Topic: WD TV HD Media Player

[keema]

feeling ko nga ganun..bale try ko na lang din para malaman ko. rereformat ko na lng toh in one partition..

salamat po sa mga nagreply..

[sstar68]

yung sa akin na detect naman i'm using buffalo portable 160gb with 2 partition 80 + 80.

[WOS]

keema,

My partitioned Lacie brick external HD (NTFS format) works very well with the WDTV.  It can detect both partition. One partition is for videos, the other is for pictures.

Hope this helps.

[keema]

hmmm...bakit kaya dun sa hindi branded na portable hardisk ko na naka partitioned eh hindi ma-detect..
siguro try kong reformat then check ko ulit kung ma-dedetect ng WD tv ko..

salamat po sa mga nagreply..

[keema]

mga sirs na-try ko ng reformat ung portable hardisk ko na hindi branded (bumili lang ng hardisk at separate na casing) na NTFS pati din FAT32..sad to say hindi talaga ma-detect ng WD TV..hindi ko alam kung bakit..

anyway, nasa hardisk kaya yun or nasa casing? siguro try kong bumili ng panibagong casing pag ayaw talaga bili na lang ako ng branded na portable hardisk...

yung hardisk ko pala yung brand ay toshiba 2.5" 120gb..casing ko naman ay Toshiba din...

[loniticz]

sir keema, baka hindi nasupply ng enough power yung hard drive ninyo. kung ganun kase problema sa casing yun. 

[jeyps11_c]

Anong USB input ginagamit mo sa WDTV (2 kasi yun diba)?
Kasi ganyan din yung DIY external HD ko (Seagate and generic casing) when I was plugging it sa side can't be recognized.
When I plugged it in the rear USB slot (tabi ata ng HDMI) everything was OK.

[amethyst_arr]

amethyst - pag 1TB mas ok na mag NTFS ka na. FAT32 may limitations sa file na pwede mo lagay, if I remember correctly FAT32 can only hanlde files up to 4GB. So kung meron ka hidef movie na nasa 5GB and up you won't be able to load it sa FAT32 formatted HDD.

i see. thanks, sir.

[keema]

@loniticz..

eto nga ang gagawin ko bibili ako ng isa pang casing pero titingin ako ng maganda na..pag ayaw pa eh bibili na ako ng bagong portable hardisk, siguro branded na..

@ Jeyps11_c

un ang pagka-stupido ko sir.. hindi ko na try dun sa input sa tabi ng HDMI..palagi kong plug dun sa isa..try ko ulit...


nanghiram na ako ng branded na portable hardisk na maxtor..tignan ko din kung gagana...

medyo hindi pa naman ako na aasar..heheheh kaya pa ng pasensya..
balitaan ko kayo sir kung na try ko na toh..

salamat po..

[andre]

Guys, I have a couple of questions with your units...

1. Does the resume funtion goes back to where you left off when you TURN OFF completely the unit? Mine doesn't and Its annoying.

2. Does your portable HDD (including passport) power down when you switch off (standby mode) your WD media player? How many minutes?

[barrister]

1. Does the resume funtion goes back to where you left off when you TURN OFF completely the unit? Mine doesn't and Its annoying.

That's normal, and it's a common complaint.

Turn off via the remote, and the resume functions when the unit is tuned back on.  Unplug the power supply and all resume memories are erased.

2. Does your portable HDD (including passport) power down when you switch off (standby mode) your WD media player? How many minutes?

I have a My Passport 320 GB.  The drive automatically powers down when idle for 10 minutes.  The WD does not have to be switched off, and does not have to be in standby mode. 

Even if the WD is on, the My Passport will power down after a 10 minute idle time.  However, its white LED light is always on, and it will stay lighted even after the drive has already spun down.

If the LED is always on, how do you determine if the My Passport has already powered down?  Easy.  Just touch the My Passport.  If it vibrates, it means that the drive is spinning; if it doesn't vibrate, the drive is at rest.

[keema]

mga sirs na-solve ko na yung problem ko...it was the casing (toshiba) kaya hindi ma-detect ng WDtv ko..
pinalitan ko sya ng bagong casing ung promate ayun, okay na...

[Reefshark]

Since our WDTV could only be shut off via remote, do you guys still unplug the unit?  After watching at night, I just shut it off via remote and come morning the unit is hot to the touch.  So now I'm thinking of unplugging it na rin....

[barrister]

Yes, I unplug mine once in a while, but I use a power strip.

Here's my old post:

I use a power strip with individual illuminated switches, and it works fine.  They're available in any hardware store at the malls:



An external power switch is a convenient way to turn the WD and My Passport fully off.  I prefer flicking a switch rather than having to plug and unplug sockets repeatedly.  Medyo mahal lang, kasi may circuit breaker included.

[andre]

I shut down completely all my HT including LCD, HTPC, Amp, PS3, WD, Mybook, etc.

Thinking Green. 

[gren]

hi y'all, busy busy thread a

anyway, for those interested, we have units set up in store for you to test your drives and contents with.  will also give discounts for pdvd users, as well as additional foor 'bare' unit packages

oh, just had a bunch of 1tb essentials arrive, in case any of you are interested :>

[gearhead000]

Even if the WD is on, the My Passport will power down after a 10 minute idle time.  However, its white LED light is always on, and it will stay lighted even after the drive has already spun down.

If the LED is always on, how do you determine if the My Passport has already powered down?  Easy.  Just touch the My Passport.  If it vibrates, it means that the drive is spinning; if it doesn't vibrate, the drive is at rest.

i just noticed that i can turn off the WD drive completely either by just unplugging the USB connector at either end, or powering down (not standby) the WD TV. to be safe though, i just turn off my main (BADA line conditioner) switch just to be safe.

[macdon]

Finally had a relative order one for me via amazon - so hope to join you guys in a few weeks.

BTW- do we assume that newer units bought today still has the first firmware that has to be updated when it gets here?

[andre]

I got my unit 3 weeks ago. I have to upgrade the firmware.

[Reefshark]

Thanks for the replies sir's barrister & andre. 

Actually my WD TV and WD Drive is plugged into a Bada line conditioner together with my other gears so if I'm only watching tv the WD TV gets hot (a bit of a hassle to plug and unplug both units).  I guess I'll just get me one of those adaptors that has a switch.  It would also eliminate the powering up of both units once I switch on my Bada. 



macdon, I got my unit last week and still needed to upgrade the firmware.  Lucky for me I got it from Ehome so they did it for me. 

[D14]

guys...

i have my WD TV connected through optical cable to a panasonic SC-PT465.  It says it can decode dts and dolby digital.

my problem is whenever i play 720p files with DTS audio, there's no sound coming out.

i was under the impression that the wd tv will pass the dts signal through the optical cable and the receiver will decode it.

wonder why nothing's happening.  pag ibang format may sound naman.

any suggestions?

thanks...

[macdon]

macdon, I got my unit last week and still needed to upgrade the firmware.  Lucky for me I got it from Ehome so they did it for me. 

Thanks for the info sir. Hindi naman cguro mahirap gawin yung upgrade. All I can do now is wait till the unit arrives here.

[macdon]

guys...

i have my WD TV connected through optical cable to a panasonic SC-PT465.  It says it can decode dts and dolby digital.

my problem is whenever i play 720p files with DTS audio, there's no sound coming out.

i was under the impression that the wd tv will pass the dts signal through the optical cable and the receiver will decode it.

wonder why nothing's happening.  pag ibang format may sound naman.

any suggestions?

thanks...

Ang pagkaalam ko walang pang DTS ang WD - so lets hope the WD will get their DTS license soon.

[thesaint]

guys...

i have my WD TV connected through optical cable to a panasonic SC-PT465.  It says it can decode dts and dolby digital.

my problem is whenever i play 720p files with DTS audio, there's no sound coming out.

i was under the impression that the wd tv will pass the dts signal through the optical cable and the receiver will decode it.

wonder why nothing's happening.  pag ibang format may sound naman.

any suggestions?

thanks...

if you have a pc. convert mo na lang dts to ac3...

    

[loniticz]

I read somewhere that not all htib have DTS decoding functionality when the audio input is coming from optical in.  DTS decoding is available on when playing a DVD. check nyo na lang sir.

edit: confirmed sir, walang dts decoding via optical in http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=87438.0

guys...

i have my WD TV connected through optical cable to a panasonic SC-PT465.  It says it can decode dts and dolby digital.

my problem is whenever i play 720p files with DTS audio, there's no sound coming out.

i was under the impression that the wd tv will pass the dts signal through the optical cable and the receiver will decode it.

wonder why nothing's happening.  pag ibang format may sound naman.

any suggestions?

thanks...

[Beefy]

I read somewhere that not all htib have DTS decoding functionality when the audio input is coming from optical in.  DTS decoding is available on when playing a DVD. check nyo na lang sir.

edit: confirmed sir, walang dts decoding via optical in http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=87438.0

Samsung z210 can decode dts.. i connected my wdtv to this htib and it worked...

[D14]

Ang pagkaalam ko walang pang DTS ang WD - so lets hope the WD will get their DTS license soon.

Sir your right.  Although i read somewhere that since it doesn't decode the dts it passes it through to the optical cable out so if
you have a receiver that decodes dts then the sound will come out.  taka lang ako coz the panasonic has dts decoding.

[D14]

I read somewhere that not all htib have DTS decoding functionality when the audio input is coming from optical in.  DTS decoding is available on when playing a DVD. check nyo na lang sir.

edit: confirmed sir, walang dts decoding via optical in http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=87438.0

thanks a lot sir!  at least now i know exactly what the problem is. 

problem now is what to do.  hehe... do i upgrade to pch? hmm...

[Beefy]

Sir your right.  Although i read somewhere that since it doesn't decode the dts it passes it through to the optical cable out so if
you have a receiver that decodes dts then the sound will come out.  taka lang ako coz the panasonic has dts decoding.

That model can only decode dolby digital and pcm via optical

[thesaint]

Samsung z210 can decode dts.. i connected my wdtv to this htib and it worked...

anyone confirmed this?
how much is samsung z210?