I am still deciding between ACRYAN mini, some god-knows-what China brand and a 2nd unit WDTV Live....

I think i am leaning closer to another WDTV Live....tried and tested.....and now VERY CHEAP.

Recond/refurbish WDTV Live???

Nice info. Made in Toyota factory?? LOL. Just wondering. do they make WDTV here in local WD factories? Or that is just the hard disks only?

Erm...not much to setup. Just add the folders only. If you get the 'File Format Not supported', maybe some of the files not supported by WDTV Live and cannot transcode at the PC server. For example, you can setup one folder, dump all the RMVB files there and in TVERsity, set to 'Always Transcode'. This will automatically transcode the RMVB files at ur PC and ur WDTV Live will be able to view it.

But some files, dunno what format will still have problems.

So ur status now: 1080p files can play over wireless on WDTV Live? Youtube cannot?

You got any better FREE solution then?? I don't see what's the big deal renaming files. I hate long meaningless file names anyway. It's only a 5 seconds job.


This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 10 2010, 09:11 PM

So if u use the TP-LINK WN821 with ur WDTVLIve, it works? Can stream 1080p without lag? What wifi router/ap ur using? I am looking to do wireless streaming soon.

I'll post u a screenshot of my WDTV Live config later today. gotta go now.

Got my 2nd WDTV Live today at that Digital Expo....

But forgot to buy optical cable @$&*^$%!!!

Maybe have to go to digital mall tmrw to pick up one...haiz...sian....

Nothing much. Except maybe some of the booth babes.

There's also a TPLINK booth there selling ur router/ap/wifi. Now i am tempted to get one...

What is the distance between ur WDTV and TP router/ap/wifi? Is it same floor or different floor?

Sigh...mine is different floor...i think the signal will drop further....looks like the best solution is to pull some flat CAT6 cables....sigh...

Oh yeah, there's an offer Seagate...first 60 customers i think ...500GB ext hard disk RM99. Today quiet a lot of people.

DECT booth got nice babes with low cuts...

I mean my router/ap will sit on 1st floor while the WDTV Live will be downstair in the living room...

Never try, never know...but need to invest nearly RM300 ler (ap/router + WIFI-N300 dongle). If don't work money burn in smoke...i'm not that rich....

Or maybe u can pinjam me...?? KFC on me.

Yeah..the fair there actually put the price a bit higher...RM199 + RM59.

btw, can u tell me what is the exact revision of ur wifi dongle??

I read **RevA2** ( pid-vid : 07d1-3a09 ) cannot work and only Rev A ( pid-vid : 07d1-3c10 ) can work.
TPLINK USB Wifi dongle to work with WDTV Live

Maybe if cannot work...quickly sell in garage sales.......



This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 12 2010, 01:27 AM

Is there some marking on the device? Model no etc etc?

I took the plunge.......bought a TPLINK TL-WR1043ND and a TL-WN812N...kanasai...the TL-WN812N is ver 3.1...screwed liao...WDTV cannot detect....It is written on a small sticker on the box which i didn't see....so if you guys wanna buy any of this adaptors...ALWAYS CHECK THE STICKER ON THE BOX FOR REVISION NO!!! It is not shown anywhere else, even on the adaptor itself!

Now, i took back my old Aztech WIFI N150 adaptor from my friend whom i borrow to earlier. I was hoping for max speed for 300N, but looks like now have to stick to 150N....i'll test tonight and see how is the result..if it works but slow, maybe i'll hunt for another compatible WIFI-N300 adaptor...

Official compatibility list here:

Official WDTV Live compatible USB WIFI Adaptor list

Looks like ASUS is the common unit that can be found in the shops here.

Btw, i've tested with my laptop the TP-LINK USB WIFI adaptor...the file copy speed i get is about 9MB/s...which loosely translate to 72Mbps...which is pretty good considering when i copy files over a 10/100 wired network, only get 7.xxMB/s.

Cross finger my Aztech can give decent speed for streaming at least 10GB files.......

Will update again.

You lucky SOB....

Anyway, i'll use that adaptor for my wife's laptop...and then fix the wireless to Wireless-N only. I read that using mixed mode (b/g/n) will be slower, dunno how true or not.

Most of my files under 10GB, so if it works, i'll just leave it as that....those huge files just copy to external HDD to watch.

Crossfingers for tonight testing. Wish me luck.

I don't understand this NFS share...is it an option in the B-RAD firmware only? I am planning to update one of WDTV to the B-Rad firmware, any simple steps to follow to flash the firmware?? Pls advice!!

I haven't test yet...will only test the performance with my Aztech 150N tonight...but i bet it'll be sucky...300N barely enuff, much less 150N...

I'll post the results later tonight.

As for the USB WIFI adaptor, i found a good review for the ASUS N13

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3441/asus...ter/index6.html

So far, i haven't found any good reviews for the DLINK DWA-140...only some bad comments. So i am leaning more towards the ASUS.

Maybe if you find some other reviews, pls share.

You have searched for it?? I just went to a few shop just now....and found 2 shops carrying it. The problem is, THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT VERSION IT IS. The WDTV chart list as ver 1.10. But those boxes don't have any indication of what version...(unlike the TPLINK, which shows the version). One of the shop even open the box for me...cannot find any version number anywhere....*sigh*...dun dare to buy already.......

Maybe i go to Digital Mall next few days and search.

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Added on December 13, 2010, 5:08 pmThanks bro. I'll try to update the firmware once i fix the wireless streaming...one at a time...later too stressful....haha.
For me, i just on the TVERSITY to stream in the PC server. Then the WDTV Live will show PC-NAME:TVERSITY in the menu...no need configure anything...so i just select the folder and files only...

Yesterday also very stressful for me...configuring the TPLINK router/wifi to my Aztech modem/router/wifi....configuring a router/wifi to a modem is straightfoward, but 2 routers is different story...spent 3 to 4 hours on that....if any of you guys have problem fixing router to router, pls ask me...

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 13 2010, 05:10 PM

You mean i need to have a hard disk/thumb drive plugged in with free space?

Yep i got 2 routers..the old one is Aztech modem/wifi/router. The TP Link has no modem, only router/wifi. So i need to plug TP-LINK to the Aztech....the main mistake i made was connecting the TPLINK WAN port to the Aztech modem/router. That is only meant for pure ADSL modem only. I should connect from normal LAN port to LAN port, disable the TPLINK DHCP and treat it as a WIFI AP and Gigabit Switch. All DHCP is from the Aztech. Somemore i screw up the Aztech modem, and then forgot my Streamyx password and have to call those incompetent fools at TMNUT to reset my password....haiz....it was NOT a good day...

What i suspect is ..if there's no indication...usually means ver 1.0....no revision number...
Btw, ur DLINK DWA-140...is the version number specified anywhere? All the TPLINK i saw now is version 3.1....

Yeah, the shop assistants were puzzled too...."What version number?? This is usually latest version!!!"...haha.

Good News!!!

Just watched Alice in Wonderland....1080p 8.3GB file....watched for em...20 minutes++ NOOO LAGGGGGG!!! Woooo hooo!!! Tears almost stream down my eyes after all those hard work (and $$$$ spent)! I've even fast fowarded 10 minutes during play...still no lag!!!

I am using the cheap RM19 Aztech modem i bought earlier.....will do more testing later.

Keep watching this news. Brought to you LIVE by Matrix....hehe..

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 13 2010, 07:28 PM