WD TV Live Plus is the Shit!

[nukdollars]

WD Live TV Hub media streamer / NAS leaks out of Best Buy with gigabit ethernet, 1TB hard drive
By Sean Hollister posted Oct 16th 2010 8:58PM

Western Digital's got a few different media streamers to its name, but the only one with sizable internal storage was the pared-down Elements Play. No more, because the AVS Forums have stumbled upon a feature-packed alternative -- the WD TV Live Hub. Purchased at a Best Buy before the blue shirts realized their mistake, the slim new set-top comes with 1TB of storage, 1080p playback over HDMI 1.4, component and composite video out, optical S/PDIF, and all the internet connectivity you'd expect (including Netflix, Blockbuster, Pandora, YouTube and Facebook) over speedy gigabit ethernet. We don't know how robust the network-attached-storage functionality is, but the lucky owner of this box says it serves up iTunes and DLNA and can function as a network share, just like the My Book Live. Not too shabby for $229, eh? Find plenty more pics and a list of supported formats at our source link.

When does it come out?

 

[casavino]

Still got the first addition that came out about 2 years and i'm still satisfied even though there's no wifi.

thats the main reason i didnt want one no wifi...but after reading this thread wont a wireless usb work on the first editions???never thought of that

 

[JTIMMY]

ok got it working created my sheets with thumbs and all the info but when i go to view on tv only the covers show up no background images at all.

 

[stankyone]

ok got it working created my sheets with thumbs and all the info but when i go to view on tv only the covers show up no background images at all.

Make sure you have display file size turned off in the settings.

 

[JTIMMY]

Thanks will try that, one more question does this have 5.1 capabilities?
And i have wd tv live not the plus

 

[BronxBomber]

Since Ive found the streaming games. And had a $300 bill from comcast for the last two months about to go turn in my boxes tomorrow. Cop one of these today and play with it tonight.

Good looking peoples.

Where everybody getting their TV series and what not from?

 

[UNSEEN]

i'm late..if i have a ps3 do i need this...i only played games on the ps3..i never took advantage of the other features

 

[beg4mercy]

i'm late..if i have a ps3 do i need this...i only played games on the ps3..i never took advantage of the other features

My PS3 is too iffy when it comes to streaming from my PC. With WD I have no problems. The shit that the PS3 does have on the WD TV Live is skipping to the next song while watching a slideshow. Shit makes no sense that on WD TV you have to stop the slide show if a wacc ass song comes on.

 

[baller4ever85]

My PS3 is too iffy when it comes to streaming from my PC. With WD I have no problems. The shit that the PS3 does have on the WD TV Live is skipping to the next song while watching a slideshow. Shit makes no sense that on WD TV you have to stop the slide show if a wacc ass song comes on.

what program do you use to stream for your PS3? I use ps3 media server and it is great! I stream 720p/1080p mkv's just fine, it helps though that my ps3 has a wired connection to my router.

 

[UNSEEN]

My PS3 is too iffy when it comes to streaming from my PC. With WD I have no problems. The shit that the PS3 does have on the WD TV Live is skipping to the next song while watching a slideshow. Shit makes no sense that on WD TV you have to stop the slide show if a wacc ass song comes on.

YO I JUST DL'D NETFLIX ON MY PS3 AND PAID FOR A MEMBERSHIP AND JUST CHECKED OUT A MOVIE AND IT STREAMED PRETTY WELL.

NOW ALL I WANT TO DO NOW IS GET ALL OF MY MUSIC, PICS, AND MOVIES FROM MY PC AND PUT THEM THRU MY PS3..I WAS GONNA GET A 2TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE..BUT SOME OF YALL ARE REALLY HIGH ON THE WD TV..I THOUGHT I DIDN'T NEED IT CUZ I HAVE MY PS3..GUESS I WAS WRONG HUH?..

CHECK THIS LINK...

http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?t=534689

 

[kdogg3270]

did you update the firmware?

i've verified the firmware as up to date - per the WD website. like everybody else i just unlplug the device for a bit & the problem usually goes away. it hardly ever happens, so i just deal with it.

 

[therealjondoe]

i think im going to get one of these

 

[Guerrilla Pimp]

Just upgraded from the original WD Media Player, now I can watch netflix. Fyiah!!!

 

[bksoldier]

Yo where did you get that sig of the white girl??/

Plus yeah im gonna need to know the difference between the live and the other one. Thanks

 

[Cock Head Jones]

wdtvforum.com/

/thread

 

[MadWun]

YO I JUST DL'D NETFLIX ON MY PS3 AND PAID FOR A MEMBERSHIP AND JUST CHECKED OUT A MOVIE AND IT STREAMED PRETTY WELL.

NOW ALL I WANT TO DO NOW IS GET ALL OF MY MUSIC, PICS, AND MOVIES FROM MY PC AND PUT THEM THRU MY PS3..I WAS GONNA GET A 2TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE..BUT SOME OF YALL ARE REALLY HIGH ON THE WD TV..I THOUGHT I DIDN'T NEED IT CUZ I HAVE MY PS3..GUESS I WAS WRONG HUH?..

CHECK THIS LINK...

http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?t=534689

My PS3 and 360 serve me needs just fine.

I have PS# Server installed for streaming, which I rarely do as I have a 500gb external HD that I store all my movies on.

 

[playahaitian]

WDTV live Plus

For 119.00

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003MVZ60I/?tag=vp314-20




Seagate 1TB external for 79.99

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate...lack/9238121.p?id=1218065495073&skuId=9238121

nice so hulu and all the network website strreaming works on this?

 

[JTIMMY]

Not only did it corrupt my external hd it no longer plays avi.xvid or mkv files anymore, only plays dvd files and iso.WTF

 

[oldschoolkat]

Not only did it corrupt my external hd it no longer plays avi.xvid or mkv files anymore, only plays dvd files and iso.WTF

Damm... what went wrong...???
no problems here

 

[NewyorkRealTalk]

Not only did it corrupt my external hd it no longer plays avi.xvid or mkv files anymore, only plays dvd files and iso.WTF

So I'm scrolling through the thread thinking why not buy one.. then I see this post.

Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

 

[Beeiii]

So I'm scrolling through the thread thinking why not buy one.. then I see this post.

Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

sounds like user error
I have been using the wdtv and wdtv live for years, and have never had a corrupted hard drive.
The wdtv units are simple,flawless, and plays everything

 

[Flawless]

So I'm scrolling through the thread thinking why not buy one.. then I see this post.

Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

i dont have that issue but its lacking some needed features. When I try to play my youtube playlist on it I have to play the videos manually one after another, there is no option to have your whole play list play automatically. Another issue is that it wont play subtitles from mp4 videos, it will play subs if I have the sub file in the same folder as the video but if the mp4 has the sub muxed in it wont give u option to play it.

 

[TimRock]

sounds like user error
I have been using the wdtv and wdtv live for years, and have never had a corrupted hard drive.
The wdtv units are simple,flawless, and plays everything

same here

i dont have that issue but its lacking some needed features. When I try to play my youtube playlist on it I have to play the videos manually one after another, there is no option to have your whole play list play automatically. Another issue is that it wont play subtitles from mp4 videos, it will play subs if I have the sub file in the same folder as the video but if the mp4 has the sub it wont give u option to play it.

for that first issue, try this, if you have your youtube vids in one folder, open the folder and navigate to the vid you want to watch (or start from), dont press OK. Instead, press play. This should play that file and will play all the ones after it, without you having to manually stop and start.

 

[Flawless]

same here


for that first issue, try this, if you have your youtube vids in one folder, open the folder and navigate to the vid you want to watch (or start from), dont press OK. Instead, press play. This should play that file and will play all the ones after it, without you having to manually stop and start.

I login to youtube using the wdtv I dont have the files on my hd so that option wont work, I've looked it up the wdtv doesn't offer that feature

 

[TimRock]

I login to youtube using the wdtv I dont have the files on my hd so that option wont work, I've looked it up the wdtv doesn't offer that feature

oh damn. my bad then.

 

[Flawless]

oh damn. my bad then.

all those can be fixed with a software update, hopefully western digital doesn't fuck us over and come out with a new device with those features

 

[GAMETHEORY]

niiice

 

[Beeiii]

all those can be fixed with a software update, hopefully western digital doesn't fuck us over and come out with a new device with those features

you know they will.
that's how hardware manufacturers do it
It wil be called "the wdtv live plus youtube edition"

 

[beg4mercy]

Pandora burned into my $2500 TV!!!

 

[kdogg3270]

Pandora burned into my $2500 TV!!!

damn

 

[beg4mercy]

damn

Who ever said plasma's don't burn in anymore is a gotdamn lie!!! Thankfully it ain't that bad though. You can see it on the aux screen if you look close enough. Guess I gotta use that screen saver shit from now on, kinda takes away from the coolness of the album art though...

 

[Beeiii]

Pandora burned into my $2500 TV!!!

Who ever said plasma's don't burn in anymore is a gotdamn lie!!! Thankfully it ain't that bad though. You can see it on the aux screen if you look close enough. Guess I gotta use that screen saver shit from now on, kinda takes away from the coolness of the album art though...

bullshit!!!
if it's a plasma it's Image retention!!!
this happens to all TVs

I only buy panasonics and keep my screen on all the time. music and video games(w/HUD). The plasma will show "Image retention" for a little while. then it goes away!!!

 

[beg4mercy]

bullshit!!!
if it's a plasma it's Image retention!!!
this happens to all TVs

I only buy panasonics and keep my screen on all the time. music and video games(w/HUD). The plasma will show "Image retention" for a little while. then it goes away!!!

You might be on to something there son! The shadow from the album art is gone and the "like button" and all that pther shit has disappeared but there's still something across the bottom. Might be feed back though. I played it last night for a few hours and all the other mentioned shit was still there when i woke up this morning. Retention lasting that long, is it normal?

 

[Beeiii]

You might be on to something there son! The shadow from the album art is gone and the "like button" and all that pther shit has disappeared but there's still something across the bottom. Might be feed back though. I played it last night for a few hours and all the other mentioned shit was still there when i woke up this morning. Retention lasting that long, is it normal?

phosphor in plasma cells keep their illumination, if kept on the all the time without a moving pictures(like static images).

This will happen to your tv since you had it on the same screen for a few hours.
It will stay their for a day, but then will go away. if you want it to go away quicker you need to run your tv on a moving "static black and white" image for about 30 minutes. you need that screen like the one when a tv channel goes of for the night. some tvs have it in their menu. It is the retention repair part of the menu.

But for future reference don't leave static images on any TV(even old tubes)
use the screen saver feature of your machine.I'm sure you where not staring at the pandora screen for those hours

I would say get an LCD if you want to stare at pandora on the screen for hours , but then your TV,movie and sports watching will look like shit

 

[beg4mercy]

phosphor in plasma cells keep their illumination, if kept on the all the time without a moving pictures(like static images).

This will happen to your tv since you had it on the same screen for a few hours.
It will stay their for a day, but then will go away. if you want it to go away quicker you need to run your tv on a moving "static black and white" image for about 30 minutes. you need that screen like the one when a tv channel goes of for the night. some tvs have it in their menu. It is the retention repair part of the menu.

But for future reference don't leave static images on any TV(even old tubes)
use the screen saver feature of your machine.I'm sure you where not staring at the pandora screen for those hours

Good info man. I was fucked up so yes, I was staring at the album art screen for hours! I just checked my TV and I have some kinda scrolling option where it scrolls shades from white to black. Sounds like that does the same thing that you're talking about.