I have had the wd TV for a couple of weeks networked to my computer and with a Freeagent 750GB HDD connected to it working with no problems.
I just connected back to the web after changing ISP’s and it upgraded to 1.02.21.
Ever since it upgraded to 1.02.21 it is f***ed! Everything is slow. If I watch movies of the external hdd or from the network, when I hit play it takes 3-4 minutes to start playing. If I fast forward the movie and then hit play it doesn’t accept the play command for 1-2 minutes hence I can never fast forward.
This firmware ‘update’ screwed it, when is the next update coming out to fix all of these mistakes.
Don’t these idiots test this **bleep** before they put it out - God **bleep**
Hi TrentSe7en, welcome to the forum!
The slowdown sounds familiar (I think I had something similar with one of the pre-release firmwares).
Here’s something to try that may fix it (perform in sequence):
1) Hard Reset
Press the reset button on the side of the unit. Unit will reboot.
2) Reset to Factory Defaults
Go to Settings > System Setting > Reset to Factory Defaults. Unit will reboot.
3) Power Cycle (aka ‘Pull the Plug’)
Unplug the power cord from the unit. Let it sit without power for 5-10 minutes. Plug the power back in and the unit will power up.
The above is currently mandatory following firmware changes as sometimes things don’t “bed-in” as they’re meant to. I suspect that it’s a flaw in the firmware update procedure.
Good luck, and let us know if that helps resolve the slowness. ;)
I have tried 2 of the above, except for ‘restore factory defaults’ as I really really don’t want to have to input my 64 digit Wwireless security password again, it is a painful, painful long process.
I have rolled back to 1.01.24, still have the same issue when playing of the hdd, but it works over the network.
Have restarted and tried ejecting the hdd and re-adding etc, but it still doesn’t work
I guess if I can’t find any other solution soon I will have to try the ‘restore factory defaults’
