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Playable files and Network Shares

This box is quite new so forum posts are limited. But for general pointers there some relevant threads in the WDTV Live Streaming Player forums. Heres one I asked when I wasnt sure whether to use media server or network shares.

http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-TV-Live-Streaming/Pros-and-Cons-of-DLNA-UPNP-v-Network-Shares/m-p/745980#M31065

It’s a bit confusing at the begining but you’ll get it working!

BTW regarding streaming content over wireless, its not so much the video pixel size (whether 1080i, 1080p or 720p) its the bitrate of the file that matters. I have no problem streaming HD videos over my wireless network as long as the overall bitrate doesnt exceed 9000 Kbps. Its impossible for me to stream unre-encoded Bluray streams for instance. They do play however over an attached USB drive.

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