WD TV Live slow boot

Hi all, hoping you can help me out with an issue. My WD TV Live takes a long time to boot. I thought this was normal behaviour until I went to my friend’s place last night and it booted in under 2 seconds.

Here is a video I took of the boot process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVb6ERbq_0g

This is a video I found online. This represents the experience my friend has.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGJEcV1xPNQ&feature=related

This is the information as I know it:

Me:

  • Latest Firmware - 1.0431_V
  • All devices physically wired to Billion 7800N
  • 2x Windows 7 computers running Network Share and Media Servers

Friend:

  • Latest firmware
  • TV Live
  • QNAP TS-410 running Twonky Media Server
  • devices both wired (router unknown)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

You have the newer hardware revision.    The newer Live’s must be shutdown COMPLETELY due to a European Union power requirement.  

The older Live’s stayed in Standby (they just shut down the video output) allowing for a faster bootup.

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Thanks for the reply. I came to the same conclusion yesterday when my mate unplugged his at the back and we experienced the same boot times.

I installed thew custom b-rad firmware and we’re peachy. Power requirements be danmed :slight_smile:

mirata wrote:

… Power requirements be danmed :slight_smile:

That’s the spirit!!!  :smileyvery-happy:

mirata wrote:

 

I installed thew custom b-rad firmware and we’re peachy. Power requirements be danmed :slight_smile:

I wonder how that overcomes the new hardware and deep standby?