Author Topic: WD TV HD Media Player (Read 182548 times)

sardaukar · « **Reply #810 on:** Mar 25, 2009 at 02:53 PM »

Yes as long as your AVR has a DTS decoder.

koykoy · « **Reply #811 on:** Mar 25, 2009 at 04:04 PM »

thats great. will get one today. hehe

JayR1129 · « **Reply #812 on:** Mar 26, 2009 at 10:23 PM »

gud pm mga sirs, question lang.. bkit sbi dti hndi nito kya mgdecode ng dts or 5.1 na audio??

jeyps11_c · « **Reply #813 on:** Mar 26, 2009 at 11:03 PM »

Hindi nga kaya ng WDTV mag decode ng DTS. I think they were talking about the AV Receiver as the one decoding the DTS audio.
So a file with DTS audio is passed by the WDTV to the AVR for decoding (via optical cable).

pooch · « **Reply #814 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 10:29 AM »

tagal naman ng FW update

gearhead000 · « **Reply #815 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM »

i'm really fine with the WD TV without the dts decoding. to have the capability, for sure it will be another add-on cost. for those who really need it, there's the A-110 or the e-great, etc. so it's more of catering to each niche of the market. as it is, this is really one great introduction to the world of HD.

macdon · « **Reply #816 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 12:34 PM »

Quote from: gearhead000 on Mar 27, 2009 at 11:20 AM

i'm really fine with the WD TV without the dts decoding. to have the capability, for sure it will be another add-on cost. for those who really need it, there's the A-110 or the e-great, etc. so it's more of catering to each niche of the market. as it is, this is really one great introduction to the world of HD.

True that brader

My desire for getting a media player was just to "play" & nothing else, thus my choice was the WD. I didnt see the need in paying more for features I dont have any intent on using - so this fits the bill perfectly.
While it does have some quirks which is understandable since the technology is still in its teething stage - but I guess you get to live with it till the tech gets better or something better & cheaper comes along

The plus side on this particular brand is its popularity & support for external hdds.......not to mention its great PQ with a PJ

oneirogmophobic · « **Reply #817 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 03:10 PM »

hi guys,

I'm not sure if this is a firmware problem but my wdtv does not recognize new downloads i've added to my hd. my hd is 500gb passport. ive already added a few mkvs two or three weeks ago, wala namang problema. I noticed the problem last night when i tried to watch the movie i just downloaded. Hindi ko siya makita sa list and another thing, the previous folders(mkv movie) which i already deleted reappeared but without any content, ung folder lang. is this a problem caused by disconnecting the hd without ejecting (though im not sure if such a thing happened)? what are the possible solutions? sorry if this is a noob question but are the mkv folders always in read only mode? or is this the effect of disconnecting the hd without ejecting? many thanks.

andre · « **Reply #818 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 03:20 PM »

what new downloads that didnt play?

oneirogmophobic · « **Reply #819 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 03:34 PM »

actually, the problem is not in playing the downloaded file because when i turned the media library on, the mkv i downloaded appeared on the list and i got to play it. however, after turning the media library to "off", the list once again did not include the latest download i added. after that, i checked the contents of the hd thru my laptop and the latest downloaded file was there. hence, the media player cannot detect the new download except when turning the media library on (which i do not prefer because it displays all media files it detects in a disorderly manner)

gearhead000 · « **Reply #820 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 03:48 PM »

if you will notice, there is a "wdxx" folder in the root of the drive. it uses it as a cache/table of contents for the particular drive. it can be that it really hasn't fully catalogued all files yet so you can't see some of them.

oneirogmophobic · « **Reply #821 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 04:30 PM »

ok. so do i need to do anything to keep it up to date? or will it update automatically upon reconnection of the hd?

gearhead000 · « **Reply #822 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 04:39 PM »

if you can connect your external hdd to a pc, delete the folder so that it will do a refresh of the drive contents. you may have to wait for a while though for it to finish its work.

oneirogmophobic · « **Reply #823 on:** Mar 27, 2009 at 04:42 PM »

thanks bro gearhead. I'll try it later when i get home. hopefully it fixes the problem.

audiojunkie · « **Reply #824 on:** Mar 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM »

got a question, does it sensitive to HDMI cable version or category? anybody got problem on HDMI connection? ....

Carlo777 · « **Reply #825 on:** Mar 29, 2009 at 11:38 PM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Mar 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM

got a question, does it sensitive to HDMI cable version or category? anybody got problem on HDMI connection? ....

Funny you asked that, I was just testing my HDMI cables on the WD player and here's what we have thus far:

1) Generic HDMI (not sure what ver) = No probs
2) Sony HDMI 1.3a = No probs
3) Monster HDMI 1.3a = No probs

jaypd97 · « **Reply #826 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 08:04 AM »

regarding sa HDMI cable, i had problems before regarding that.di ko lang actually sure kung sa HDMI cable ba yun or sa WDTV. walang picture lumalabas. first time nangyari un kala ko dahil sa generic cable ko lang kaya pinaRMA ko cable. nangyari ulit kaya pinaRMA ko ung WDTV ko. ngayon bago na pareho, minsan nanyayari pa din. ang ginagawa ko ginagalaw ko ung position ng WDTV. cguro nabebend ung cable,di ko lang talaga sure...

with regards naman sa external passport, natatandaan ko na kasama sa bugs ata ng bagong firmware yung pag hindi mo ineject ung harddrive mo, may chance na parang magiging wirte only or read only na lang ung drive mo...

sana nga lumabas na ung bagong firmware. meron pa kasi mga file types na hindi supported e. :/

audiojunkie · « **Reply #827 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 12:43 PM »

Quote from: Carlo777 on Mar 29, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Funny you asked that, I was just testing my HDMI cables on the WD player and here's what we have thus far:

1) Generic HDMI (not sure what ver) = No probs
2) Sony HDMI 1.3a = No probs
3) Monster HDMI 1.3a = No probs

thanks for the reply bro. Carlo...

I asked, because when I connected my generic HDMI cable no picture, but the cable works fine with my oppo dvd player, I went back to the store and tested with other brand of HDMI cable it worked fine...

Now, I'm using it w/ composite connnection and yet to be tested other cables...

gearhead000 · « **Reply #828 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 01:32 PM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Mar 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM

got a question, does it sensitive to HDMI cable version or category? anybody got problem on HDMI connection? ....

i'm using a 10m generic hdmi cable and so far haven't encountered any problem.

owen17 · « **Reply #829 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 01:50 PM »

sirs external hdd ba ang kelangan ng wdtv??

thanks!

sardaukar · « **Reply #830 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 01:53 PM »

Basta may USB connection. So pwedeng flash drive, external drives like My Book or internal drives put inside enclosures or docks.

tonedeaf · « **Reply #831 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 02:11 PM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Mar 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM

got a question, does it sensitive to HDMI cable version or category? anybody got problem on HDMI connection? ....

i'm using it with a CDR king HDMI cable, no problems encountered with video.

owen17 · « **Reply #832 on:** Mar 30, 2009 at 04:05 PM »

may support na ba to for dvd menu?? and for the special feature of the dvd??

thanks!

disturbed · « **Reply #833 on:** Mar 31, 2009 at 02:37 PM »

Quote from: owen17 on Mar 30, 2009 at 04:05 PM

may support na ba to for dvd menu?? and for the special feature of the dvd??

thanks!

alam ko po wala

audiojunkie · « **Reply #834 on:** Mar 31, 2009 at 03:43 PM »

Quote from: tonedeaf on Mar 30, 2009 at 02:11 PM

i'm using it with a CDR king HDMI cable, no problems encountered with video.

thanks! ma'am for the reply...

'will try today with other cable...

T33K0Y · « **Reply #835 on:** Mar 31, 2009 at 09:53 PM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Mar 30, 2009 at 12:43 PM

thanks for the reply bro. Carlo...

I asked, because when I connected my generic HDMI cable no picture, but the cable works fine with my oppo dvd player, I went back to the store and tested with other brand of HDMI cable it worked fine...

Now, I'm using it w/ composite connnection and yet to be tested other cables...

That's weird..

I own a different media player... an NMT actually.. but I had a similar experience just recently... Initially thought the NMT is the problem. But later on found out that the HDMI cable is the culprit.

It appears the HDMI cable that came with my NMT has a defect or compatibility issue (I'm not really sure about this...

) because it suddenly stopped working.. no picture on the TV... tried everything I know to troubleshoot the problem but not successful. Finally, I switched cables and used the 2 y.o. HDMI of my Oppo 981, don't know if it's already the 1.3 version but it worked

. Until now it's still connected to my NMT and never encountered the problem again.. so far... I tested the supposedly defective HDMI cable with my Oppo and panasonic HTIB players and it worked fine naman.. Weird!

Ano kaya naging problem? Maybe compatibility issue?

Carlo777 · « **Reply #836 on:** Apr 01, 2009 at 01:14 AM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Mar 30, 2009 at 12:43 PM

thanks for the reply bro. Carlo...

I asked, because when I connected my generic HDMI cable no picture, but the cable works fine with my oppo dvd player, I went back to the store and tested with other brand of HDMI cable it worked fine...

Now, I'm using it w/ composite connnection and yet to be tested other cables...

That's the problem with some of these media players sometimes namimili ng hdmi cable. My brother tried 2 cables before it "connected". Must be a weird "handshaking" issue, this could be easily fixed with a firmware update - I guess

Alfie · « **Reply #837 on:** Apr 01, 2009 at 07:58 AM »

Question: Does the WDTV really reverts back to Composite from the HDMI set-up when turned off?.....This is my experience when I set it with HDMI connection yestereday, is the composite cable connection the default, I have to use the PIP in order to click the yse /cancel prompt so that it's set to HDMI.Weird.

Invinciible · « **Reply #838 on:** Apr 01, 2009 at 08:43 AM »

Quote from: Alfie on Apr 01, 2009 at 07:58 AM

Question: Does the WDTV really reverts back to Composite from the HDMI set-up when turned off?.....This is my experience when I set it with HDMI connection yestereday, is the composite cable connection the default, I have to use the PIP in order to click the yse /cancel prompt so that it's set to HDMI.Weird.

Boss Alfie, by "off" do you mean unplugged? i remember this happening to me once when i turned off the line conditioner my wd was plugged into... i havn't turned the line conditioner since

will experiment later...

Reefshark · « **Reply #839 on:** Apr 01, 2009 at 08:52 AM »

Quote from: Alfie on Apr 01, 2009 at 07:58 AM

Question: Does the WDTV really reverts back to Composite from the HDMI set-up when turned off?.....This is my experience when I set it with HDMI connection yestereday, is the composite cable connection the default, I have to use the PIP in order to click the yse /cancel prompt so that it's set to HDMI.Weird.

Not in my case, I usually turn off my WD TV via remote then unplug the unit after. When I switch it on to watch again (even after a day or two) the picture still shows. By the way, the WD TV is only connected via HDMI to my LCD.