WD TV Live Hub Replacement

[Mel_P]

What still using that!?

Well not any more - turned it on today and the "loading" flashing light / message on screen is continuous. Have tried powering it on/off etc., factory reset from menu, paper clip reset on bottom of box - these all seem to reset it but then as it begins its power on cycle, accessing the HDD the thing seems to get stuck in a loop. again The LAN connection seems to lock up as well.

Does anybody make a similar device nowadays? Seems not.

There seem to be loads of generic "media players" on the internet - are these any good?

What i want is a "black box / remote" that I can plug into the HDMI socket of the TV - and plug into that a USB HDD that has all the films (mkv format) that my grandchildren want to watch when they visit - Just like the WD TV Live Media center used to do (that obviously had a built in HDD).

Suggestions please, thanks Mel.

 

[Mel_P]

After much researching and a couple of trials with other media players i found this:https://osmc.tv/store/

It's networked to my pc and has a 4tb HDD hanging out the back of it...... the OSMC, plug, update, play!

Thanks - looks what I might get sometime - £107!

Another update - if I reset with a paper clip and operate it "stand-alone" it works - BUT immediately I plug in a network cable it freezes. I can access material on a USB dongle. Some fault with the LAN circuitry?

So it looks as though I can load stuff onto the internal HDD via a LAN connection BUT i can play existing material on the HDD and new material on a dongle - I'll wait till the Grandchildren come next and see if this suffices, Mel

 

[Mel_P]

Just out of interest, have you tried plugging the USB drive directly into the TV.

My TV would do that but I already have 50 films on my WDTV and the grandchildren know how to use it with the remote. TV is clunky in this respect. Not a new one either!!

 

[Mel_P]

I have an ASUS usb wifi adapter - but that doesn't seem to be recognised by the WD box - WD box = old; wifi adapter = new so suspect not compatible! Need an old wifi adapter!! Manual refers to list of Ok adapters in WD knowledge base but goes to "page not found".

Mel