Author Topic: WD TV HD Media Player (Read 182545 times)

van_xer · « **Reply #1080 on:** Jun 17, 2009 at 04:37 PM »

meron na ba parang chapter select na update FF and RW is such a pain

sardaukar · « **Reply #1081 on:** Jun 17, 2009 at 05:03 PM »

I think it already supports chapter skip. But the file itself has to have chapters encoded as well. Unfortunately very few files have that. For now I just live with the 10 minute forward/rewind. But yes, it's a pain sometimes.

gearhead000 · « **Reply #1082 on:** Jun 17, 2009 at 05:16 PM »

Quote from: sardaukar on Jun 17, 2009 at 05:03 PM

I think it already supports chapter skip. But the file itself has to have chapters encoded as well. Unfortunately very few files have that. For now I just live with the 10 minute forward/rewind. But yes, it's a pain sometimes.

i was about to say that too. i have at least one file that can do chapters... so it's a feature that works. the file must really support it though.

the e-great has its quirks too. it can do ff but not rew. it can do time seek though.

Beefy · « **Reply #1083 on:** Jun 17, 2009 at 05:31 PM »

There's a program called chapter maker so you can add chapters to mkv files. Takes only a few minutes

audiojunkie · « **Reply #1084 on:** Jun 17, 2009 at 06:04 PM »

if the movie was ripped from dvd using makeMKV sw the subs & chapters are embedded in the file...

lucky023 · « **Reply #1085 on:** Jun 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM »

anyone here tried the new prerelease firmware? 1.02.10??

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Prerelease 1.02.10 (includes all previously released updates)

Fixed Items:

•Greek subtitles now render properly. Previously they rendered slowly, causing them to briefly flash on the screen.

•Korean subtitles now render properly. Previously they disappeared during video playback.

•Playlists play in the correct order. Previously they played files in alphabetical order.
Added feature:

•Metadata support for music improved over previous releases. For example, browsing by genre is broken down into artists, then albums, then tracks.
Known issues:

•A few text strings were not translated properly over different UI languages

audiojunkie · « **Reply #1086 on:** Jun 18, 2009 at 11:58 PM »

Quote from: lucky023 on Jun 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM

anyone here tried the new prerelease firmware? 1.02.10??

hanks for the heads up...

' will try...

lucky023 · « **Reply #1087 on:** Jun 19, 2009 at 12:57 PM »

no problem. i was waiting for the final version for quite sometime now and all they have released are beta versions. and this time i will try this new beta firmware hoping for a big improvement.

lucky023 · « **Reply #1088 on:** Jun 19, 2009 at 07:40 PM »

update: installed the new beta firmware and it worked out pretty well so far.

Bluebeard · « **Reply #1089 on:** Jun 20, 2009 at 05:16 PM »

Same here... installed the new beta firmware and it worked out pretty well so far.

sardaukar · « **Reply #1090 on:** Jun 20, 2009 at 05:49 PM »

Any significant changes?

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #1091 on:** Jun 21, 2009 at 08:24 AM »

Anong version na po ba?

lucky023 · « **Reply #1092 on:** Jul 03, 2009 at 03:01 PM »

matamlay ang thread ah. yung egreat kasi!

anyway, anyone here playing secretmyth's releases? i can't get the audio to work on my hk avr.
audio output it optical. no sound at all. others are working perfectly.

here's the audio specs:
Type: mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC
Bitrate: 198 kbs
Sample Rate: 48000Hz
Channels: 6 channels: Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Size: 161 MB (169,091,878 bytes)
Subtitle: English,Romanian

wdtv supports this right?

moejun · « **Reply #1093 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 08:10 AM »

if it's aac then that might be the problem. try using the stereo output, see if it works. if it does then that's the problem. i also can't get any sound from aac's using digital out to my yammy.

lucky023 · « **Reply #1094 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 10:20 AM »

it actually works in stereo output. but i really want the 5.1 surround sound that's why i chose his releases. my problem is, i didnt test it first. dami ko pa naman na dl.

anyway, will they resolve this kaya on the next firmware?

moejun · « **Reply #1095 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 09:22 PM »

nhanc3 has also the same problem. you could try to convert the aac to another format like ac3 if that's possible.

lucky023 · « **Reply #1096 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 09:33 PM »

will it affect the video quality? anyone here can recommend such software for re-encoding? tia!

moejun · « **Reply #1097 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 09:40 PM »

check this out, they have something to say about the conversion - http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-146153.html

moejun · « **Reply #1098 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 09:52 PM »

http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=1577&pid=14142#pid14142 - another good read

lucky023 · « **Reply #1099 on:** Jul 04, 2009 at 10:00 PM »

much thanks for the links. will try it tomorrow, i need to get some sleep.

ment · « **Reply #1100 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 01:38 PM »

nice nice discussions over here ...... am gonna sample this media player later this week :DD am really hoping I would be very happy with it

gearhead000 · « **Reply #1101 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 01:51 PM »

Quote from: ment on Jul 06, 2009 at 01:38 PM

nice nice discussions over here ...... am gonna sample this media player later this week :DD am really hoping I would be very happy with it

you will,

if you don't have a need for dts down-conversion,
if you don't have a need for network functions
if you don't have a need for audio over hdmi
if you don't have a need for other nmt apps

in short, if what you're looking for is an honest-to-goodness plain HD media player only, this will more than make the grade for you! fast startup, fast browsing.

ment · « **Reply #1102 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 02:45 PM »

lalo ako naguguluhan ....

i-ban niyo muna ako sa site for 5 months

DOM · « **Reply #1103 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 02:53 PM »

To Ment.
GUSTO MO I DEMO NATIN YUN WD TV ? SA THURS BRING KO. HEHEHEHE

ONE NITE STAND FOR wd tv. HEHEHEHE

darkpalosx · « **Reply #1104 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 09:25 PM »

walang component eto diba? so composite and hdmi lang,ok lang ba video quality ng mga secretmyth files pag composite lang sa rear projection 43 in tv? kaya lang ng tv sa sala is 480p and 1080i.walang hdmi din pala tv

moejun · « **Reply #1105 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 10:32 PM »

ment,

you can't go wrong with this media player hehe. if you really want something simple, something that gets the job done, this is it! btw, my 1 TB fully loaded takes around 20 seconds to load.

ment · « **Reply #1106 on:** Jul 06, 2009 at 10:41 PM »

Quote from: DOM on Jul 06, 2009 at 02:53 PM

To Ment.
GUSTO MO I DEMO NATIN YUN WD TV ? SA THURS BRING KO. HEHEHEHE
ONE NITE STAND FOR wd tv. HEHEHEHE

oki sabi mo eh hehehe ......

dala ka iba't ibang hidef na files ah para todo demo natin

btw na download ko na yung firmware update incase you want to upgrade it

Titanium · « **Reply #1107 on:** Jul 07, 2009 at 02:06 PM »

Hi, newbie here on media players. Ive been following up this thread but the more I read, the more im confused

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My needs:
1. I want to play 720p or 1080p movies on my lcd tv using media player.
2. I have an external HD 350 gb, usb connector.
3. I need somebody to load HD movies on my HD and play movies using a media player.

Is this possible? What do I need to purchase. I want it to be plug and play, therefore, I dont do conversion to mkv etc which I dont understand anyway.

Im not sure if this is the right thread. Sorry if wrong post.

Help naman dyan.

Thanks peeps.

moejun · « **Reply #1108 on:** Jul 07, 2009 at 02:28 PM »

^ welcome to this thread, you're in the right place. IMO, the WDTV is your best and cheapest option. if you really don't need networking capabilities then the WDtv is the perfect choice for you. you can play mkvs or avis and a whole lot of other formats on it. it has an hdmi out for the lcdtv (no component though, composite only) and optical for digital audio output. you can get files off the net or copy from your friends as i did.

Titanium · « **Reply #1109 on:** Jul 08, 2009 at 07:27 AM »

Quote from: moejun on Jul 07, 2009 at 02:28 PM

^ welcome to this thread, you're in the right place. IMO, the WDTV is your best and cheapest option. if you really don't need networking capabilities then the WDtv is the perfect choice for you. you can play mkvs or avis and a whole lot of other formats on it. it has an hdmi out for the lcdtv (no component though, composite only) and optical for digital audio output. you can get files off the net or copy from your friends as i did.

Thanks moejun.

How do I know if my external HD is ok to use with a WDTV. Where can I buy a WDTV and anybody here who can share / transfer HD movies to my external HD?

Thanks.