i had been thinking of using a hdd dock for awhile now, i asked here and some forumer says static electricity may fry the hdd and damage to the hdd may occur

the setup i was thinking was NAS Sever with 2 bay with 1/2 TB running raid and a hdd doc at the WDTV so i can just plug the hdd in after finish download at the NAS server

Still waiting for 2 TB hdd and to be cheap.

why not, u use the brad FW that's connect NIC and connect ur WDTV to ur NAS, easier than plug and unplug HDDs.

I throw my HDDs on desks for ages, none of them died on me yet. Those that died are usually inside my PC running 24/7 last time.
I turn off my dock when I am not using.

Question .. does the hardisk "stand" comes with wd tvhd ?

Yes for older boxes... new boxes don't have now... read the fine print at the box to check...

Mine does have the stand...

I have been reading the thread with interest, and finally got mine recently. Pls help on the below, my firmware is 1.02.7:-

1. When I try to eject the HDD, the WDTV hangs. Need to hard reset by switching off the power, anyone have this issue??

2. When playing MKV files, nothing happens when i press the "next" button. Isn't it supposed to move the movie forward by 10mins each press?

3. Audio is set to Digital: When playing movies with AAC 5.1, no sound comes out from WDTV -> receiver (receiver does state its receiving AAC-MPEG sound). Only by resetting to "Stereo" does the TV (via HDMI) outputs sound. I hv tried this with PS3, same thing. Does this mean the file is corrupted, despite the PS3 says its AAC 5.1 sound is embedded??

4. Audio set to Digital: When playing movies with DTS or DD sound, the HDMI sound to TV is muted. I read somewhere that WDTV sends sound via both HDMI and Toslink, anyone notices that the HDMI is muted when playing DTS/DD files??

Pls help, any suggestions is appreciated. Thnx!!

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Added on May 27, 2009, 9:52 amThe Vantec single HDD dock is available in Digital Mall in Section 13. Cant recall the shop but its on display on the window, listed price at RM99 only.

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Added on May 27, 2009, 9:57 amThe Maxtor Basic 3.5 external HDD is selling for RM329 only at ThunderMatch in Low Yat Plaza, and in AllIT in Digital Mall Section 13 PJ. Offer till 30th May and 29th May respectively. Happy shopping!!

This post has been edited by Poadster: May 27 2009, 09:57 AM

1. Have not heard anyone having hanging issues when ejecting drives.

2. To skip forward 10mins, you first need to fast forward using the (>>) button THEN press the NEXT (>|) button. Same thing if you want to reverse by 10 minutes.

3. Possibly a corrupted mkv.

4. WDTV cannot decode DTS internally. Western Digital did not pay for THAT license. So all DTS data will be sent out via TOSLINK to be decoded by a receiver. I'm not too sure about DD but I think if you set the Audio to Digital, it means sending out via Toslink only. I need to confirm this with my WDTV when I get back home.

Happen to me before... but no more now after few upgrades...

Thanks for the reply ... sigh ... I got the newer one

Anyway ... I got issue playing video from my nikon D90.. anyone has the same problem ?

This post has been edited by mdmee: May 27 2009, 10:20 AM

I have got my WDTV and been trying it out on various file format. Still seems something not powerful enough, especially on the sound.

I have a LCD in my house, will HDMI cable improve the sound quality?

To get the best sound, connect yr WDTV to an AV Receiver using the digital optical output (Toslink) and not using the red/white RCA connection. This way, ur AVR gets the sound and amps it up to your liking.

If you are using ur TV speakers for the sound, then too bad, pretty much every connection will suck, even HDMI.

4. It will send out both Toslink and HDMI for Digital and Stereo audio.

1. The hanging eject happens to both my HDD, a Maxtor and a WD..... need to hard reset the unit, anyone else have this issue with current firmware??

2. Thnx for the info, was wondering how to skip forward 10min, takes a long time to skip at 16X speed (for a 3 hour Jacky Cheung Concert... ) Does this work on other formats as well (non MKV, like AVI and MP4)??

3. Possibly corrupted file. Its not a MKV, its an MP4.

4. Yeah, need to check this again with DD to reconfirm.

Additional Question: How does WDTV handle DTS-MA to receivers? My Pioneer receiver is having problem decoding the DTS-MA signal, its switches from DTS and DTS 96 (thus distorted sound) when it gets a DTS-MA signal from WDTV. Is this a WDTV or the receiver issue?

Thnx so much for the replies.

This post has been edited by Poadster: May 27 2009, 10:50 AM

You can upload the sample video from D60 and post the link here... someone kind enough will test for you...

i have tested video from hd sources from sony handycam and the quality is superb!

One tip for new buyers, if you are looking for the HDD stand, look at the side of the box with the features in logos. The newer box (without the stand) has two additional logos, "Simplay" and "Dolby Digital". The older box (with the stand) does not have these two logos. Also, pls read the fine print on the FRONT of the box, just below the HDD stand. The newer box states that it does not come with drive stand. U will need to have magnifying glasses to read dem fine print.

ThunderMatch at LYP is still selling them at RM370, and both versions (with and without box) are still available there, just do some work to find the ones you want. And the HDD stand is mainly for WD Passports only, and other models with slim casing, u cant squeeze a Maxtor full into it without breaking it.


For videos from Digicams, they are usually in the .MOV format. You need to mux (convert the version) to MKV or AVI or VOB or Divx to see it using the WDTV. Google the instructions on how to convert them.

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Added on May 27, 2009, 11:11 amIt seems that WDTV does have some problems playing MP4 files with AAC 5.1 sound, and you need to switch the Audio from Digital to Stereo to get sound. Here is the discussion thread in WDTV forums.

This post has been edited by Poadster: May 27 2009, 11:11 AM

I try with .mov files and its work flawlessly.

Only files from Nikon SLR D90 .avi file, there will be a problem.
The files works on PC using VLC or Windows Media Player but cannot on WD TVHD !!!

Even using the supplied converter, all voice in the .avi files turned into "chipmunk voice". I suspect it has something to do with audio = 16-bit Mono, 11 kHz

the sony cam files are in MTS format

Not sure if this has been asked before....

Are there anyone out there wanting to share their precious 720p or 1080p movies, swap perhaps?? We could do this over a TT session... i am based in KL.

Yes, being discuss before...

Go back to page 24, 57, 58 and 59, you will find those details....