(updated 10/21/2009)
We've received tremendous feedback on WD TV and some great suggestions to improve the product even more. In response to your requests, we're pleased to offer prerelease product enhancements to make your viewing experience better than ever. Updating your media player is simple. Just follow the instructions below, grab your remote and enjoy the show!
This is a prerelease version of the firmware. Feel free to install it but be aware this is beta firmware so use it at your own risk. If you are not comfortable with this, please wait for the final version.
Prerelease 1.03.01 (includes all previously released updates)
Resolved Issues:
- Resolved the language displayed as OFF when English was selected
- Resolved the “Contains” button displayed as "ContainsWWW" in the search function
- Resolved MKV audio which was out of sync with the video
- Resolved slow rendering of Greek subtitles in Greek character encoding mode
- Resolved disappearance of Korean subtitle during video playback
- Resolved missing characters from the Greek subtitle font
- Resolved playback issues with VC-1 codec in an MKV container
- Resolved gain being applied to audio output that resulted in signal clipping
- Resolved playlists playing audio tracks in alphabetical order by playing them in track order
- Resolved the appearance of tracks in alphabetical order by displaying them in track order
- Resolved the spacing issue seen in Korean subtitles during video playback
New features:
- Added support for video playlists functions which were limited to music files only
- Added support for the drive lock function on the new My Passport™ and My Book® external storage devices
Prerelease 1.02.11
Resolved Issues:
- Resolved issue where UI Language displayed as OFF when English is selected.
- Resolved UI issue where "ContainsWWW" shows up in the search menu instead of "Contains".
- Resolved MKV audio/video sync issues.
- Resolved issue where songs were displayed in alphabetical order instead of track order in album view.
New features:
- Added video playlist support.
- Added support for unlocking locked WD external drives.
Prerelease 1.02.10
Resolved Issues:
- Greek subtitles now render properly. Previously they rendered slowly, causing them to briefly flash on the screen.
- Korean subtitles now render properly. Previously they disappeared during video playback.
- Playlists play in the correct order. Previously they played files in alphabetical order.
New features:
- Metadata support for music improved over previous releases. For example, browsing by genre is broken down into artists, then albums, then tracks.
Known issues:
- A few text strings were not translated properly over different UI languages
Prerelease 1.02.08
- Enhanced cover art, album art, and thumbnail support for media files and folders
- Additional subtitle languages and decoding support
- Improved media playback and navigation
- More audio formats for MKV container
- Fixed bugs reported by the WD TV user community
Release 1.01
- Even more video file formats supported
- Improved subtitle support. Additional advanced features added
- Enhanced Matroska (MKV) support for chapters and subtitles
- Enhanced media playback and navigation
- Improved power management
And there's more. See our firmware release notes for all the details. (PDF)
- Open the firmware update .ZIP file and extract the two files (.BIN and .VER) to a
USB drive's main directory
- Turn the WD TV on and connect your USB drive
- Use the remote control to select SETTINGS from the home screen
- Highlight the firmware upgrade icon, and press ENTER on the remote
- You will be prompted to perform the firmware upgrade. Select OK and press ENTER.
This will restart the system
- After restarting, the system automatically enters firmware upgrade mode
- Once the update process is completed, the HD media player will restart again
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