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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #390 on: Mar 01, 2011 at 04:23 AM »
Na-aadict na ng tuloy,...  ::)
I just filled my WD 1TB,...
and I ordered a 3TB WD My Book Essential sa Amazon,...

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #391 on: Mar 01, 2011 at 07:41 AM »
http://www.wdtvlive.com/articles/view/10/Did_you_know_Quick_WD_TV_tips

Did you know? Quick WD TV tips

10 minute skip
Press Fast Forward/Reverse on the remote then Next/Prev to skip forwards or backwards 10 minutes at a time.
 
Play multiple files in a row
Instead of pressing the Enter button while a file is selected, you can press the Play button to play all of the files in the current folder sequentially, beginning with the currently selected file.
 
Use multiple external subtitles with the same video
If you have a file named video.avi, you can add subtitle files named video.srt to view subtitles. However, if you have multiple subtitle files, you can still use them: If you had an English subtitle file and a Spanish subtitle file, you could name them video.en.srt and video.es.srt and they would both be available during playback of the video. This also works for other subtitle formats, such as SMI, SSA, SUB, or IDX.
 
Info bar toggle
You can quickly toggle the info bar on and off during video playback by pressing Enter on the remote.

How to use MKV chapters
During video playback, if an MKV being played has chapters, press the Option button and select the rightmost icon (the one that has a bunch of litle squares) in the options menu. You can then choose a chapter to play.
 
Page up/page down in file browsing
While browsing through files, press Next or Prev on the remote to page up/page down.
 
Subtitle sync adjustment
During video playback, press the left or right arrow keys on the remote to adjust subtitle synchronization by 100 ms at a time.
 
Thumbnails
If a folder contains an image named “folder.jpg”, that image will be used as the folder’s thumbnail.

If a jpg file is given the same filename as a media file, it will be used as the thumbnail for that file. For example, an image named “video.jpg” would be used as the thumbnail for a file named “video.avi”.

 

Hope these tips help!

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #392 on: Mar 28, 2011 at 04:23 PM »
i ended up buying this one, upon scrutiny of 2 other players,
1. the now famous kaiboer H1055, i have an LG TV  :'(
2. the measy, with worrysome sata connection issues

this is a very good upscaler, improving the PQ of a 1.4GB AVI file on a 32LCD, which was a bit degraded on fullscreen on a 22LCD using an HD4770.
      
didn't have difficulty displaying the thumbnail view of my files. so far so good

  
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #393 on: Mar 28, 2011 at 05:42 PM »
My wife just brought home a WD My Book Essential 3TB,
got a great deal for $170...
Wala ng bitin ang hard drive space ko for now,...  :D


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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #394 on: Mar 28, 2011 at 06:02 PM »
nice bro ABC! ;D

nasa wishlist ko yan or the 4TB My Book (na sobra expensive)
I need to consolidate my files (5TB total & growing),
magkakahiwalay into 2 desktops, 2 External HDDs

my father-in-law is currently enjoying this, playing a 1080p Terminator Movie..
nakakahiya istorbohin...  ;D
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #395 on: Mar 28, 2011 at 07:51 PM »
nice bro ABC! ;D

nasa wishlist ko yan or the 4TB My Book (na sobra expensive)
I need to consolidate my files (5TB total & growing),
magkakahiwalay into 2 desktops, 2 External HDDs

my father-in-law is currently enjoying this, playing a 1080p Terminator Movie..
nakakahiya istorbohin...  ;D


I tried using a single partition sana, kaya lang ayaw pumayag ng WD TV live,
so I had to divide it into 2 partition of 1.4gb each... I would advise you to research first kung kaya ang 4TB... Starting to transfer files now, tutulugan ko na ito at bukas na ang yari nito sigurado,...

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #396 on: Mar 29, 2011 at 03:30 AM »
I find the 4TB too expensive, the most i can probably get is a 2TB external pending sale of my internal drives
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #397 on: Mar 29, 2011 at 06:24 AM »
Also check out the sound quality of the WD TV Live when playing FLAC files,
hooked it up via optic on my Yamaha RXV657, centerstage comes alive,
vocals and instruments are very prominent,...

The only setback so far sa unit na ito is the fact na napapalaki na ako ng gastos sa kakabili
ng hard drive, kaya I opted to get the 3TB, it will fit ALL of my video library, FLACs and MP3s,
and still around 1.5TB to spare...  :D

If I will get another NMT, I wouldn't get any other brand...

sir Dowals
Consider retaining 1 or 2 hard drives as well, it pays to have a backup you know...
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #398 on: Apr 01, 2011 at 01:01 AM »
@ABC

congrats!

i also plan to purchase a 3tb, my 1tb got corrupted! x_x 

It can still be detected by my WD TV Live, but whenever i plug it on my PC, it requires me to Reformat the Disc..... Fortunately, i found a system that could retrieve the files on the 1tb....although slow ung process since it is per File [around 5-8minutes each..]

have you tried playing a BD ISO on your player?

Nice post on the Did You Know Tips... Will print that one and put it beside the Player.

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #399 on: Apr 01, 2011 at 09:16 AM »
Does anybody used the B-Rad's custom firmware for WDTV Live? May lumabas na bagong fw kaya lang based pa rin sa 1.03.49 fw.

I would appreciate if you share your experience with these fw.

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http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=3974#p31443

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #400 on: Apr 01, 2011 at 10:42 AM »
@ABC

congrats!

i also plan to purchase a 3tb, my 1tb got corrupted! x_x 

It can still be detected by my WD TV Live, but whenever i plug it on my PC, it requires me to Reformat the Disc..... Fortunately, i found a system that could retrieve the files on the 1tb....although slow ung process since it is per File [around 5-8minutes each..]

have you tried playing a BD ISO on your player?

Nice post on the Did You Know Tips... Will print that one and put it beside the Player.

^_^

Hi sir,

My advise to you is get a 3TB via Amazon or Fry,
most of the hard drives sold here in the Philippines
is way over priced, the 3TB I got is only at $170 US,
therefore its roughly 7480 in pesos, price of the 2TB here,
just ask someone to bring it home na lang...

At first I was pretty frustrated kung paano ko ba kako
makikita ang isang particular scene without using the scan function,
coz 16x lang ang speed nya, buti na lang nabasa ko sa website nila
ang tips na yan, na may interval of 10 mins ang WD TV Live using the
FF and skip together...

The only BD ISO format na nasa library ko is at 4GB and 15GB yata,
and hindi ito ang full BD structure, it played flawlessly,
but I am pretty sure na hihikain ito kung full BD ISO talaga...

With the player's price, it has performed very well for me,
hindi mabigat sa bulsa ang presyo, I would get the same unit kung kukuha pa ako ulit ng isang NMT.

Cheers,...
ABC

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #401 on: Apr 02, 2011 at 12:21 AM »
@ABC

Yup, i'll either have someone bring it here [If anyone is going home] or do the "I Buy You Choose" process that they have in PxB, additional cost [shipping is to be divided by the Group] would probably be around 1k [not bad].

btw,

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #402 on: Apr 02, 2011 at 10:24 PM »
Guys, i have a problem with my wdtv live, nag download ako ng movie sa Hd, then i played it sa VLC it worked, pero when i am using the WDTV live, ayaw niya mag read.. hindi lang isang movie ganito, dami din.. any suggestions? thanks

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #403 on: Apr 03, 2011 at 02:59 PM »
Guys, i have a problem with my wdtv live, nag download ako ng movie sa Hd, then i played it sa VLC it worked, pero when i am using the WDTV live, ayaw niya mag read.. hindi lang isang movie ganito, dami din.. any suggestions? thanks

Sir, may I ask what firmware version is installed in your unit,..?
I am using the stock ver. 1.02.21, and as far as I remember sa dami ng
files na nakuha ko ay 1 or 2 lang ang nagkaproblema sa playability,
naghanap lang ako ng ibang version nung file and ok na sya...

I did not upgrade my unit, in fear of crashing and other problems,
lahat ng files ko ay ok sa firmware na ito kaya hindi na ako nagtangkang mag-upgrade...

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #404 on: Apr 04, 2011 at 12:16 AM »
I am using yung firmware nung kasama sa unit, have not upgraded it, pero i am thinking of hit, nakakainis na kasi eh  >:(

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #405 on: Apr 04, 2011 at 12:50 AM »
@boogie

Try to look for "MKVMerge" , it's a system that converts your files into MKV format.

I use this whenever i downloaded something that has problems playing on my Player [i.e No 5.1 Sound (only in stereo)].

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #406 on: Apr 04, 2011 at 06:30 PM »
I am using yung firmware nung kasama sa unit, have not upgraded it, pero i am thinking of hit, nakakainis na kasi eh  >:(

What file formats ang problematic sa player mo,...? mkv, avi, mp4,..?

Well, your best solution for now is to indeed upgrade the firmware of the player,
try searching the WD website as well, kung may mga problem na ganyan na nakapost duon,
its worth the shot...

Good luck sir,...

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #407 on: Apr 04, 2011 at 08:31 PM »
Forgot to add, you also need an "Audio Converter"..i forgot the name that i have on my PC, i'll try to check it tomorrow.

so what i do for Files which has no Audio [mostly non-MKV files]

1. Convert to MKV
2. Convert Audio to 5.1
3. Play & Enjoy! ^_^
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #408 on: Apr 06, 2011 at 05:10 PM »
Forgot to add, you also need an "Audio Converter"..i forgot the name that i have on my PC, i'll try to check it tomorrow.

so what i do for Files which has no Audio [mostly non-MKV files]

1. Convert to MKV
2. Convert Audio to 5.1
3. Play & Enjoy! ^_^

audioconverter ata yun sir. Makuha yun sa popcorn hour na forum. Meron kasi ako WDTV Live, may problema yung AAC na audio format, walang audio kapag naka Digital ang config sa Live pero kaya sa Live to downmix to stereo pero pangit kasi pakinggan lalo na kung may receiver ka, i mean d mo ma maximize yung receiver mo.
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #409 on: Apr 07, 2011 at 02:03 AM »
audioconverter ata yun sir. Makuha yun sa popcorn hour na forum. Meron kasi ako WDTV Live, may problema yung AAC na audio format, walang audio kapag naka Digital ang config sa Live pero kaya sa Live to downmix to stereo pero pangit kasi pakinggan lalo na kung may receiver ka, i mean d mo ma maximize yung receiver mo.

Yeah, i think Audioconverter din name niya.. I believe there is an option there to convert it to 5.1, so far that's what i have been doing and no complaints from me. ^_^

although you can also downmix it to stereo, but i don't think that would be a good idea.hehe
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #410 on: Apr 07, 2011 at 02:02 PM »
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #411 on: Apr 12, 2011 at 11:27 AM »
I'm currently in the market for an NMT and only 2 brands stick out from the rest...WD is one of them.

How is the WD TV Live as a first time NMT? Performance wise? GUI?

Really need inputs from current users...

Anybody here with a WD TV Live Plus? Reviews na ren please...thanks!
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #412 on: Apr 12, 2011 at 04:18 PM »
bro seph, wdtv live has a nice gui, setup & operation was a breeze,
1st time ko din  ;D
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #413 on: Apr 12, 2011 at 05:15 PM »
I'm currently in the market for an NMT and only 2 brands stick out from the rest...WD is one of them.

How is the WD TV Live as a first time NMT? Performance wise? GUI?

Really need inputs from current users...

Anybody here with a WD TV Live Plus? Reviews na ren please...thanks!

At first akala ko malaki ang difference ng may PLUS sa WD TV Live,
maimamaximize ko lang pala yun kung nasa US ako,
so its almost useless here sa atin, if I would get another unit of NMT,
hindi ako magdadalawang isip na kumuha ulit ng WD TV Live...

Cheers sir,...
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #414 on: Apr 12, 2011 at 06:45 PM »
Good for audio listening din talaga ang WDTV Live, lalo na with Vinyl-FLAC (24/96) files. Swabeng-swabe ang tunog kahit anong genre. 1:30am na ako natulog kanina listening to RATM, Miles Davis, Black Sabbath, Diana Krall, Eagles...

Set-up: WDTV Live --> Old Onkyo 502 receiver --> A-Audio Proac clone

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #415 on: Apr 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM »
Kaya ba ng WD Live ang 3tb hd? Or has anyone tried a usb extender and connecting/accessing 4x 1tb at the sametime?


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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #416 on: Apr 14, 2011 at 07:22 AM »
Kaya ba ng WD Live ang 3tb hd? Or has anyone tried a usb extender and connecting/accessing 4x 1tb at the sametime?

No, max na kaya nya ay 2TB lang,
I had to partition my 3TB, kaya 2 drive ang nakikita nya sa isang USB port...

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #417 on: Apr 14, 2011 at 10:28 PM »
anyone using the LX FW and moviesheets?  Yun nalang kulang sa WDLive, ayos na :D 

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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #418 on: Apr 15, 2011 at 03:32 AM »
anyone using the LX FW and moviesheets?  Yun nalang kulang sa WDLive, ayos na :D 

@jgl, ako sir dati pero ngayon  back to official FW na ako. ANo ba bago ngayon sa Brad's FW?
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Re: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player
« Reply #419 on: Apr 16, 2011 at 11:10 AM »
bro seph, wdtv live has a nice gui, setup & operation was a breeze,
1st time ko din  ;D

broWally...musta? Long time buddy...thanks for the input. Really getting into the WDTV Live already...1st choice ko before was the Mede8er 500X...pero mas inclined nko sa WD. Mas mura e...hahahahaha

Thanks buddy!!!

Can anybody post the GUI of the Live...movie thumbs?

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