Western Digital TV HD Media Player 1080p - €100 delivered [Expansys]

24-08-2009 04:57PM

I am seriously thinking about getting one of these.
I have a number of BBRIPS that I think that would look nice,but the image is generally 1280x544,so I am wondering if this will play them?

The nfo for them does say mediaplayers and mentions the popcorn hour in particular but I'm still worried.

Voodu Child · 24-08-2009 05:11PM

465 wrote: »

I am seriously thinking about getting one of these.
I have a number of BBRIPS that I think that would look nice,but the image is generally 1280x544,so I am wondering if this will play them?

The nfo for them does say mediaplayers and mentions the popcorn hour in particular but I'm still worried.

720p (ie 1280x) H.264 is a walk in the park for the WD TV.

1080p (1920x) is a little more challenging for it, especially with very high bitrates or extreme numbers of ref-frames etc. But everything I have plays.

coldfire1x · 26-08-2009 09:51PM

Looks like the new WD Media Player will soon be available in Komplett.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=493316

Its now called: WD TV™ Live Media Player

madmoe · 27-08-2009 11:50AM

This looks savage - http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/06/16/popcornhours-latest-c200-media-box-is-blu-ray-and-anything-else/

Its being release in America today apparently, wonder when over here? Anyone getting it when it comes out?

Edit: Another linky here - http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/26/popcorn-hour-c-200-launch-nearly-upon-us-preorders-start-tomorr/#continued

Jesus Wept · 03-09-2009 11:27AM

coldfire1x wrote: »

Looks like the new WD Media Player will soon be available in Komplett.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=493316

Its now called: WD TV™ Live Media Player

Is it worth waiting for this one instead?

Pretty clueless here, few silly questions:

Why is the WD TV preferred here over other players that have their own storage?

I have a maxtor external hard drive, does the WD accept any external hard drive? (I ask because a lot of people are mentioning the WD Passport in conjunction.)

Some people have mentioned formatting and updates, do I need to do anything with this before I use it??

torrid · 03-09-2009 11:37AM

It does accept any External Hard-Drive\USB Stick etc. Just looks nicer with the WD passprt as has similar styling...

voxpop · 03-09-2009 11:40AM

You can use any external usb harddisk or a usb memory stick - the reason ppl are mentioning the passport is because it is powered from the usb - i.e no extra plugs

Voodu Child · 03-09-2009 11:53AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Why is the WD TV preferred here over other players that have their own storage?

-Price. Its only €90 right now.

-Formats. Especially x264 in a mkv container. If you just want to play ancient Xvid/DivX videos though, you might be just as happy with one of the cheaper alternatives.

03-09-2009 01:26PM

Voodu Child wrote: »

If you just want to play ancient Xvid/DivX videos though, you might be just as happy with one of the cheaper alternatives.

Yeah I was wondering what all the fuss what about too but I suppose the clue to its selling point is in its name: WD HD. I still just watch xvids so XBMC does just fine. All you guys must be on superfast connections with huge download caps to be getting all this HD ****.

madmoe · 03-09-2009 03:11PM

madmoe wrote: »

I have noticed with some AVI movies that when it is panning it can be jumpy but this was only on my Philips DVP 560 DVD player, I must check to see if the same thing happens using my WD HDTV. I have a 1TB Western Digital Elements hooked up to it. What type of 1 TB drive did you buy mate?

Cheers,
M

Anyone had this issue as well?

v240gltse · 03-09-2009 05:23PM

I have noticed that dependent on the make of ¬Memory stick i use the out-of-sync will either not be present or drift in and out .

haven't got around to naming and shaming yet but over the weekend i hope to do some more work identifying the good and bad ones.

hth

brendan

eamon234 wrote: »

I find if you rewind by a couple of seconds it usually goes back in line.
My DVD player here at home plays AVI's perfectly never goes out of sync but I found when I was in Spain last week my DVD player there which also has USB was constantly going out of sync.
The files in question were also on my iPhone and played perfectly.

Basq · 03-09-2009 06:11PM

Anyone whose files are going out-of-sync, are you using a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 hard drive / memory stick?

Could be a problem with buffering if it's a USB 1.1 device.

07-09-2009 12:57PM

Just about to order mine.
Can anyone recommend where to get a good HDMI cable?
The ones on Komplete seem a bit pricey.

coldfire1x · 07-09-2009 02:18PM

I got this one:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24546

Decent price. Until you get this, there's a av cable included with the player.

paddydriver · 07-09-2009 05:05PM

465 wrote: »

Just about to order mine.
Can anyone recommend where to get a good HDMI cable?
The ones on Komplete seem a bit pricey.

Get the cheapest you can find - the dealextreme ^ does the trick. I have a few. Don't want to open the whole HDMI cable debate - but unless you are going over 10M then the €100 is no better than the €4 one, and this has been proven time and again in many indy tests:D

nitromaster · 07-09-2009 08:05PM

Finally got enough disposable money to spend on this :pac: (I am an unemployed student like

)
Now to debate whether to wait for the new one...or buy now...hmm...could just buy a MyPassport drive for now...and start filling it up with content.:)

07-09-2009 08:51PM

Just ordered a cheap HDMI cable, thanks.

I forgot to ask guys, I will be ordering a wd hdd do I also need to get a USB
cable or does one come with the drive?

coldfire1x · 07-09-2009 08:53PM

^^ It will come with the drive, you dont need to buy the USB cable

Jesus Wept · 15-09-2009 09:43AM

coldfire1x wrote: »

Looks like the new WD Media Player will soon be available in Komplett.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=493316

Its now called: WD TV™ Live Media Player

Can anyone tell if there much difference between this and the current one?

jamesd · 15-09-2009 09:53AM

"The major updates include DTS decoding (the original WD TV only allows passthrough of DTS audio) and an ethernet port for streaming from network drives. A component output has been added, which should improve picture quality for those using compatible SD displays."

http://electric-echoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/wd-tv-2.html

Jesus Wept · 15-09-2009 10:24AM

WD TV™ HD Media Player seems slightly cheaper on dabs.ie

€84.16 on dabs.ie + 12.66 An Post delivery
€89.00 on komplett + 12.50 An Post delivery

http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-wd-tv-hd-media-player-5DJW.html

Vic Vinegar · 15-09-2009 10:38AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

WD TV™ HD Media Player seems slightly cheaper on dabs.ie

€84.16 on dabs.ie + 12.66 An Post delivery
€89.00 on komplett + 12.50 An Post delivery

http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-wd-tv-hd-media-player-5DJW.html

You can get it from Amazon.co.uk for €95 delivered!

banchang · 26-09-2009 04:45PM

basquille wrote: »

Just bought a supported WiFi dongle for it on Ebay for €10.

With the addition of network support, a bit-torrent client, Rapidshare downloads, a Web Interface, DVD-ROM playback and CIFS/SAMBA/Windows Shares or NFS (all with a custom firmware) - this is kicking the Popcorn Hour's ass at half the price!

Basq

Got the dongle too, but how does it work ? Any links to how to set this up ?

Also don't understand all you have said in 2nd pgh, but what are they, & how do I set them up too ??

EKRIUQ · 26-09-2009 06:36PM

banchang wrote: »

Basq

Got the dongle too, but how does it work ? Any links to how to set this up ?

Also don't understand all you have said in 2nd pgh, but what are they, & how do I set them up too ??

I bought that dongle too and it doesn't do anything, it installs and thats it no recognition. I tried to work out how to make it compatible but it seems a long process and only works for the very few.

corkproducers · 26-09-2009 11:00PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

WD TV™ HD Media Player seems slightly cheaper on dabs.ie

€84.16 on dabs.ie + 12.66 An Post delivery
€89.00 on komplett + 12.50 An Post delivery

http://www.dabs.ie/products/western-digital-wd-tv-hd-media-player-5DJW.html

I ordered it from dabs.ie along with an exrernal hd,
and the shipping was 12.66 with UPS, not with Anpost?

Its being shipped from England too apparently, i definitely used dabs.ie and not dabs.com.

Basq · 27-09-2009 09:09AM

Instructions here on getting the dongle working.

It's a trial and error process... stuff like whether your USB key that you stored the net.config and app on is formatted correctly, and whether you wireless router uses WEP / WPA-PSK matters.

Haven't had much time to even try it... but if I can get it working, I'll use the dongle with my Dell Hybrid.

looperman1000 · 27-09-2009 01:49PM

Has anyone played around with the firmware much?
http://b-rad.cc/wdlxtv
http://www.wdtvc.com/tutorials/#char_41

looperman1000 · 27-09-2009 01:52PM

what id love to get working on the wdtv device is an app showing you what kind of a rating a film gets, a brief synopsis on the film, maybe cast and a film poster too. anyone got anything working like this on the device.

Basq · 27-09-2009 02:26PM

looperman1000 wrote: »

what id love to get working on the wdtv device is an app showing you what kind of a rating a film gets, a brief synopsis on the film, maybe cast and a film poster too. anyone got anything working like this on the device.

TViXiE?

JAMM222 · 27-09-2009 02:39PM

anyone know where the cheapest place is to get the wdtv 2? and when it will be available dont think komplett will have it until :mad:10/10/09

Western Digital TV HD Media Player 1080p - €100 delivered [Expansys]

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