Author Topic: WDTV LIVE / WDTV2 Media Player (Read 114596 times)

comet · « **Reply #180 on:** Nov 14, 2009 at 05:05 PM »

Quote from: spoon on Nov 14, 2009 at 01:54 PM

ano chipset ng wdtv live? realtek din ba?

Sir it has a Sigma 8655 chipset.

JojoD818 · « **Reply #181 on:** Nov 14, 2009 at 06:36 PM »

Quote from: macdon on Nov 14, 2009 at 02:01 PM

Yup, currently enroute

Advance Congrats then Brader!

iiinas · « **Reply #182 on:** Nov 14, 2009 at 10:01 PM »

Quote from: macdon on Nov 14, 2009 at 02:01 PM

Yup, currently enroute

alright! congrats. pa pm ng impressions ha...

PajHERoY · « **Reply #183 on:** Nov 15, 2009 at 06:31 AM »

I just bought my very first NMT and I'm now a satisfied wdtv live owner. For a newbie, the simplicity of the menu makes familiarization very easy. 1090p movies have played smoothly, though in-movie scanning has no chapter search capability, but rather a 10minute increment or the usual fast forward.
I have only tried it with the av out and will try it with the hdmi later. Boot up time was quite quick too. Overall a very worthy choice at it's price point.
thanks Richie for attending to me

macdon · « **Reply #184 on:** Nov 15, 2009 at 09:51 AM »

Quote from: JojoD818 on Nov 14, 2009 at 06:36 PM

Advance Congrats then Brader!

Salamat brader

Quote from: iiinas on Nov 14, 2009 at 10:01 PM

alright! congrats. pa pm ng impressions ha...

Sure thing chief

Quote from: PajHERoY on Nov 15, 2009 at 06:31 AM

I just bought my very first NMT and I'm now a satisfied wdtv live owner. For a newbie, the simplicity of the menu makes familiarization very easy. 1090p movies have played smoothly, though in-movie scanning has no chapter search capability, but rather a 10minute increment or the usual fast forward.
I have only tried it with the av out and will try it with the hdmi later. Boot up time was quite quick too. Overall a very worthy choice at it's price point.
thanks Richie for attending to me

AVR & 5.1 speakers nalang sir - solb na yan!

migsev · « **Reply #185 on:** Nov 16, 2009 at 12:27 AM »

Any updates on which locally available (and tested) wifi dongles work with it?

gaol · « **Reply #186 on:** Nov 17, 2009 at 08:57 AM »

A minor firmware update has been posted on the WDTV site:

http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=wdfwdtv_live

What's new!

Release 1.01.11 (11/16/09)
Added more USB WLAN adaptor support. Click here for list of compatible adaptors.
Added cover art display function when viewing music files in album view.
Added user selectable on/off for fade in and fade out effect while browsing files.
Resolved issue of no audio when there is only a single, center channel audio stream in a video.
How to Install the Product Update:

Extract the three files (.BIN, .VER, and .FFF files) to the root (top level) of a portable USB drive.
Connect the USB drive to the WD TV Live Media Player's USB port.
Press HOME, and then select the Settings bar.
Select the firmware upgrade icon, and then press ENTER.
You are prompted to perform the firmware upgrade.
Select OK on the firmware update prompt, and then press ENTER. This will restart the system.
After restarting, the system automatically enters firmware upgrade mode.
Once the update process is completed, the WD TV Live HD Media Player will restart again.
Once the HD WD TV Live Media Player restarts, the new firmware is automatically loaded and the WD TV Live HD Media Player is ready for use.

I think it's also possible to update via the WDTV network connection itself but no mention of it above....

migsev · « **Reply #187 on:** Nov 21, 2009 at 04:08 PM »

Still waiting on my unit from eHome.

migsev · « **Reply #188 on:** Nov 25, 2009 at 12:45 AM »

Giving this a bump. Just got our unit today and it seems like its picky with HDMI cables. What cable is everyone using for it?

jecr3 · « **Reply #189 on:** Nov 25, 2009 at 06:09 AM »

cdrking hdmi cable sakin sir and i got no issues.

gaol · « **Reply #190 on:** Nov 25, 2009 at 06:16 AM »

Quote from: migsev on Nov 25, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Giving this a bump. Just got our unit today and it seems like its picky with HDMI cables. What cable is everyone using for it?

Using a Sabre HDMI 1.3 cable.

jt68255 · « **Reply #191 on:** Nov 30, 2009 at 05:59 PM »

Hi Everyone, are there shops here in the Philippines selling WD TV Live? Thanks for your advise!! Also, malaki ba difference ng WD TV vs Live? I mean aside from the online capabilty of WD Live.

gaol · « **Reply #192 on:** Nov 30, 2009 at 07:38 PM »

Quote from: jt68255 on Nov 30, 2009 at 05:59 PM

Hi Everyone, are there shops here in the Philippines selling WD TV Live? Thanks for your advise!! Also, malaki ba difference ng WD TV vs Live? I mean aside from the online capabilty of WD Live.

Yes, it's available in some local shops. I got mine from eHome in Annapolis, Greenhills.

With the original version of the WDTV, yes. The Live uses the Sigma 8655 chip which is much faster and handles high bitrate mkv files with no problems, or if any, much less.

BUT, there's a 2nd generation of WD TV, that uses the same Sigma chip as the Live, but with no networking. If you don't need networking, get this one instead of the older generation WD TV for less bucks.

jt68255 · « **Reply #193 on:** Nov 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM »

Thank you gaol for the quick advise! Yeah, will check that one out! was checking also tipid pc and they all pretty much fall on the same price range... With the WD TV gen 2, is it already available here in the philippines? Or TBA pa?

gaol · « **Reply #194 on:** Dec 01, 2009 at 06:27 AM »

Quote from: jt68255 on Nov 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM

Thank you gaol for the quick advise! Yeah, will check that one out! was checking also tipid pc and they all pretty much fall on the same price range... With the WD TV gen 2, is it already available here in the philippines? Or TBA pa?

I don't know but once the stocks of the old gen WD TV run out it should be.

You just have to make sure that you're getting the new gen (Model: WDBABF0000NBK) vs the old one (Generation 1, model:WDAVN00). Their boxes, including the Live box, look very similar.

jt68255 · « **Reply #195 on:** Dec 01, 2009 at 12:51 PM »

Thanks again! Can't wait! My DVD burning days are over!!

JT · « **Reply #196 on:** Dec 01, 2009 at 02:23 PM »

During SG SITEX, WDTV Live was sold for 179sgd (5.5k pesos).

dj_ouch · « **Reply #197 on:** Dec 04, 2009 at 06:25 AM »

Quote from: HD_MOVIES on Nov 05, 2009 at 12:09 PM

have a chance to test it last night, all the 1080p's i tried played smoothly..

even the 42gb transformers 2 and 41gb pirates 3 bdrip plays smoothly.. problem is the subtitle doesnt display yet..

picture is superb and remote response is better compared to wdtv1..

runs cool as well..

Does this mean that the WDTV Live does not read any .srt files or it just not displays subtitle for bdrips? I think this is a big concern for us consumers.

gaol · « **Reply #198 on:** Dec 04, 2009 at 07:41 AM »

Quote from: dj_ouch on Dec 04, 2009 at 06:25 AM

Does this mean that the WDTV Live does not read any .srt files or it just not displays subtitle for bdrips? I think this is a big concern for us consumers.

Generally I've had no problems with subtitles for those movies I have with subtitles. The one minor issue I notice is that the subtitles for Kung Fu panda are placed higher on the screen than I would want them, but no biggie.

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #199 on:** Dec 04, 2009 at 11:17 PM »

Quote from: dj_ouch on Dec 04, 2009 at 06:25 AM

Does this mean that the WDTV Live does not read any .srt files or it just not displays subtitle for bdrips? I think this is a big concern for us consumers.

what i mean is the subtitle of the full bdrip..

dj_ouch · « **Reply #200 on:** Dec 06, 2009 at 12:44 AM »

^^ Thanks for the response and clarification guys, i hope to get a wdtv live by next week

kerberos29 · « **Reply #201 on:** Dec 07, 2009 at 05:39 PM »

Could a BD be attached to wdtv live?

Thanks.

torque · « **Reply #202 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 10:57 AM »

Bibili sana kami last weekend ng WDTV Live but it is selling for $149.99 at BestBuy (Salem, NH).
We decided to just order from Amazon for $119, hopefully it will be delivered this week

gaol · « **Reply #203 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 11:30 AM »

Quote from: torque on Dec 08, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Bibili sana kami last weekend ng WDTV Live but it is selling for $149.99 at BestBuy (Salem, NH).
We decided to just order from Amazon for $119, hopefully it will be delivered this week

Congratulations! Yes, I think Amazon currently offers the best price in the US for the Live. Doesn't Best Buy do a price match?

Huddaf · « **Reply #204 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 11:37 AM »

Recent info on the latest firmware for the WDTV Live is causing a blank screen after the update.

http://community.wdc.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/tv_live/thread-id/37

I think its version 1.01.11

leftover · « **Reply #205 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 11:57 AM »

Quote from: Huddaf on Dec 08, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Recent info on the latest firmware for the WDTV Live is causing a blank screen after the update.

http://community.wdc.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/tv_live/thread-id/37

I think its version 1.01.11

It's the firmware 1.01.12 that's bricking the live(avsforum) thats why it was immediately removed by wd on their update website. Mine's installed fw is 1.01.11 and so far so good!

jecr3 · « **Reply #206 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 12:02 PM »

don't do a firmware upgrade via internet. always download the firmware and put it on a USB flashdrive.

1 cent

gaol · « **Reply #207 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 12:45 PM »

Quote from: jecr3 on Dec 08, 2009 at 12:02 PM

don't do a firmware upgrade via internet. always download the firmware and put it on a USB flashdrive.

1 cent

... Or wait a bit for feedback from the US forums (AVS etc.) if it's all ok.

I was tempted to update via network since it was convenient, good thing I held back and checked the forums first.

torque · « **Reply #208 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 08:12 PM »

Quote from: gaol on Dec 08, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Congratulations! Yes, I think Amazon currently offers the best price in the US for the Live. Doesn't Best Buy do a price match?

BestBuy's online price is $119 but on their brick n' mortar stores it is at $149.
We went to another BestBuy branch during the Black Friday sale but the unit is not available. We also visited Walmart and Target stores but they don't have WDTV Live so we ended up on online store.

macdon · « **Reply #209 on:** Dec 08, 2009 at 10:29 PM »

Quote from: torque on Dec 08, 2009 at 08:12 PM

BestBuy's online price is $119 but on their brick n' mortar stores it is at $149.
We went to another BestBuy branch during the Black Friday sale but the unit is not available. We also visited Walmart and Target stores but they don't have WDTV Live so we ended up on online store.

The same thing actually happened to us.
I asked my cousin in Hawaii to troop to his nearest Best Buy outlet to get me a WDTV Live. He did get one & told me that it costs a total of US$157 including Hawaii's 7.5% state tax.
I was a bit surprised & asked my cousin how come it went that high since the unit's price is only US$119.
My cousin trooped back to Best Buy with a printed copy of the store's internet price and the store said that they charge a bit more in location stores.........However, they did credit my cousin back with some cash since they honor a price match guarantee

The best part is.......I finally got it today!