Problem with mkv file

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live & Live Plus
1

Hi,

my wd live player has problem with this file:

Format                           : Matroska
File size                        : 17,1 GB
Duration                         : 2h 10 min.
Overall bit rate                 : 18,9 Mb/s
Encoded date                     : UTC 2010-01-09 15:31:42
Writing application              : mkvmerge v2.0.2 (‘You’re My Flame’) built on Jul 16 2008 20:03:58
Writing library                  : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Wideo
ID                               : 1
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP            : No
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info                    : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration                         : 2h 9 min.
Bit rate mode                    : Zmienna
Bit rate                         : 18,1 Mb/s
Nominal bit rate                 : 35,0 Mb/s
Width                            : 1.920 pikseli
Height                           : 1.080 pikseli
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 23,976 kl/s
Resolution                       : 8 bitów
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progresywny
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.364
Stream size                      : 16,4 GB (96%)
Title                            : PID 4113

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID                         : A_AC3
Duration                         : 2h 10 min.
Bit rate mode                    : Stała
Bit rate                         : 384 Kb/s
Channel(s)                       : 6 kanałów
Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                    : 48,0 KHz
Stream size                      : 357 MB (2%)

The file freeze, run, freeze, run…  on wd live. I tested the file on my computer and everythig is ok. 

2

Seriously?  MPEG-2 at 35 Mb/s ???   

Seems a bit iffy.   I think you should consider re-encoding at MP4 or H.264 for this type of material.

I think the root of your problem is the super-high bit rate.

It’s run fine on the computer because you have higher I/O path between an HD and the PC…  

Are you trying to serve this over wireless?  Wired?

3

I used an external usb 2.0 hdd to play this file.

4

I still think a 35Mbit/sec MPEG-2 file is way out of the ordinary…  You’re killing the box with that kind of required bandwidth.

5

35 Mb is actually only about 3.5 MBs.

6

Might be looking at two different things, Bill.

I was noticing:

File size : 17,1 GB
Overall bit rate : 18,9 Mb/s
Bit rate : 18,1 Mb/s
Nominal bit rate : 35,0 Mb/s

Just the nominal bit rate being 35.0 Mb/s is astounding…

So over a 2 hour duration, the AVERAGE is 18.1 to 18.9, but the nominal encoded BW is 35 Mb/sec…

Ick.