This firmware update made the unit respond very very poorly. It would not even allow MKV files to play. I would say scrap this update and start from scratch. This is as bad as it gets. I hate to be so negative, but…
The WD is a good product and I hope for better releases in the future. However, from now on, I think I will wait for the masses to approve future firmware releases before upgrading. This was one scary release.
Navigates fine through the Yuotube menu. Playing a video shows the buffering sign like forever. I have not reset the unit though.
YouTube works great for me. I’m on a cack 1.5Mbps connection that frequently drops out but it’s still streaming fine (better than my PC in some cases lol). I can log into my old YT account and access favourites easily (as with 0.24).
Hard reset (side button) and see how things behave then.
Have to say, I would hope things would just work after updating firmware and not require factory resets; I’m starting to hate the onscreen keyboard with a passion (I have mixed case usernames and passwords). 
So far, so good…
MKV play fine, my iTunes library play fine.
Youtube is crappy, but i don’t care: i’ve not bought this product for this.
If anything Youtube is streaming even faster for me since the upgrade. Has anything else changed in your set up. Are you using wireless to connect to teh WDTV LIve?
up123 wrote:
Navigates fine through the Yuotube menu. Playing a video shows the buffering sign like forever. I have not reset the unit though.
downinthevalley wrote:
This firmware update made the unit respond very very poorly. It would not even allow MKV files to play. I would say scrap this update and start from scratch. This is as bad as it gets. I hate to be so negative, but…
The WD is a good product and I hope for better releases in the future. However, from now on, I think I will wait for the masses to approve future firmware releases before upgrading. This was one scary release.
Its a beta not a finished work. Did you understand that when you installed. The idea was to get us to spot the problems they failed to spot in the labs. Clearly MKVs are the problem via Network Shares. Your negativity is not appropriate.
Everything else works fine for my set-up. I use a NAS so never use network shares and don’t see the point of streaming from a PC which uses some 400ws versus a 20w NAS. The investment is worth it in the long run.
I am also not an mkv fan, never understood the benefits of them for my type of use.
I am using Powerline wirelss adapters ( have also tried it wired with same results). I am getting (a 2 minute delay before starting) alot of freezing and sound drop outs using network shares while playing movies.
But playing smaller .WMV files (video clips) there is a 30 sec delay but then plays fine for the whole clip… When I use my 4gb usb flash drive and play movies off this it works fine, just through network share is where I have a problem.
I found that you tube works okay, and the music works good also.
Yes, I understood it was a beta release, and because of that fact, they wanted feedback for this update. So, I gave them what I thought about the update; WD should fix the major issues that people are experiencing before releasing it to the masses, as it does not perform well at all. At least in my case and a few others that have posted so far. We would NOT want a firmware that was sub par, now would we? If you did not find this information useful or important to you, then you should have just moved along. Thank you for reading, though.
downinthevalley wrote:
This firmware update made the unit respond very very poorly. It would not even allow MKV files to play. I would say scrap this update and start from scratch. This is as bad as it gets. I hate to be so negative, but…
The WD is a good product and I hope for better releases in the future. However, from now on, I think I will wait for the masses to approve future firmware releases before upgrading. This was one scary release.
What exactly was scary about it? Other than the mkv files being VERY slow to start I have not found any thing to complain about. As it is prerelease it would be more positive to say exactly what you found wrong with the firmware instead of just saying that it should be scrapped. Obviously it needs to be updated before release but I think its going a bit far to say it needs to be scrapped.
– NEW ISSUE – Related to MKV playback via Media Server following network Share access
Had some odd behaviour when changing from Network Share to Media Server.
I finally got TVersity set up to stream my films / shows and decided to A-B the same titles from both sources.
Example: 2.86GB / 2hr37m MKV film
Network share loading time: 8 minutes
Media Server loading time: 5 minutes (odd, right?)
I then browsed other films and used the Preview to gauge if they’d load quick. MP4s and M4Vs previewed fast… got to another MKV and it previews quick. Weird!
Went back to the original MKV test film and now it plays back without delay via media server, which is the behaviour most people are reporting.
I only mention it because the same thing has happened several times since upgrading to 1.02.14. Accessing a media server file following playing an MKV over network share seems to trigger a similar playback delay behaviour when switching to media server.
New example: 1.36GB / 1hr34m MKV film.
Network Share load time: 6 minutes
Media Server [initial load]: 3 minutes
Media Server [subsequent]: Instantly
I’m guessing this won’t affect most people (after all, if you have a media server set up correctly, you likely never touch Network Shares and vice versa). Still, it’s an unexpected behaviour and I thought it might be worth mentioning!
Hi there, Well I’ve tried 2.14 and not much works anymore for me - nothing from Tversity or Playon servers and network shares are not visible. And I’ve just given up on waiting for streams to start… I love this little box but if this is indicative of what we can expect in the next release well it’s reduced the functionality of the unit in my eyes to about 20% of what I started with!
Worst of all I can’t seem to get back to 1.24 as it doesn’t seem to see the firmware on my USB Stick? Is there a Knack to “Down-grading” firmware? :cry:
nomadic1 wrote:
Hi there, Well I’ve tried 2.14 and not much works anymore for me - nothing from Tversity or Playon servers and network shares are not visible. And I’ve just given up on waiting for streams to start… I love this little box but if this is indicative of what we can expect in the next release well it’s reduced the functionality of the unit in my eyes to about 20% of what I started with!
Worst of all I can’t seem to get back to 1.24 as it doesn’t seem to see the firmware on my USB Stick? Is there a Knack to “Down-grading” firmware? :cry:
I assume you have reset the unit, this sometimes helps then certain things don’t work.
To downgrade you need the ‘special’ .24 firmware on the page below.
Its under the heading ‘How to Roll Back to 1.01.24’ in step 1
Basically you download the .24 but with a 2.15 version header.
nomadic1 wrote:
Hi there, Well I’ve tried 2.14 and not much works anymore for me - nothing from Tversity or Playon servers and network shares are not visible.
Read post 1:
Note: PlayOn is currently not working on this version.
mp4 also has sycn issues , firmware rollback …start!!
PlayOn is currently not working on this version but PS3 Media Server is working. Version 1.2.400 works fine (you must download this build from official forum , not from Google repositories) - but of course You will have slow video start and forward, back, pause problems (this is still the same WD Live bug). It’s a kind of “black humor” that WD writes to us many about new functions, options etc. but they didn’t fix problems with… back, forward and pause. Congratulations… WD - The best programmers team ever. 
Well, in fact, i’ve downgraded to last stable version as the MKV bug with Network share is too important.
Anyway, except for that, i’ve no noticed great differences between the beta version and the last stable…
Downgrading too. Flashed the beta firmware and did a factory reset before and after. But the first MKV file on network shares I loaded up never started, just froze on a black screen. I hope downgrading to 1.01.24 works for me.
I am very annoyed that WD have pulled this beta before I had a chance to download it … WHY???
Anyone who wants it can find it here: [text deleted - no unofficial downloads please]
Its incredible isnt it that WD can’t seem to do anything right with the WDTV Live. Every new firmware breaks something.
I only use MKV (H264) encoded with Handbrake and playing from USB hard drive. Im having the following issues:-
* Audio is out of sync with many of my files. (I think this is with stereo audio channels only as 5.1 channels seem to play fine. Btw I have the WDTV set to stereo mode not digital as I play audio via HDMI on TV).
* Switching to chapter will sometimes cause the screen to go orange for about 5 to 10 seconds before video displays.
* “Rewind” tends to not stop when I press Play. Instead I have to press stop and then restart by pressing play.
* Sometimes subtitles display black “outlined” transparent letters instead of solid white letters with a black outline.
WD why dont you do some serious testing/fixing with MKV/H264.
[text deleted] Alas I’m not so what else can I do except complain about having purchased a product that does not work as advertised on the box.
Hey WD, think you can fix these basic issues, your paying customers deserve it!
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