WD TV Live Wifi very weak

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live Streaming
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Hi,

Just bought a new WD TV Live.

My setup:

  • Router Thomson

  • Synology NAS DS213

  • WD TV Live

The router and NAS are in the living room. NAS is connected trough ethermet.

I bought this WD TV live to the bedroom, wich is a couple feets away from the router.

It seems i cant stream a simple 320x240 video via wifi (Windows File System). I tried to connect to my living room TV via ethernet and it ran flawless, even a full 1080p 13GB video. So i assume the issue here is the wifi.

It could be the weak signal of the wifi that is available in the bedroom, but the thing is, i have an ipad, android smartphone  and can stream and have a average wifi signal in the same bedroom as the wd tv live.

I also own a Apple TV 3, i put  the 2 in the exact same place in the bedroom, and with the Apple tv i was able to stream a 720p video without any troubles. However Apple TV streams from my laptop via iTunes and WD TV live is streaming via Synology NAS.

What soltution do i have? It’s obvious that this product is not achieving my needs, so should i:

  • Return the WD TV Live and ask for a new one (maybe it’s a unit with a faulty wifi)

  • Return the WD TV Live and think on another solution, this will never work for me

  • Buy a wifi repeater in order to extend the wifi signal to the bedroom 

  • Other (please specify)

If you need further information, please let me know.

Thank you.

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You only thing we know here is that you are connected by WiFi and you say it seems that you cannot stream a video.
Can you stream youtube or the other services?
What exactly happens when you try to stream a video?
Are you connecting via network shares or media server.

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Thanks for your reply.

Yes i can stream youtube, not very fluid, but i tested a video and it worked.

When i stream a video it’s loading forever. I may have seen the first frame of some tests i made, bit most of them it just keeps on loading.

I tried both network and media server, Wasnt able to see any difference. What’s the best by the way ?

Thanks.