Problem with WD media player

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MacGraphics

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Master Geek
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#106726 30-Jul-2012 19:48

Hi,

I'm borrowing a WD HDMI media player form my friend, and I think I'll purchase one of my own now, it's been great.

Up until yesterday that is. I can get to the screen with all my files and scroll through, and select to play something but then I just get a blank screen. I've tried it with a different hard drive and the same thing happens with that one.

So basically it appears to be working normally until I get to press "play" then the video won't load.

I've turned it all off and on again. Any tips? Also, do you recommend any brands?

cheers

MacGraphics

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Master Geek
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#664196 30-Jul-2012 20:10

I just downloaded and ran the latest upgrade from WD and it hasn't made a difference...

MacGraphics

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Master Geek
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#664211 30-Jul-2012 20:46

... and restored factory settings. No dice

kiwigeek1

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Ultimate Geek
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#664235 30-Jul-2012 21:03

did you try google seems to be a few other forums talkign about blank screens
with this product

http://wdtvforum.com/main/index.php?topic=7346.0

http://wdtvhd.com/index.php?showtopic=19080

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Master Geek
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#664449 31-Jul-2012 11:24

Which model is it?

I had one of the first gen ones a little while ago, it used to do something similar if you played mkv files with header compression, from memory you had to do some sort of reset to fix it, then play a file without the compression.

kiwigeek1

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Ultimate Geek
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#664771 31-Jul-2012 17:05

all that is covered in the links I provided if looked with fixes

seems to go wrong once you play a mkv file.. cached or something
affects others played after.

turn of the device for hours was one solution and also
turn of header compression

I guess hes sorted it out.now. since hasnt replied since
asking

MacGraphics

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Master Geek
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#665127 1-Aug-2012 08:31

I'm a 'she' :) And thanks for al your responses. I haven't had a chance to try out the header compressor thing yet but will give it a crack this weekend. I can't recall off the top of my head if the files are mkv but that seems to be a common problem being discussed on other forums.

cheers