Author Topic: WD TV Live Streaming (Read 64142 times)

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #180 on:** Dec 28, 2014 at 10:19 AM »

Quote from: barrister on Dec 27, 2014 at 04:49 PM

Live Streaming na sir yung WDTV player mo? I remember your old post, sabi mo yata mas preferred mo yung old model WDTV (2nd Gen, no internal WiFi adapter).

I haven't tried it yet, pero madali lang yata using a USB hub. AFAIK, USB hub is supported in Gen. 3 WDTV players, but not in Gen. 1 and Gen. 2 players.

http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-SuperSpeed-Firmware-Backwards-Compatibility/dp/B008ZGKWQI/ref=sr_1_20?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1419669392&sr=1-20&keywords=usb+hub

Correct sir, hindi ko pa rin ginagamit sa network ko ang WDTV Live ko, nadala na kasi ako nuon ng mag-update ako ng firmware, though I bought a newer model, hindi ko lang alam kung Gen 2 ito o Gen 3, but the idea of having USB hub working on the WD is indeed a solution sa problema ko sa kakulangan ng USB input nya,... Subukan ko kung papayag,...

barrister · « **Reply #181 on:** Dec 28, 2014 at 02:54 PM »

Happy New Year, brader!

Napakagulo ng WDTV magpangalan ng devices. Yung unang labas nila, gloss black, nagkaroon ng Gen 1 and Gen. 2. Tapos naging WDTV Live, then Live Gen 2. Then WDTV Live Streaming (Gen 3). Kaya pag sinabing Gen 2, hindi mo malaman kung yung non-live Gen 2 (gloss black) o yung Live Gen 2 (flat silver).

Pero madali namang malaman ang Live Gen. 2 vs. Live Streaming Gen. 3 difference, malayo kasi ang aesthetics.

Live Gen. 2 --- Flat silver, small remote, no front USB:

Live Streaming Gen. 3 -- Flat black, big remote, with front USB:

Puwede ang WiFi sa Live Gen 2, pero problema ang compatibility ng USB WiFi dongle adaptors. Mas maganda ang built-in WiFi sa Gen 3, para wala nang problema sa compatibility. Pero mas reliable pa rin ang local storage vs. built-in WiFi.

Kung hindi ka pa naka Gen 3, upgrade ka na lang. Anyway, napakamura naman niyan. Wala nga lang Netflix ang latest Gen 3 version (2nd version), hindi yata nagkasundo sa payments yung dalawang companies.

Official name ng first version Gen 3 ay "WDTV Live Streaming Media Player." http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-TV-Live-Streaming/bd-p/streaming_discussions

Offcial name ng 2nd version Gen 3 ay "WDTV Media Player" (may internal WiFi pa rin, Netflix lang ang inalis). http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-TV-Media-Player/bd-p/wdtv_media_player

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Sabi sa avsforum post, gumana daw ang Plugable 7-port USB 3.0 hub sa kanya:
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/39-networking-media-servers-content-streaming/1364999-official-wd-tv-live-streaming-media-player-thread-91.html#post23210464

Sabi lang niya "WDTV Live," pero Live Streaming (Gen 3) siguro yon, kasi nasa Live Streaming thread siya.

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #182 on:** Jan 02, 2015 at 09:46 AM »

Guys I can confirm na gumagana ang USB Hub sa Gen 3, with firmware version 2.02.32
I have no idea though kung mahalaga ang brand ng hub, and unfortunately, hindi ko matandaan kung saan ko binili itong ginagamit ko, I'll post a pic of the hub later,...

Made me happy at madadagdagan ang hard drive na maisasaksak ko sa WDTV ko,...

Cheers,...!

edit:
found it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2C50V97573

toys4geeks · « **Reply #183 on:** Jan 02, 2015 at 11:01 AM »

Quote from: ABCmotorparts on Dec 28, 2014 at 10:19 AM

Correct sir, hindi ko pa rin ginagamit sa network ko ang WDTV Live ko, nadala na kasi ako nuon ng mag-update ako ng firmware, though I bought a newer model, hindi ko lang alam kung Gen 2 ito o Gen 3, but the idea of having USB hub working on the WD is indeed a solution sa problema ko sa kakulangan ng USB input nya,... Subukan ko kung papayag,...

Does it report the drives consistently same devices per USB port? yung Himedia ko problem dami nga USB port, every time mag reboot, shuffled ang mounting ng device per discovery. kakasasar pero need ko para sa Mizuu kasi.

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #184 on:** Jan 02, 2015 at 11:21 AM »

Yes sir, I plugged in 4 hard drives on all the ports of the Hub,
everything was read and in order...

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #185 on:** Jan 06, 2015 at 01:02 AM »

Dang,..! This WD media player never fails to impress, may nahiram akong 7 port na USB hub, plugged in 4 of my hard drives, and 2 of my friend's hard drive, 4 of which were WD my book essentials, and 2 of which were Seagate Backup Plus', and every hard disk were loaded flawlessly by the player...

Awesome..!

Waxx · « **Reply #186 on:** Jan 06, 2015 at 06:36 AM »

if only it has 3d support and can read iso...kumpleto na sya... i like the wdtv..sana they come out with a newer version soon.. which supports those mentioned above.

paolorenzo · « **Reply #187 on:** Jan 06, 2015 at 11:04 AM »

Wish ko is to include NBA League Pass sa WDTV Live Streaming...

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #188 on:** Jan 06, 2015 at 11:14 AM »

3D and iso support would really be nice,...

-freelancer- · « **Reply #189 on:** Jan 22, 2015 at 05:50 AM »

Just pulled the trigger on this baby & updated the firmware. Plays anything i throw at it. Ang galing!!

wacksy1021 · « **Reply #190 on:** Jan 22, 2015 at 07:01 PM »

Quote from: -freelancer- on Jan 22, 2015 at 05:50 AM

Just pulled the trigger on this baby & updated the firmware. Plays anything i throw at it. Ang galing!!

san ka nakabili sir and how much kuha mo?

-freelancer- · « **Reply #191 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 02:03 AM »

^ abacus in vmall greenhills. 3.9k with 1 year warranty.

wacksy1021 · « **Reply #192 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 10:28 AM »

Quote from: -freelancer- on Jan 23, 2015 at 02:03 AM

^ abacus in vmall greenhills. 3.9k with 1 year warranty.

Thanks sir. Been considering to get this as my 2nd nmt.

thebat · « **Reply #193 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 02:03 PM »

Yan din binili ko last december and sa Abacus din. Bakit ayaw gumana sa akin yung flv files?

pentium4 · « **Reply #194 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 02:14 PM »

try to update software, baka nasa old SW ka pa sir

Waxx · « **Reply #195 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM »

anong gen na to? di parin kaya ng iso and 3d no?

wacksy1021 · « **Reply #196 on:** Jan 23, 2015 at 04:12 PM »

Quote from: Waxx on Jan 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM

anong gen na to? di parin kaya ng iso and 3d no?

i think this is the 3rd gen already

afaik hindi pa din kaya sir which is a pity kasi complete na dapat kung kaya

-freelancer- · « **Reply #197 on:** Jan 27, 2015 at 12:27 AM »

Quote from: Waxx on Jan 23, 2015 at 03:15 PM

anong gen na to? di parin kaya ng iso and 3d no?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD_TV#WD_TV_.28WD_TV_2nd_Gen.29

Latest version yan sir. Wd tv 2nd gen released this 2014 lang. Iba siya sa wd tv live streaming 3rd gen na released last 2011. Same hardware pero wala nang netflix itong latest version. Does not support 3d yet & have yet to try iso files. Subukan ko then post ko dito.

barrister · « **Reply #198 on:** Jan 27, 2015 at 12:22 PM »

Yes, latest yan.

Pero 3rd gen., version 2. Mali yung Wikipedia.

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #199 on:** Feb 08, 2015 at 01:18 AM »

Here's a story for you guys, and maybe you can even help me out with some of my questions as well, to sum up my complete setup, I have 2 WD players, like the ones shown above, I have a WD TV Live Gen 2, and a WD TV Live streaming Gen 3, I am only using the G3 sa current setup ko, pa-simplehin na na lang natin, sabihin na lang natin na 2 external hard drive ang nakasaksak sa mga USB ports nya, both hard drives are 3TB, partitioned to 1.5TB each dahil alam kong hindi kayang basahin ng WD ang over 2TB...
Both HD are WD My Book Essentials, now the fun begins...

One of the hard drives is already full, kaya hindi ko na sya ginagalaw, however yung isang HD ko ay may kaunti pang space, and duon ko inilalagay ang mga latest copies ng movies, but somehow, nabubulag madalas ang G3 at hindi nya nakikita ang bagong lipat na files, kahit pa burahin ko na ang wdtv ini file, minsan, I had to reset the whole system a couple of times, sometimes more, bago basahin ang folder, sometimes, its helps kung iclear muna ang media library, though I always set it sa OFF para mas mabilis maiload ang files. But again, sometimes, hindi pa rin makuha at I had to factory reset it again ng ilang beses.

Now, dahil natutunan ko kay Atty. Barrister na pwede na palang gamitan ng USB hub ang G3, I installed one, and bought an extra 2TB (same kind, WD My Book Essential), plugged it in agad, wala ng format format pa, basta lagay lang agad ng movie, VOILA, walang sablay sa mga unang files, binasa at naiplay pa,... connection now is like this, all 3 hard drives are connected to the USB hub, so may libre akong isang USB port ulit. Eto na, nang maglagay na ng ini file ang WD sa bagong hard drive, and I have to put in a new file, todas,..! Ayaw na ulit basahin ang file, worse, ayaw na rin basahin ang hard drive na bago,... Maghapon na akong nagrereset, lintek, hindi na makita ang hard drive,..

A few months back, natatandaan ko nuon na may isang movie file ako na kahit ano gawin ko ay hindi binasa ng G3, as in lahat nagawa ko, so what I did then tinanggal ko sa G3 ang hard drive na yun at sa G2 ko isinaksak, hindi rin binasa, pero ng ibalik ko sa G3 ang hard drive, nagulat ako at biglang lumitaw ang album art nya, meaning binasa na sya ng player, so ganun ang ginawa ko, tinanggal ko ang hard drive sa G3, saksak sa G2, kahit hindi lumilitaw ang hard drive, or kahit hindi lumilitaw ang file, basta masaksak lang sya, after that, balik na sa G3 ang hard drive, and to my surprise, binasa at lumitaw lahat ng bagong files,...

So, I learned one thing, ang ginagawa ko ngayon, may flash drive ako na 128GB, duon ko muna ilalagay ang movie file, then buburahin ko ang wdtv ini file sa flash drive, isasaksak ko muna sya sa G2 saka ko pa lang sya ilalagay sa G3, dahil pag hindi ko ginawa yun, hindi sya nakikita ng G3, but eversince na ginawa ko ito, na dumadaan muna ako sa G2, then saka pa lang sa G3, wala kong nakitang problema, dun ko na lang din pinapadaan ang pag-copy ng files papunta sa 2TB na HD,...

I called WD tech support PLENTY of times to inquire, hindi rin nila masagot kung bakit hindi basta copy file, plug and play ang mga files sa G3, all they advise is the SOP na factory reset or firmware upgrade, but other than that, they have no idea whatsoever,...

So, any idea why,...?

Cheers,...
ABC

ponky26 · « **Reply #200 on:** Feb 23, 2015 at 10:32 PM »

question mga owners,

will the USB 3.0 make a noticeable difference ?

am choosing between Mede8er 450 and this latest Wd TV Live nmt.

tia!

cheers!
ponky

jambam · « **Reply #201 on:** Feb 23, 2015 at 10:55 PM »

Only if your doing file transfers, or file sharing thru the nmt. But not for playback

ponky26 · « **Reply #202 on:** Feb 23, 2015 at 11:24 PM »

Quote from: jambam on Feb 23, 2015 at 10:55 PM

Only if your doing file transfers, or file sharing thru the nmt. But not for playback

aha! ok sir thank you

ponky26 · « **Reply #203 on:** Mar 11, 2015 at 11:48 PM »

got my new WD TV live streaming nmt and I'm loving it.

zram18 · « **Reply #204 on:** Mar 13, 2015 at 10:43 PM »

magkano kuha mo sir? ok ba?

barrister · « **Reply #205 on:** Mar 14, 2015 at 11:38 AM »

To all WDTV users, please take the WDTV survey.

It looks like they're planning to release a new version in maybe a few years, but they want to study survey results first to help them design it:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/92BTXDC
http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-TV-Live-Streaming/bd-p/streaming_discussions

jhelenz · « **Reply #206 on:** Apr 14, 2015 at 09:41 PM »

pa help naman po,ilang beses na nangyari sa wd tv live ko.when i try to play any movie file lumalabas sa screen "cannot play the movie file,pls refer to the user manual for list of movie file".what i did is device reset,then ok na.kaya lang mga 3 times na nangyari sa wd tv ko yun.under warranty pa naman.should i ask for a replacement or ordinary lang na nangyayari yun sa new model of wd tv?di ko pa na update yung fw by the way.tia

barrister · « **Reply #207 on:** Apr 14, 2015 at 10:25 PM »

Nangyayari yan sa corrupted file.

Kung lahat ng file ganon, unlikely na corrupted lahat ang movie files mo. Baka sira na ang hard disk kaya nahihirapang bumasa ang player.

Pag sira ang hard disk, pumapalya paminsan-minasan yan. Then it gets progressively worse.

Try reading the SMART data of the hard disk with Crystaldiskinfo:

http://download.cnet.com/CrystalDiskInfo/3000-2086_4-10832082.html

Also try copying a few files on another hard disk and playing them on the WDTV.

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Hindi lang ako familiar sa mga problema ng latest version WDTV.

Yung box mo sir pareho ng picture sa Reply #189 above? Kung ganon ang box, 2014 version yan.

Kung ganito ang box, Gen. 3, 2011 version yan:

kiwimig · « **Reply #208 on:** Apr 14, 2015 at 11:29 PM »

Quote from: jhelenz on Apr 14, 2015 at 09:41 PM

pa help naman po,ilang beses na nangyari sa wd tv live ko.when i try to play any movie file lumalabas sa screen "cannot play the movie file,pls refer to the user manual for list of movie file".what i did is device reset,then ok na.kaya lang mga 3 times na nangyari sa wd tv ko yun.under warranty pa naman.should i ask for a replacement or ordinary lang na nangyayari yun sa new model of wd tv?di ko pa na update yung fw by the way.tia

hi sir jim. hindi ko na-e-experience yan. i've been using a wdtv live streaming for a few years now. i haven't updated the FW in awhile because i'm happy with my current firmware.

jhelenz · « **Reply #209 on:** Apr 14, 2015 at 11:55 PM »

Quote from: barrister on Apr 14, 2015 at 10:25 PM

Nangyayari yan sa corrupted file.

Kung lahat ng file ganon, unlikely na corrupted lahat ang movie files mo. Baka sira na ang hard disk kaya nahihirapang bumasa ang player.

Pag sira ang hard disk, pumapalya paminsan-minasan yan. Then it gets progressively worse.

Try reading the SMART data of the hard disk with Crystaldiskinfo:

http://download.cnet.com/CrystalDiskInfo/3000-2086_4-10832082.html

Also try copying a few files on another hard disk and playing them on the WDTV.

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Hindi lang ako familiar sa mga problema ng latest version WDTV.

Yung box mo sir pareho ng picture sa Reply #189 above? Kung ganon ang box, 2014 version yan.

Kung ganito ang box, Gen. 3, 2011 version yan:

im sure po hindi sa hdd problem,tried other hdd and same thing,cant play all video files.after resetting the device,na pplay na nya all files