Videos from PC wont play on WD TV Live & BluRay player

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JDFan:
Might also be missing the Codec for that format since explorer tends to not include many of them so that you use MS formats instead of third party programs -- try installing the K-lite mega codec pack ( http://www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_mega.htm ) It has most of the needed codecs for most formats and usually installs without conflicts with other programs.

mike boss:
I am at a real loss here. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
This set up was working before with NO ISSUES.
I had a virus that I was unable to fix and restored the PC to factory defaults.
I had issues with the PC, but it was related to the service packs.
They've been installed, and I ran all the updates.

I forget what it was, but after the restore I had an issue with something else.
So I ran the restore.
I actually did install the K-Lite codec pack, and then all the programs I used prior
(like MP3 Gain, MP3 tag, Utorrent and a few others).

With respects to playing media, all the files I test work on the PC itself.

I think another restore may be in order.
Question.................

I'll move all the media (which is limited anyway) and run the restore again.
Upon restore can I just install service pack 1 & 2 ? Or should I wait for the auto updates to
find and install them ?

The sole purpose of this 2nd PC is media streaming, so if it does not work the PC is not serving its purpose.

Perhaps when I did the restore I was premature in putting my torrents, programs, etc, back onto the PC.

mike boss:
I wonder if possibly the host software for the Blueay player (Samsung All Share) is the issue ....
Either way I think I need to just be patient. Restore, update, update, update then begin the install.
Luckily all that is on the PC are some videos.
I can move them over and do the restore.
Install one thing at a time, test, then install another, test, etc etc.

It is a real pain! Real pain! But like I said this PC is just for media, so I need this working.
Playing 2 of 60 files, no way...something is wrong.

This will need to be a late night project tonight when the kids and wife are sleeping.
I know the PC had given me issues upon restore installing programs. And that was related to service pack issues, and updates not being complete.

I think I was too impatient, installing programs and just going way to fast.

I dunno

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: mike boss on January 16, 2016, 12:35:16 pm ---With respects to playing media, all the files I test work on the PC itself.
--- End quote ---

That in itself doesn't mean anything. The WD Live players (I have a WD TV Hub player, so I'm familiar with them), don't support all the same formats that you can use on a PC. Sometimes it's issues with the encoding format, sometimes it's even just the container file (i.e. .mkv, .avi) that can be the issue.

What are the actual formats of the files you are playing? IOW, what is the container format and the compression formats (audio/video) used?

Howard_Casto:
At the risk of repeating what the others have possibly said... it's the format man. It's difficult to get some formats to play on the PC without downloading additional codecs or in some cases players so what made you think the experience would be made easier on something that is decidedly not a PC? If you think you can just throw any old video off the net on there and it will work think again. Most likely the only reliable way to get video to work would be to take any video you want to play and re-encode it specifically for use on the tv.

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