Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review - Page 4

karhoe · 7th Aug 2009, 08:20 PM

Since this product is highly unique, they could be going on market skimming pricing.

Wait till we have china brand competitors

Adrian Wong · 8th Aug 2009, 11:24 PM

They better watch out... WD is going to release a lower-end version of the WD TV at a much lower price!

Granted, it's going to be a LOWER-END WD TV model but it will include support for more formats and most importantly, it's going to be cheaper.

zy · 22nd Aug 2009, 10:01 PM

i saw this in BestBuy yesterday, i didnt know its that small. it doesnt look that small in pictures. LOL

Adrian Wong · 24th Aug 2009, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

i saw this in BestBuy yesterday, i didnt know its that small. it doesnt look that small in pictures. LOL

Yeah, it's really small. And light too.

DarKSeeD · 14th Sep 2009, 04:13 AM

Issues with the WD I have:
1. Cannot load the subtitle I want!
2. Has a problem with the HDMI connector and for some unknown reason the unit starts only after I pull-push the HDMI cable (the cable works perfectly with the dvd player).
3. The subtitle should have the same name as the movie!?
I need some answers to the question 1 and 3 before I will sent my unit to be replaced because of the number 2.
I'm using the latest firmware 1.02.

zy · 14th Sep 2009, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarKSeeD

Issues with the WD I have:
1. Cannot load the subtitle I want!
2. Has a problem with the HDMI connector and for some unknown reason the unit starts only after I pull-push the HDMI cable (the cable works perfectly with the dvd player).
3. The subtitle should have the same name as the movie!?
I need some answers to the question 1 and 3 before I will sent my unit to be replaced because of the number 2.
I'm using the latest firmware 1.02.

3. yes, your subtitle should have the same name and in the same folder.

DarKSeeD · 14th Sep 2009, 11:07 PM

Well, they should introduce the ability to load subtitles, I have a dvd recorder (Kansai) who allows me to do that without a problem even from a usb stick (the subtitle doesn't need to have the same name as the movie).

Adrian Wong · 15th Sep 2009, 03:05 AM

The WD TV definitely has some problems with subtitles. In one particular movie, split into two parts, the subtitle for the first part worked but not the second part.

zy · 15th Sep 2009, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarKSeeD

Well, they should introduce the ability to load subtitles, I have a dvd recorder (Kansai) who allows me to do that without a problem even from a usb stick (the subtitle doesn't need to have the same name as the movie).

it all depends on the codec i guess ;p

even on our pc, by default it will use the same name.
but there are codes which allows you to use different file names/location.

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DarKSeeD BOG Translator Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Location: Sighisoara, Romania Posts: 336 Reputation: 101 Rep Power: 7	Issues with the WD I have: 1. Cannot load the subtitle I want! 2. Has a problem with the HDMI connector and for some unknown reason the unit starts only after I pull-push the HDMI cable (the cable works perfectly with the dvd player). 3. The subtitle should have the same name as the movie!? I need some answers to the question 1 and 3 before I will sent my unit to be replaced because of the number 2. I'm using the latest firmware 1.02. __________________ Gizas! what a mess

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DarKSeeD BOG Translator Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Location: Sighisoara, Romania Posts: 336 Reputation: 101 Rep Power: 7	Well, they should introduce the ability to load subtitles, I have a dvd recorder (Kansai) who allows me to do that without a problem even from a usb stick (the subtitle doesn't need to have the same name as the movie). __________________ Gizas! what a mess

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,304 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	The WD TV definitely has some problems with subtitles. In one particular movie, split into two parts, the subtitle for the first part worked but not the second part. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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