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       NEW WDTV 2nd Generation?, Is this the new 2nd Gen WDTV? Pictures Included
    neverlift
    post Aug 5 2009, 07:15 PM
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    A few snaps of the all new WDTV 2G or 2nd Generation? Check it out, what you think?

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    Looks pretty nice with the matte finish, which will mean less finger prints. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

    Heres the Specs for the WDTV 2nd Gen, dubbed the...

    WD TV ™ Live Media Player
    Features
    Play Full HD 1080p video, music and photos on your HD TV
    Supports widest variety of file formats and devices
    Network capable for easy access to the newest content from PCs, network drives, internet favorites
    Kit Contents
    Media Player
    Compact remote with batteries
    Composite AV cable
    Component AV cable
    AC adapter
    Quick Install Guide
    Compatibility
    HDMI,Full HD (1080p), AAC, MP3, JPEG, USB 2.0, H.264, SimplayHD™, Energy Star®, Dolby Digital, DTS, DLNA, Bonjour, AVCHD, Windows Vista
    Media Formats
    AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1),
    TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1) MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9
    JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG
    MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
    Playlist – PLS, M3U, WPL
    Subtitle – SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI
    MPEG2 MP@HL up to 1920×1080p24, 1920×1080i30, or 1280×720p60 resolution. MPEG4.2 ASP@L5 up to 1280×720p30 resolution and no support for global motion compensation.
    WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL up to 1280×720p60
    or 1920×1080p24 resolution. VC-1 AP@L3 up to 1920×1080i30, 1920×1080p24, or 1280×720p60 resolution.
    H.264 BP@L3 up to 720×480p30 or 720×576p25 resolution. H.264 MP@4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920×1080p24, 1920×1080i30, or 1280×720p60 resolution.
    An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound digital output. Compressed RGB JPEG formats only and progressive JPEG up to 2048×2048. Single layer TIFF files only. Uncompressed BMP only. Specific details, please refer to the user manual.

    This post has been edited by neverlift: Aug 22 2009, 01:41 PM
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    ryan
    post Aug 6 2009, 07:04 PM
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    Hi guys. Sure looks cool although I prefer the glossiness of the 1st gen one. It would be so cool if this also sports a bluetooth and WiFi chip to boot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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    neverlift
    post Aug 6 2009, 07:11 PM
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    QUOTE (ryan @ Aug 6 2009, 07:04 PM) *
    Hi guys. Sure looks cool although I prefer the glossiness of the 1st gen one. It would be so cool if this also sports a bluetooth and WiFi chip to boot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

    Oh really the gloss? You dont find it to be a finger print magnet? I move mine between home and the lake every weekend so Im always handling mine, I welcome the matte finnish. Bluetooth and WiFi would always be welcome but dont cross your fingers, seems all we will get is a hard wired ethernet port which is still pretty cool. With the ethernet port they might include or offer a WiFi antenna, who knows... time will tell.

    Cheers!
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    post Aug 7 2009, 06:45 AM
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    QUOTE (neverlift @ Aug 7 2009, 04:11 AM) *
    Oh really the gloss? You dont find it to be a finger print magnet? I move mine between home and the lake every weekend so Im always handling mine, I welcome the matte finnish. Bluetooth and WiFi would always be welcome but dont cross your fingers, seems all we will get is a hard wired ethernet port which is still pretty cool. With the ethernet port they might include or offer a WiFi antenna, who knows... time will tell.

    Cheers!


    Yeah I think the gloss is really nice. Actually I don't really touch the device a lot (maybe cos I haven't modded it yet?!) since I have it standing vertically. I only touch the My passport and yank it out from the top, in order to manage the content, so I don't really need to touch. Anyways great forum guys I'm learning awesome new ways to get even more from the WDTV which I am now using as my Number 1 Multimedia Device at home (previously I used my Xbox 360 and PS3). Cheers
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    post Aug 7 2009, 09:19 AM
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    QUOTE (ryan @ Aug 7 2009, 08:45 PM) *
    Yeah I think the gloss is really nice. Actually I don't really touch the device a lot (maybe cos I haven't modded it yet?!) since I have it standing vertically. I only touch the My passport and yank it out from the top, in order to manage the content, so I don't really need to touch. Anyways great forum guys I'm learning awesome new ways to get even more from the WDTV which I am now using as my Number 1 Multimedia Device at home (previously I used my Xbox 360 and PS3). Cheers



    it's good they added the network connection, but i hope the dts support can be added in the first gen firmware
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    post Aug 7 2009, 04:07 PM
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    QUOTE (badburn @ Aug 7 2009, 12:19 PM) *
    it's good they added the network connection, but i hope the dts support can be added in the first gen firmware


    it's not a codec, it's a hardware decoder, if they could put it in firmware, the wdtv would already have it.
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    post Oct 7 2009, 06:59 AM
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    QUOTE (Rev Drew @ Aug 7 2009, 04:07 PM) *
    it's not a codec, it's a hardware decoder, if they could put it in firmware, the wdtv would already have it.



    Are we sure that DTS is an hardware feature?

    I have an HP Compaq nc8430 with Nero software. The player doesn't play DTS sound.
    I bought a software DTS tool for Nero Show Time and magically the DTS audio track is played through the notebook speakers.
    Don't know if it's a software downsample to 2.0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

    Recently I got a Macbook Pro: with VLC (VideoLan) I can ear the DTS audio track through the notebook speakers.
    With Apple DVD player I can't reproduce the DTS track; Apple DVD player is supposed (reading Mac user forums) to be able to pass the digital signal to a DTS-capable hw amplifier.

    So I suppose that DTS decoding is a software feature.

    Please let me know your opinions.

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    - neverlift   NEW WDTV 2nd Generation?   Aug 5 2009, 07:15 PM
    - - ToJa92   The middle photo looks nice(showing all connectors...   Aug 6 2009, 02:26 AM
    - - diskobox   So does ethernet basically mean that we can connec...   Aug 6 2009, 04:27 PM
    |- - neverlift   QUOTE (diskobox @ Aug 6 2009, 04:27 PM) S...   Aug 6 2009, 07:12 PM
    |- - delf   QUOTE (neverlift @ Aug 6 2009, 08:12 PM) ...   Aug 7 2009, 04:34 AM
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    |- - JustSumGuy   QUOTE (delf @ Aug 7 2009, 06:34 AM) just ...   Aug 10 2009, 08:50 PM
    |- - Charlie   QUOTE (JustSumGuy @ Aug 10 2009, 06:50 PM...   Aug 11 2009, 04:32 PM
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    - - s_d   oh god.. i just bought one a week ago.. should...   Aug 8 2009, 07:26 AM
    - - Rev Drew   no idea. nothing wrong with this one to be perfect...   Aug 8 2009, 08:02 AM
    |- - ToJa92   QUOTE (Rev Drew @ Aug 8 2009, 04:02 PM) n...   Aug 8 2009, 08:11 AM
    - - outburst   An ethernet port isn't enough to make me regre...   Aug 8 2009, 05:45 PM
    - - neverlift   Very true, but the DTS is a bit of downer.   Aug 8 2009, 06:01 PM
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    |- - neverlift   QUOTE (TXmike @ Oct 16 2009, 01:33 PM) Th...   Oct 16 2009, 01:35 PM
    - - siccmade11   so does this mean DTS will be broken down through ...   Aug 17 2009, 01:30 AM
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    - - Charlie   Thanks neverlift.   Aug 29 2009, 08:33 PM
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