blu-ray HD rip.

Just watched Inception last night using latest firmware streamed from my media server....don't what's the hoo-haa about this movie...ZZzzzz...fall asleep halfway...

This post has been edited by Matrix: Nov 18 2010, 10:16 AM

Good thing I watch Salt 1st while waiting for Inception.

I have TVersity but encountering problem it unable to read long names file. It is unable to know .Dvix even though it is in the file name is not actually Dvix file as the last name is .mkv.