When I play a movie (DVD VOB, ISO, or MP4 files) with AC3 audio (the WDTV says so), my receiver still does not recognize the digital signal.
My WDTV Live is connected to my Sony WEGA 36" standard definition TV via composite output. I also connected an optical cable from the player to my receiver, and I set the player’s audio output to “digital” on the audio setup screen.
The receiver does recognize digital input from a DVD player, computer soundcard, and DVR. So what’s the problem with the output from the WDTV Live?
I asked WD in an email. They asked me to send them some info from the utility on the CD that came with the unit. I was supposed to run it on the files I think should be digital.
Meanwhile, here’s what I found out: the WDTV Live says some of my files have AC3 audio, and other files have AC3 DIGITAL audio. I thought all AC3 was “digital” but I guess not.
Only the files that WDTV Live identifies with “Digital” audio tracks go through the optical cable to the receiver. The rest goes to the analog output.
What’s more vexing is the so-called digital audio only goes through the optical cable, if the WDTV Live audio setting is set to “digital.” That means no sound to the TV via the regular analog outputs!
Pretty poor combination of choices, if you ask me.
here down under is the answer from WD - what we had been waiting for
(excuse my English that is not my native language)
I tried to do it but I discovered that it works only with settings in video/audio menu “NO DIGITAL” audio sound (WD TV Live conected with TV SAMSUNG-full HD by HDMI 1.3)
Have a good day
George
VOB files with AC3 sound 5.1-ch
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Response (Miguel G.)
01/12/2010 09:32 PM
Dear Jiri,
Thank you for your reply.
I truly apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, this file VOB with AC3 it's not supported. If you need additional information about what file types can be used with the WD TV HD Media Player, feel free to click at the following link:
I hope that we have met your expectations today and that you are satisfied with our service. If you have any further questions, please reply to this email and we will be happy to assist you further.
I think this may need a bit of playing around. I have audio settings as Digital but both connections, The RCA Stereo to the TV and optical to the AV Receiver. As long as the source media has an audio stream that WD TV LIve can downmux to Stereo the TV plays as well as AV Receiver.
I did have some problem getting this to work and had to switch off and boot up again to make this stick. A bit hazy how this happened but I feel you need to set it to digital and re boot with only digital connection ( Take the AV jack out of the WD TV Live). Once digital is playing reboot again but this time connect the AV Jack for the stereo to the TV.
Run files from Cannon film camera that is on a NAS, WD Live TV through HDMI makes the film off the TV screen a simple “1 / 1, Audi channel AC3” on the receiver says PCM, is the same explanation, that WD TV Live unable AC3?
