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Brother Blues said:
This is one of the most used appliances in my house....one in the bedroom and a live one in The Cave.
Have not watched a DVD in the year I have had this...

Funny thing is,this year I paid more attention to the Oscars than ever....figured out because I had seen more of the movies than ever,having just about every movie mentioned on my WD harddrive:lol:

And I might add,not paying for a damn one....
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when I tell you that this stays in HEAVY rotation in my crib I aint lying.

Movies and tv shows keep this little joint busy.

Last joint I watched was the hurt locker. Had it for a while but had just not gotten around to it.

These types of devices are great.

However i wonder if they are gonna start building the codecs to play these joints straight into the HDTV's in the future.

Just plug your external drive straight into a USB slot on the tv and BANG. ur on your way
 
curryshotta said:
Just plug your external drive straight into a USB slot on the tv and BANG. ur on your way
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i believe some tv's have this feature already.

since buying this device, i am at about 400 downloaded blu rays. i filled up a 1tb and am half way full on my 1.5 tb.
 
curryshotta said:
when I tell you that this stays in HEAVY rotation in my crib I aint lying.

Movies and tv shows keep this little joint busy.

Last joint I watched was the hurt locker. Had it for a while but had just not gotten around to it.

These types of devices are great.

However i wonder if they are gonna start building the codecs to play these joints straight into the HDTV's in the future.

Just plug your external drive straight into a USB slot on the tv and BANG. ur on your way
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that would be the shit
 
TimRock said:
i believe some tv's have this feature already.

since buying this device, i am at about 400 downloaded blu rays. i filled up a 1tb and am half way full on my 1.5 tb.
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really? thats cool I will do a little bit of research

That feature seems a great way to add value to a HDTV set.
 
BenQ said:
am I the only one still using this?

I see a lot of new devices that do the same thing as this

theres even a new version of this one

but mine is workin fine, i see no need to upgrade


so am I The Last of the Mohicans ? :eek:
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Still Rock the OG. Will get another one. I take this Lil bitch on the road with me and watch movies offshore. I think I might start slangin bundles. We all have HD screens in our rooms, but they are all built in DVD. Who wants to carry a stack of DVD's? :lol:
 
Duece said:
So Tim, I'm gonna have to put all 68 of my movies in their own folders?
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that shit is a full day's work, but WELL worth the effort. I have Bluray movies, nature docs, science docs, tv shows, and sports all in seperate folders/categories. Looks like Redbox on the screen when i want to watch something. :yes:
 
kdogg3270 said:
that shit is a full day's work, but WELL worth the effort. I have Bluray movies, nature docs, science docs, tv shows, and sports all in seperate folders/categories. Looks like Redbox on the screen when i want to watch something. :yes:
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shouldnt take a full day depending on how much you have. Create the folders, and drag and drop. The copying wont take long, because the media is not being moved to a different hd. its staying on the same one.
 
TimRock said:
shouldnt take a full day depending on how much you have. Create the folders, and drag and drop. The copying wont take long, because the media is not being moved to a different hd. its staying on the same one.
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i was exaggerating the time lol...my point being, the day i sat down to do that, i was like OH SHIT :lol:. actually took me a couple hrs.
 
TimRock said:
shouldnt take a full day depending on how much you have. Create the folders, and drag and drop. The copying wont take long, because the media is not being moved to a different hd. its staying on the same one.
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so i have to create a folder for each of my movies, if i want the thumbnail pic to show? I cant just have the pic be the same name as the movie, without being in folders?

i have like 200gb of movies:eek:
 
BenQ said:
so i have to create a folder for each of my movies, if i want the thumbnail pic to show? I cant just have the pic be the same name as the movie, without being in folders?

i have like 200gb of movies:eek:
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yep, you have to have a folder for each movie, that contains the jpg image. You can go on a site like amazon, when you have time, and just drag and drop the pics from the site to the folder. What i do now is, when i go to the site where i download my movies from, i just grab the image/boxcover while im there.

some of my images dont show up though, so one day when i have time, i will have to make a list of which ones arent working, and grab them. i like to have things in order.
 
TimRock said:
yep, you have to have a folder for each movie, that contains the jpg image. You can go on a site like amazon, when you have time, and just drag and drop the pics from the site to the folder. What i do now is, when i go to the site where i download my movies from, i just grab the image/boxcover while im there.

some of my images dont show up though, so one day when i have time, i will have to make a list of which ones arent working, and grab them. i like to have things in order.
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HOW DOES THIS LOOK WITH THE PICS, CAN U SHOW US A VID, BEFORE I WASTE HOURS ON THIS, TO MAKE SURE ITS WORTH IT
 
BenQ said:
HOW DOES THIS LOOK WITH THE PICS, CAN U SHOW US A VID, BEFORE I WASTE HOURS ON THIS, TO MAKE SURE ITS WORTH IT
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i'll do it when i get home. its not a must that you do it. it just looks more like a movie library.
 
TimRock said:
i'll do it when i get home. its not a must that you do it. it just looks more like a movie library.
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it has to be jpeg?

how about png?


is there a size limit the pic has to be like in width and height?

does the pic have to be the same name as the movie?

im just askin, i dont wanna spend hours then to find out i did it wrong
 
BenQ said:
it has to be jpeg?

how about png?


is there a size limit the pic has to be like in width and height?

does the pic have to be the same name as the movie?

im just askin, i dont wanna spend hours then to find out i did it wrong
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i think it only takes jpg

i just grab whats on amazon or in the thread, most of the time the pic displays with no issues.
the name of the pic doesnt matter.
 
I just did a lil test to see how it would look

& the thumbnail pics look very small

u cant really see the name thats on the dvd cover sometimes

I dont think its worth going throw all the trouble

plus you can find what your lookin for faster in list mode i think


also timrock i notice u dont really need to put the movies in folders

u just goota make sure the pic & the movie have the same name

If a jpg file is given the same filename as a media file, it will be used as the thumbnail for that file. For example, an image named “video.jpg” would be used as the thumbnail for a file named “video.avi”.
 
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BenQ said:
I just did a lil test to see how it would look

& the thumbnail pics look very small

u cant really see the name thats on the dvd cover sometimes

I dont think its worth going throw all the trouble

plus you can find what your lookin for faster in list mode i think
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try this site:

www.movieposterdb.com
u can see/select the posters in different sizes. it will still come out relatively small though.
 
BenQ said:
I just did a lil test to see how it would look

& the thumbnail pics look very small

u cant really see the name thats on the dvd cover sometimes

I dont think its worth going throw all the trouble

plus you can find what your lookin for faster in list mode i think


also timrock i notice u dont really need to put the movies in folders

u just goota make sure the pic & the movie have the same name

If a jpg file is given the same filename as a media file, it will be used as the thumbnail for that file. For example, an image named “video.jpg” would be used as the thumbnail for a file named “video.avi”.
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oh ok, thats good then.
rude_dog said:
How do you play DVD files on this thing?
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you mean .vob files? they play fine.
 
BenQ said:
Did you know? Quick WD TV tips


Thumbnails
If a folder contains an image named “folder.jpg”, that image will be used as the folder’s thumbnail.

If a jpg file is given the same filename as a media file, it will be used as the thumbnail for that file. For example, an image named “video.jpg” would be used as the thumbnail for a file named “video.avi”.
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Does this work on the old one?

Fuck that use this shit right here for the thumbnails! :dance:

http://www.wdtvc.com/thumbnail-creator/
 
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ok i Installed the program

but when it gets the movie poster, I ahve to press ok for each movie

I dotn know if theres an option to just hit start and let the program choose the poster then go to the enxt movie by it self
 
BenQ said:
ok i Installed the program

but when it gets the movie poster, I ahve to press ok for each movie

I dotn know if theres an option to just hit start and let the program choose the poster then go to the enxt movie by it self
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You know I thought there would be a button for that too but I think the whole point of that software is so you can choose the thumbs without having to search. So I wonder if you can just set up your favorite site and let it go.

I still did like 500 movies in like a little over an hour using it so it's pretty quick. :yes:
 
Andeyhollawho said:
You know I thought there would be a button for that too but I think the whole point of that software is so you can choose the thumbs without having to search. So I wonder if you can just set up your favorite site and let it go.

I still did like 500 movies in like a little over an hour using it so it's pretty quick. :yes:
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so you all done?

I only did a few and got tired
 
BenQ said:
so you all done?

I only did a few and got tired
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:lol:

Yeah as you get into it it kind of becomes redundant but you will start to figure out which sites have the best thumbnails. I only checked the ones that serviced american movies which cut down the load time and I usually didn't have to click too man different pics before I found the right one and then on to the next one.
 
Andeyhollawho was it worth it doing all the clickin?

u like how the covers look?
 

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