a proud new owner of WDTV Live.. just got it setup and running and connect to my NAS (MyBook), took me 30minutes to setup and got it working..

Thought you already had one long ago
I guess that makes WDTV Live a great Christmas present
Anyway, here's a video that shows medianavigation and subdownloader plugins with wdlxtv custom firmware for anyone wondering how it's displayed

A friend's WD player - I've no idea which model - is no longer working properly. The menu pops up but when a file is chosen, nothing happens.. Any idea if 1) it can be fixed, 2) how much it cost to fix it, 3) where can it be fixed, 4) how long it will take to fix it.

Thanks in advance.


fuad

Maybe try flashing it with a B-RAD...or WD's own firmware version 1.04xx !

Maybe the file he is trying to play is not compatible?
Have he try known playable files?

Nothing happens as in the circle keeps spinning?
Did WDTV froze after playing that movie?
It might have something to do with the format, but usually it would display error like 'File Not Supported'
If this still happens with other video files, try updating new firmware or reset the player.

Try asking your friend to delete the cache file created by WDTV in your storage media, then try it again. I got mine working by doing so.

Good suggestions. Thanks everyone! I'll forward him these tips.

But if all of that don't, my questions still remain.


fuad

hey guys.. when i try using CRT tv.. and the router is just side by side.. 1080p files run smoothly.. but now i try it on my lcd tv downstairs.. after few second loading.. the movie stuttering and audio out.. i'm streaming from mybook..

i tot is the wireless, i pull the cables and plug and manage to get the router as closest as possible by letting the router hanging down the stairs so its close to the wdtv with Asus N13 adapter.. but still no good

What is ur router/ap model? Are you setting it to Wifi-N 300Mbps? And set it to Wifi-N only mode to test?

For the CRT tv, was it using LAN cable?
How exactly are you sharing your files? Using windows share or tversity?

Its unifi dir-615. Need to set wifi n ar? I tot already set to N.

It should automatically set to wifi n,
then again I'm using TP link router
Try checking the router settings.

Nope. I use the adapter coz wanna test wireless. My mybook i connect then just show up at sharing in my macosx.

I read on the net about nfs and samba. Whats that?

If on CRT tv it was ok, then could be a distance issue?
NFS has faster transfer rate than Samba, a better option if you want to stream 1080p files
For me, it solves the stuttering problem with 720p and 1080p movies..
With osx, it should be using samba i think
Here's a guide to set up nfs share with OSX.

http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Sharing_from_OSX

But I'm not sure how to get WDTV with official firmware to detect nfs share

You'll get better performance by setting to Wifi-n only, instead of mixed mode. But is ur wifi N150 or N300? If N150, you'll get slower speed. I suggest u use a PC with TVersity to test out the speed before using the MAC to confirm some streaming issues.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 28 2010, 07:35 PM

A new year and a minor update to WDTV Live firmware

http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=wdfwdtv_live

Version 1.04.17_V:
Resolved Issues:
• Resolved USB keyboard response time.
• Resolved crashing when hot plugging USB keyboard.
• Resolved artifact lines or screen flicker while in Preview mode.
• Resolved slow exiting from Flingo® app.
• Resolved inability to add Deezer® playlist.
• Resolved Facebook® not providing upload option.
• Resolved several minor user interface issues within Facebook, Deezer, Mediafly® and YouTube®.

General Info:
We have temporarily blocked USB mounting of Advanced Format (4k sector) HDDs greater than 2TBs.

This post has been edited by DarkNite: Jan 1 2011, 02:47 PM

Awesome...)) Saw it yesterday...yet to upgrade...new year, new f/w USB keyboard lag is an important issue to solve.

hi guys. new year, new toy. just got myself the WD TV Live, so i'm joining the family here.

Just plugged it in and going thru the firmware updates before embarking on further discovery. currently the firmware is being updated in stages as follows:
original version : 1.02.21
first update : 1.03.49_V
second update : 1.04.10_V
third update : 1.04.17_V

so i just went thru 3 updates in the past 15 mins. will continue to explore and come back to u guys if i have any problems, k?

Just upgraded...keyboard works well...even wireless one...Luckily they did this...lag was annoying and disappointing...

Hope in the next update, there will be an Opera Browser :-) even without flash support also ok la