OT: Newer Media Devices

RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 2:14 PM
I want to explore the use of newer media player devices by Seagate and WD that allow videos (SD/ HD) to play directly on TV.The question I have is this: When we render HDV from Vegas, the video and audio files are rendered separeately. How would they play together. is there a way to render video and audio together? Thanks

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CClub wrote on 4/25/2010, 2:47 PM
You only have to render video/audio separately if you're preparing them for DVD burning with Sony DVDA templates. If you're rendering for viewing on computer or a media device such as the WD players, just render into a mp4 or wmv type format. I use the WD player all the time with a projector instead of using a laptop. I typically render into 720p wmv format; phenomenal.
RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 2:56 PM
That is great. I want to start with HDV at 1920X1080. Have you done that. Thanks
CClub wrote on 4/25/2010, 3:16 PM
HDV would technically be 1440 x 1080. I've only rendered to 720p with the WD player, as my projector only shows at that resolution. But if you check the specs for those players, I'd be surprised if it didn't play a 1920 x 1080 HD file.
wwaag wrote on 4/25/2010, 3:27 PM
I've had a small WD media player for well over a year now and it plays HDV files (1440x1080) without a problem. Simply render as a native m2t file and it will play without a problem. There really isn't a need for an additional render to something like wmv or mp4. Highly recommended.

wwaag

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RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 3:32 PM
Could you tell me your setup please. Do these media players have DVDlike menus and chapters for navigation.
wwaag wrote on 4/25/2010, 3:45 PM
I can only speak to the WD player that I have. It does not support menus or chapters for the usual media files (mpg, wmv, mp4, m2t, etc.). Having said that, you can re-mux your media file to an MKV container which does support chapters. The WD does support MKV chapters although the implementation is a bit tedious. You can't simply hit a button indicating next or previous chapter. You hit an options button, select chapters, and it will display the chapter names. You then scroll down to select the chapter you want and hit enter. I've done a few like this, but again, it's really tedious and not very useful in my opinion. Best is to simply use the fast forward which does have an option to skip ahead 10 minutes. Again, this only applies to the older WD player. Hope this helps.

wwaag

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psg wrote on 4/27/2010, 8:28 PM
I have the WD media player, but I also recently purchased the Patriot Box Office media player. I got it on sale from Newegg for $89 awhile ago. It has an network connection (wired Ethernet) and I'm connecting it via HDMI to my Sony TV. It does not come with, but will support an internal 2.5" drive.

Simple interface and I use it to stream my HDV 1080i videos from my server. Works great. Also has a couple of USB slots for flash memory.

Only issue is there doesn't seem to be much development in new firmware, but what I have works fine for the price.

www.patriotmemory.com