just got my live this xmas and i have to say i luv it…
am not a big mkv fan…most of my collection is in divx/xvid so i havent had many problems with my mini/wdtv and NO problems at all with my live…
one thing you guys have to remember…wd is mostly a hard drive company…this is there first attempt (live being the 4th version — wdtv 1st gen, 2nd gen, mini, then live) so i cant really harp on them too much…at least they are trying to fix the problems…
another thing is the INSANE low price of this thing…i got mine for $99…compareable media players from other companies start out at the $300 mark…i have about 10 different set-top box media players and this one really outshines them all…have experienced far more problems with sync issues with the others…if u dont transcode to their exact specs—they just wont play the video
like i said i’m not a big mkv fanboy…seems that a simple transcode to another format solves most problems and there are so many tools out there free/low cost to do this: winff, avidemux, winavi just to name a few
simply put, i just dont want people to scare wd into scraping this thing…it has so much potential and many, many vendors have scrapped products in the past years due to support issues
I have to say that I love the concept of the WDTV Live, but for me, right now it’s just a way to play Pandora through my TV. All of my video files are mp4, and the audio sync issue basically means my WDTV Live is useless for the primary reason I bought.
I really can’t believe Western Digital hasn’t addressed this issue yet, they must be too busy replacing people’s bricked units.
Reverting back to the original firmware helped the audio sync, but the mp4 video does not play smoothly at all. Unwatchable and annoying.
Come on WD, release a product that works, or don’t release it at all.