Got a WDTV last week. I have a Sony SR11 HD handycam, with video backed up to an external 500 gig WD drive. (second backup on another ext HD) I was hoping to plug and play the AVCHD files directly through the device onto my HDTV using HDMI hookup.
After a few minutes of loading my approx 300G of pictures and video, it was able to index my files and I could flip through the menu with ease. Thumbnails were blank, though. Not bad, so far...
Playing video is very disappointing. Video comes on about 10 seconds after sound. Between each clip, there is a 4-8 second delay. Recall, this is handycam video where clips can run from a few seconds to a few minutes. These problems make watching quite unenjoyable, since there are dozens of pauses when trying to just watch a 30 minute event.
Popcorn Hour A100 or 110 sound like good devices, but I fear a similar experience. I wonder if a faster hard drive would make a difference. I have a feeling the pauses and delays have more to do with the large file sizes and memory limitations.
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Got a WDTV last week. I have a Sony SR11 HD handycam, with video backed up to an external 500 gig WD drive. (second backup on another ext HD) I was hoping to plug and play the AVCHD files directly through the device onto my HDTV using HDMI hookup.
After a few minutes of loading my approx 300G of pictures and video, it was able to index my files and I could flip through the menu with ease. Thumbnails were blank, though. Not bad, so far...
Playing video is very disappointing. Video comes on about 10 seconds after sound. Between each clip, there is a 4-8 second delay. Recall, this is handycam video where clips can run from a few seconds to a few minutes. These problems make watching quite unenjoyable, since there are dozens of pauses when trying to just watch a 30 minute event.
Popcorn Hour A100 or 110 sound like good devices, but I fear a similar experience. I wonder if a faster hard drive would make a difference. I have a feeling the pauses and delays have more to do with the large file sizes and memory limitations.