if ur Sony theater system have optical in, u can

Yup it worked..it's the Lifestyle System 48!

yes I belif so, I converted one of my anime episode and it plays perfectly.

Make sure you've set the WDTV to Audio Out = DIGITAL.

yes, mine comes with the convertor.

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Added on May 25, 2009, 9:13 amFor my case, I set the default sound is Stereo and it can play out both Digital Sound too if the files is DTS sound. Can't explain why.... But if i set it to Digital, sure it can't play Stereo Sound.

This post has been edited by hdwarexpert: May 25 2009, 09:13 AM

For DTS, it goes out the optical out because the WDTV has no way of decoding DTS. So it HAS to send it out via optical, regardless whether you set the WDTV to Stereo or Digital. But other digital format (Dolby Digital...etc) that is able to be decoded will come out as stereo.

podrunner might be trying to play files with Dolby Digital audio. If he set to Stereo, he will not get the audio via the optical. He'll only get if he connect the composite red/white to the input red/white on his Bose. Set to Digital in WDTV and he'll get full Dolby Digital 5.1 sound out from optical into his Bose optical, while at the same time the stereo sound is disabled.

What is the difference between optical in and out,
my system is DAV-DZ790K ,does it has optical in?

Yes, I set the audio output in WDTV to "Digital", everything working as it should. Thanks!

Glad to hear that.... WDTV rocks.

Do you guys use 3.5" 1TB external hard disk to store all your collection? Do you recommend to buy 2 500GB hard disk to plug in instead so that not all your movies will be gone if one of them crash? Back-up the big data is a hassle here.

given the hdd price nowaday and the size of the HD movies, I would suggest twin 1TB drives rather than 2 x 500Gb.

I am using Vantec HDD Doc now, So i can swap in and out my HDDs

I only use WD Passports, one for movie, one for tv series etc...1X 160G, 2X 320G, 1X 500G

What I do is I share my collection with my friends. So if anything goes wrong with my HDD, I got my friend's HDD as backup.

I use only 1 x 1TB WD MyBook, still lot of free space, slowly building up my collections.

How much is the Vantec HDD Doc? how many bays support
my 1TB already max out... time for new HDD hunting...

A maxtor 1TB external HDD is now cheaper than a 1TB WD internal HDD. Might be better off then internal HDD with docking station.

there are many models available here http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/pro_list/70

The one I am using is http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/295 in black colors to match my WDTV
bought it in SG, converted to about RM 170.

The reason I use this is because, if I need to transfer huge data files, I can always use the eSATA to my PC, USB2 is way too slow to transfer terrabytes.
I can use the regular external HDD, but I have no patient in waiting for data transfer

the HDD Dock max out at 65MBps for eSATA on my PC, while the same dock only do 15-20MBps for USB2, my other USB2 HDD also around 15-20MBps.

I am thinking to buy 2 more docks, so I have all together 3, for my WDTV, Main PC and office use. Then I just need to swap my hdd without taking off the whole dock in future.

This post has been edited by Maniac: May 26 2009, 03:08 AM

i was wondering bout e-sata transfer rate for a while, was guessing it can go up to 70 Mbytes/s till i read ur post..just a little shy of the actual performance... all my Ext. Buffalos can max 30MB/s only on USB2, still quite fast for me...

this vantech kinda interesting product.. too bad it can hold only 1 HDD at a time.. the problem is that u need a proper storage to keep ur xtra HDDs if u only have 1 dock... but still one to be considered.

Thanx

is it available at LYP?

really bro, which model?

The maxtor Basic external HDD 1TB. I also use the Vantec Docking station. So I have an option of both external and internal HDD and will get whatever is cheaper. I got my Vantec from a lelong.com seller for $125. There are other cheaper models from the same seller.

The Vantec got another version which support dual Hardisk. Get it.