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Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler
garvani: I havn't touched the latest iteration of the wdtv but had a second generation wdtv live and it was horrible. The device was slow to navigate through menu's, freezed up and became non responsive quite often. Also had problems similar to yours with not being able to rewind media etc, but as stated this is a media player limitation. The wdtv live had "apps" you could install but you could basically forget about trying these, the device was too slow.. on several occasions the rage got so great the remote was thrown at the floor (sturdy remote i must say). Western digital have a habit of abandoning these devices fairly quick and from my quick search the popular homebrew alternative firmware wdlxtv hasnt been updated since 2011, so id hardly say theres an active homebrew community.
It might be the best of a bad bunch but i couldn't recommend anyone get a wdtv after my personal experiences. They may have fixed the issues with the latest version, id sure hope so. Try one through DSE, and if it doesn't work as expected take it back within 7 days.
Try one through DSE, and if it doesn't work as expected take it back within 7 days.
Mike
ADKM: Having read a heap of review for various devices - WDTV, Phillips HMP5000 and the Kaiser Bass Smart media player they all seem to be CRAP !
Won't do this, won't do that, lose the network, horrible interface ... the list of criticisms go on and on.
Not a single one has has good solid reviews... so what is one to do? No-one will sell you one with right to return so it's impossible to evaluate if you've made a good buy or an expensive mistake.
Even reading the msgs here someone will say such and such is OK and someone else says it's not!
My final conclusion - buy nothing and stick with buggy DLNA!
a number of users have recommended WDTV Live - and it has generally been the most recommended in a large number of similar threads here on Geekzone over the past couple of years.
It will almost certainly give you a better experience than the player built into your TV.
I don't own one but I have used one and found it to be really good.
Personally, I use raspbmc and love it. However, raspberrypi/raspbmc isn't something you can buy of the shelf and plug in. It needs to be purchased in parts and put together and then have software loaded and configured. If you are comfortable doing that kind of thing then that would be another option that will give you a much better experience than you have now.
Personally, I use raspbmc and love it. However, raspberrypi/raspbmc isn't something you can buy of the shelf and plug in. It needs to be purchased in parts and put together and then have software loaded and configured. If you are comfortable doing that kind of thing then that would be another option that will give you a much better experience than you have now.
This is the closest I have found to a package. Preloaded with XBMC Gotham, all the parts you need including keyboard and power. I presume you just have to put it together and plug it in. At $152 I think this is a great option and for me is at the top of the list to try. I have no idea who pishop is and if they are ok to deal with. I would appreciate feedback on the package and using pishop.
ToPGuNZ:Personally, I use raspbmc and love it. However, raspberrypi/raspbmc isn't something you can buy of the shelf and plug in. It needs to be purchased in parts and put together and then have software loaded and configured. If you are comfortable doing that kind of thing then that would be another option that will give you a much better experience than you have now.
This is the closest I have found to a package. Preloaded with XBMC Gotham, all the parts you need including keyboard and power. I presume you just have to put it together and plug it in. At $152 I think this is a great option and for me is at the top of the list to try. I have no idea who pishop is and if they are ok to deal with. I would appreciate feedback on the package and using pishop.
http://www.pishop.co.nz/RPI-COMBO-3.html
My preference would be the mac mini or other mini desktop but the finance committee would veto that at this stage.
raspbmc is a whole new concept and I've just had a look at their website. I couldn't find an overview or specs or what it does/doesn't do, or even a picture of it There was an opening line "The build filesystem is an i386 filesystem that can be chrooted into." That indicates instructions may take a bit of deciphering. I'm certainly not put off building something from a kit and setting it up - but there'd have to be decent instructions or somewhere for feedback (they do show a Forum). Most positive thing is how you highly recommend it !
Can you add any more info? I'm sure it'll be of interest to not only me.
Have looked at the rasberry pi You tube clip, farcus. I'm puzzled... they don't mention streaming via a local PC over LAN but just the internet. I don't use the net for looking at movies etc and have no idea what's there to see... (apart from On Demand). So it's just the DLNA PC-TV side of things. Rasppi will that - and better than current setup? I have about 20 'problem' files to test out. Do I still need Twonky? Can you adjust lip sync if it's out? Is there a limit to the number of files/folders you can browse? Can they files be ordered by date, alphabetical etc?
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