LOL the free codecs is in relation to playback from my computer !
I wanted a box to allow me to transport clips to a usb drive or to network and view things on my TV !
Look at the forums all around, my box is NOT defective, tis is a FLAWED product and everybody is having problems with audio clipping and other issues… it is clear that WD is NOT acknowledging and not listening to any of its customer or even want to fix or improve the product, they’ve made it clear and it shows.
actions speak louder than words you know.
Try playing back an MPEG-2 720x480i through your WD Live and see for yourself - it’s as if the box is applying softening to the video - it looks significantly softer when output through the WD Live, even when using component connectors.
■■■■ !
I play the same MPEG-2 file through my Toshiba SD3990 and the quality is razor sharp clean like the original MPEG-2 was intended to be.
It is clear that the box is meant to be used with native HD content only and HDMI… the internal scalers and ADCs truely ■■■■ !
