WD TV Live works with External DVD

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live Streaming
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Just wanted to post my findings…

I was able to play:

-DVD’s single layer (w/subtitles)

-DVD’s dual layer (w/subtitles)

-mkv and mp4 on DVD Single layer (w/subtitles)

on the WD TV Live by using the Samsung SE-208AB external slim DVD writer using the AV Connectivity mode.

Unfortunately,

-mkv and mp4 on DVD Dual layer

plays but, its choppy and unable to RW or FF, although subtitles work.

hope it helps, been waiting for this a long time.

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can i ask you where you got the DVD drive from and what usb port did you try it on front,back or both.

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Thats because that player supports AV Connectivity.

From the manual:

What does the “AV Connectivity” mean?
Although a normal ODD cannot be connected to a TV directly, the product can be
connected to devices (such as TV) that support USB interfaces and can then be used
as a USB memory device. “AV Connectivity” refers to this functionality

When you say that it plays DVD’s do you mean commercial protected DVD’s or some that you have made.

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Dlaf42 wrote:

can i ask you where you got the DVD drive from and what usb port did you try it on front,back or both.

http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-peripherals/optical-disc-drive/dvd-rw/SE-208AB/TSBSA