I recently upgraded to firmware 1.02.07. Since then any video over 720p is causing a freeze after a few seconds of playback. Trickmodes are also causing freeze. Same videos were playing just fine with original firmware.
Has anybody experienced similar problems ?

thanks in advance
laszlo

Very unlikely that its an HDMI cable problem assuming you’ve got it securely connected.

Have you updated the WD to the latest firmware?

Is this common to all your movies or specific ones? How were these created?

Maybe Bob can help……..LOL.

Totally agree with you. Bob obviously has no clue on how to use this machine. DVD FAB is alos a great burning tool. I use this as a backup to DVDSHRINK. Never met a DVD I could burn with these 2 programs. Bob take notes man so we don’t have to hear your winey comments any further.

Your list of problems doesn’t mean anything…you show me any product that doesn’t have a long list of people crying about it….its typical. Fact of the matter is a lot of the issues are user error……refer to comment one above.

Best product for the $$ out there in my opinion…..no question.

You like WD TV.
For me it’s wery poor device.
That is all.

You’re right in one – my English is not good, English is not my native language.

Hope somebody can help mee greeetz

Yes the WD player does warm up even when it is swiched off from the remote.( Afriend of mine has a mac pro laptop and you should see how that heats up!!) Some here just switch off the Wd player from the mains. If you want it on stanby like I do then to To solve your problem:-
1. Re position the WD player to a better ventilated place( avoid placing in an enclosed area such as the shelf under the tv and use a longer connection lead for the tv).
2. I glued some 2 cm rubber “feet” (that audiophiles use under cd players too”) underneath the WD player( on each corner underneath, or 2 infront and one on the back to form a triangle shape underneath) to lift up from the surface it is placed on allowing ventilation from below too.( This also helps to isolate the player for audiophile purposes if you are using the player for music reproduction too.)
I now have no problems with the WD player after doing the 2 steps above. Hope it helps you out too.
Kal

And, I have few queries on the connections,
1. hdmi connection delivers only video, right?
2. for audio, to get the best output from WD HD TV, what cable do I need and how best can I use this?

Thanks
Sen

Your comments below…………

“WD TV has half the price than similar devices.
Performance of this device corresponds to its price.”

Well I shall have to disagree here. I have compared the WD player with a popcorn media player a friend of mine has. Although the popcorn has slightly more features I can easily live without, the performance is the same IMHO – in all areas video, music and photo playback. This is no coincidence since both popcorn and WD player have the same sigma chipset inside( this is what I have read on forums so appologies if this is not the case) . Yet the popcorn cost much more than the WD player. My friend was very impressed with the WD and the only reason he went for the popcorn is that he needed component connections for his CRT tv – the popcorn has this but not the WD player. This was not an issue for me as I use HDMI for connection to LCD.
The WD player offers the performance other media players 2 or 3 times its price if you can live without features that the others offer over the WD player.
Kal.

Linux is a more advanced system you say, yet it cannot even transfer files to a simple hard drive. It sounds more advanced alright. Yes I am a windows user like 90% of the world mate. If you need tech support you may want to ensure you are using the sytem that the whole world know and not a select few geeks such as yourself. 8/10 is better then 4.5/10 so its obvious what you must do. Run Windows.

@ J Ryan- I use Handbrake and things are ok.
-My movies are transcoded with no problems. I can play them on laptops or desktops but when I transfer files to my WD 640gig Mybook for some reason they become corrupted.
If you notice Mybooks are preformatted to ext3.
I had reformat to NTFS to get all to load however some became corrupted. I installed new update version for HDMI player and still problems. I contacted Tech support from WD, they have no understanding of Linux.
I have found that Handbrake, K9, FFmpeg and all the other command line transcoders do a great job but it is the software in the HDMI player that still does not read all the linux encoding.
You can check out ubuntu forums for specific fixes.

Overall if I was running a windows system I would give the player an 8/10.
Since I am running a linux system and have a good understanding of A+ and Net+ I would give it 4.5/10.
You can just as easily download geeXboX free and install it on a new netbook for $150 more than WD HDMI Player and accomplish the same thing. + you get a netbook!

Thanks for your comments however they are no longer valid since the subject you are replying too was back in August. If you wish your comments (however misguided they may be) to be recognized you need to respond while the subject is still worth discussing. Maybe the late replay is due to you trying to work your WD devise still. Its understandable, some people just don’t know how to work electronics. Or maybe the late reply is due to you still waiting on the coverart to load. Seriously 5 seconds is sooooooooooo long. I still think your equipment and your negative attitude is to blame for half your comments above. As stated previously, 99% of the people love this machine so maybe you should get over your low intellect for electronics and be happy with it. Speak to you in December.

PS If you are going to write a big comment please ensure you check your pathetic spelling and punctuation. I was barely able to understand you. Yet another fault of your own.

WD TV has half the price than similar devices.
Performance of this device corresponds to its price.

I am surprised that you write that WD TV works with ease. You reminded me of how my WD TV Works: Loading discs takes sometimes minute. Viewing coverart? This is terrible slow.
It gets gradually coverarts after 2-3 seconds.
Responses to the remote control? Take sometimes 5-8 seconds.
Slowness is the most typical feature of WD TV.

Or self resetting of WD TV during playing movie. Sometimes, not at the same point of the movie.
Or unable to remember movie position (it last after power off).
Why has WD TV access to TB discs, if he is unable to write movie position?

I am glad that WD add the possibility to move a movie by 10 minutes.
Without it was WD TV almost unusable.
Hooray.

Thank you for advice on how to rip movies, but I am not new to the technology of processing DVD movies.
To make sure, try for example, Monster House “(2006), or” Get Smart “(2008) in DVD format. Doesn’t depend if you rip it via DVD Shrink or something else.

Surprised me as you consider WD TV as perfect.
It is not. Maybe WD TV has good price / performance ratio. Low price, low performance.
For example, WD TV is only device, which only works with vob files, and can not handle DVD menu.

Because WD TV has a lot of problems, there are an alternative firmwares for WD TV.
And exists of WD TV lacks.

After some time of investigation I found out that WD TV is Linux based device.
This can be reason of strange operation of WD TV, its slowness and unexpected problems.

The Western Digital company has surprised me. They came to market with the device, which is so cheap because it is not complete.

(The functionality in viewing pictures and music I don’t comment, I do not use it)

Sorry.

Only a minor gripe I know, but I cant really fault it for anything else

It hink its quite obvious that Handbreak (never heard of it so it must be crap) is a crap dvd ripper. Use DVD shrink or HD DVD Decrypter. Never fails and you can fastforward/ rewind on the WD with this.

Would love to help but your grammar is appalling and I can’t understand your complaint.

You could have a faulty HDMI cord or plug in your LCD. I too use LCD for this and I have never had a problem. Have you checked that your settings are correct to show HDMI and not composite cables. I reccomend trying another HDMI cord to check.