The magic box for viewing EX footage!

Gints Klimanis · March 6th, 2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Heslip

WDMP saved the day today.
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Hoping some of these issues will be addressed in future firmware updates, but overall, very pleased.

Bill, make sure you communicate these to the company. Defect submissions by customers are handled with greater urgency than a line item on an engineer's personal TODO list.

Joachim Hoge · March 7th, 2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Shovlar

You can buy them in the UK with a 1Tb hard drive already fitted and configured from ripcaster.co.uk

I purchased mine seperately as it worked out a bit cheaper. Compared to the WD it's a better bet. Only one item to carry rather than two, plus better support.

To me, one of the benefits of the WD is that I can leave it plugged into my TV and I just bring an external hard drive or a USB thumb stick with what I want to watch.

Steve Shovlar · March 7th, 2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Joachim Hoge

To me, one of the benefits of the WD is that I can leave it plugged into my TV and I just bring an external hard drive or a USB thumb stick with what I want to watch.

And you can with the Popcorn hour as well.

Bill Heslip · March 7th, 2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Gints Klimanis

Bill, make sure you communicate these to the company. Defect submissions by customers are handled with greater urgency than a line item on an engineer's personal TODO list.

Done. Supposed to get a response by the next business day.

Joachim Hoge · March 7th, 2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Shovlar

And you can with the Popcorn hour as well.

OK, maybe the Popcorn is the better bet after all.
However, if you need to buy something for a client I guess the WD is cheaper and they can use their own Hard Drives

Bob Gonsett · May 21st, 2009, 08:12 PM

Western Digital has a new firmware version for WDTV.

Version 1.02.07 Now Available:

Release (4/27/2009)
(includes all previously released updates)

Enhanced cover art, album art, and thumbnail support for media files and folders
Additional subtitle languages and decoding support
Improved media playback and navigation
More audio formats for MKV container
Fixed bugs reported by the WD TV user community

WD TV Product Update

Does this fix any issues for anybody?

Bob Jackson · May 21st, 2009, 09:12 PM

Saw one of these units at Costco in Canada today for $129 Can.
Maybe i should invest in one.

Bill Heslip · May 22nd, 2009, 08:38 AM

My main issue, truncation of .wmv files, has not been resolved with the update. WD tech support's only solution is to use another "more supported" codec. Gee, thanks.

Colin Rowe · May 22nd, 2009, 01:38 PM

I use the WD TV Media Player with a 16gb usb memory stick, ideal for displaying at shows or client showings. Plays H264 files back without so much as a stutter. The longest file I have on the stick is 30 minutes.

Joachim Hoge · July 31st, 2009, 01:24 AM

I just tried to play back a test shoot I did with me Letus, shot at 1080 25p.
It was a 8 min clip, that I had Compressor convert to H.264 .mov file (same resolution)
Looks like the WD chokes on this, playback stutters and can´t be viewed properly at all.
To try to figure out what was wrong I made a 30 sec clip the same way and the WD plays that clip fine. The pan is smooth as can be.
So is it down to file size, do I really have to downconvert my footage to use this thing?
Any suggestions?

PS File size ca 3,5GB

Bruce Rawlings · July 31st, 2009, 06:22 AM

Does this unit have a loop mode? I would like to use one on an exhibition stand.

Joachim Hoge · July 31st, 2009, 07:25 AM

It does have a loop mode, but it displays the name of the file for 4 sec. When it starts over. It is something about it earlier in this thread I think.

Bruce Rawlings · July 31st, 2009, 09:10 AM

Thanks Joachim will make a search.

Mitchell Lewis · July 31st, 2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joachim Hoge

I just tried to play back a test shoot I did with me Letus, shot at 1080 25p.
It was a 8 min clip, that I had Compressor convert to H.264 .mov file (same resolution)
Looks like the WD chokes on this, playback stutters and can´t be viewed properly at all.
To try to figure out what was wrong I made a 30 sec clip the same way and the WD plays that clip fine. The pan is smooth as can be.
So is it down to file size, do I really have to downconvert my footage to use this thing?
Any suggestions?

PS File size ca 3,5GB

What hard drive are you using to connect to the WD?

Joachim Hoge · August 1st, 2009, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell Lewis

What hard drive are you using to connect to the WD?

Their very own MyPassport 250GB.
I do think it must hav something to do with the filesize, but I´m not sure how,
In the past I have mostly used it with 720p footage and I haven´t had any problems, but mostly I have used it for smaller files I think

May 21st, 2009, 08:12 PM	#111
Bob Gonsett Tourist Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colton, CA Posts: 1	WDTV Firmware Update! Western Digital has a new firmware version for WDTV. Version 1.02.07 Now Available: Release (4/27/2009) (includes all previously released updates) Enhanced cover art, album art, and thumbnail support for media files and folders Additional subtitle languages and decoding support Improved media playback and navigation More audio formats for MKV container Fixed bugs reported by the WD TV user community WD TV Product Update Does this fix any issues for anybody?

May 21st, 2009, 09:12 PM	#112
Bob Jackson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Republic of Vancouver Island Posts: 200	Saw one of these units at Costco in Canada today for $129 Can. Maybe i should invest in one. __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. AC Clarke

May 22nd, 2009, 01:38 PM	#114
Colin Rowe Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 793	I use the WD TV Media Player with a 16gb usb memory stick, ideal for displaying at shows or client showings. Plays H264 files back without so much as a stutter. The longest file I have on the stick is 30 minutes. __________________ Colin

May 22nd, 2009, 08:38 AM	#113
Bill Heslip Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 129	My main issue, truncation of .wmv files, has not been resolved with the update. WD tech support's only solution is to use another "more supported" codec. Gee, thanks.

July 31st, 2009, 01:24 AM	#115
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	I just tried to play back a test shoot I did with me Letus, shot at 1080 25p. It was a 8 min clip, that I had Compressor convert to H.264 .mov file (same resolution) Looks like the WD chokes on this, playback stutters and can´t be viewed properly at all. To try to figure out what was wrong I made a 30 sec clip the same way and the WD plays that clip fine. The pan is smooth as can be. So is it down to file size, do I really have to downconvert my footage to use this thing? Any suggestions? PS File size ca 3,5GB

July 31st, 2009, 06:22 AM	#116
Bruce Rawlings Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 410	Does this unit have a loop mode? I would like to use one on an exhibition stand.

July 31st, 2009, 07:25 AM	#117
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	It does have a loop mode, but it displays the name of the file for 4 sec. When it starts over. It is something about it earlier in this thread I think.

July 31st, 2009, 09:10 AM	#118
Bruce Rawlings Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 410	Thanks Joachim will make a search.