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 10/07/2010 03:56:49 PM · #1
I have been looking for a while for a way to easily play native AVCHD files on my HDTV rather than through the camcorder. It looks like there may finally be a solution. Thought I'd pass it on.

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 10/07/2010 04:00:44 PM · #2
the western digital WDTV Plus is a better cheaper solution plus has netflix built-in.

or you can wait for the google tv but the $299 tag is a little steep.
 10/07/2010 04:09:46 PM · #3
Originally posted by mike_311:
the western digital WDTV Plus is a better cheaper solution plus has netflix built-in.

or you can wait for the google tv but the $299 tag is a little steep.


From the specs it doesn't look like it supports AVCHD?
 10/07/2010 04:17:51 PM · #4
which one?
 10/07/2010 04:20:33 PM · #5
Originally posted by mike_311:
which one?


The WDTV Plus.
 10/07/2010 04:26:19 PM · #6
its should, isn't avchd just h.264?

from product description:

Western Digital WDBABX0000NBK Network Audio/Video Player MKV, DivX, JPEG, MP3, AAC, AVCHD, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG, VOB, VC-1, TS, TP, M2T, MOV, M2TS, WMV, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WAV, WMA, FLAC, AIFF, OGG, PLS, WPL - Dolby Digital, DTS - Etherne
 10/07/2010 04:45:27 PM · #7
Originally posted by mike_311:
its should, isn't avchd just h.264?

from product description:

Western Digital WDBABX0000NBK Network Audio/Video Player MKV, DivX, JPEG, MP3, AAC, AVCHD, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG, VOB, VC-1, TS, TP, M2T, MOV, M2TS, WMV, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WAV, WMA, FLAC, AIFF, OGG, PLS, WPL - Dolby Digital, DTS - Etherne


Hmm, can you link me? Here's what I see on whatever page I'm on...

Video - AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS

Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle - SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI

I have definitely had softward or hardware that say they play h.264 that can't play a straight AVCHD file which is a .MTS extension.
 10/07/2010 04:47:33 PM · #8
Originally posted by mike_311:
the western digital WDTV Plus is a better cheaper solution plus has netflix built-in.

or you can wait for the google tv but the $299 tag is a little steep.


Plus remote (130$)

Plus camera accessory (150$)

Plus keyboard (100$)

So, 680 USD for a box that Apple sells for 99 bucks. (no idea about accessories)

Doc, I'm presuming that file format is what the 5DII creates, right?

Message edited by author 2010-10-07 16:48:35.
 10/07/2010 05:00:17 PM · #9
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by mike_311:
the western digital WDTV Plus is a better cheaper solution plus has netflix built-in.

or you can wait for the google tv but the $299 tag is a little steep.


Plus remote (130$)

Plus camera accessory (150$)

Plus keyboard (100$)

So, 680 USD for a box that Apple sells for 99 bucks. (no idea about accessories)

Doc, I'm presuming that file format is what the 5DII creates, right?


No, the 5D2 actually creates .MOV quicktime files which is very easy to use. These files are coming from a Canon HD camcorder and I find them very good, but very frustrating to use. Blessedly Windows 7 can play them natively, but that's on the computer. Watching them on the TV has been impossible (or not easy) unless you play them straight off the camcorder.
 10/07/2010 05:11:25 PM · #10
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
...Watching them on the TV has been impossible (or not easy) unless you play them straight off the camcorder.


How about playing them back on a Win7 laptop and connecting to the TV with an HDMI cable? this is the way my son plays various movie formats in his dorm room. Granted, you do need a modern laptop that is equipped with an HDMI output, but these are becoming pretty common.
 10/07/2010 05:13:22 PM · #11
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by mike_311:
the western digital WDTV Plus is a better cheaper solution plus has netflix built-in.

or you can wait for the google tv but the $299 tag is a little steep.


Plus remote (130$)

Plus camera accessory (150$)

Plus keyboard (100$)

So, 680 USD for a box that Apple sells for 99 bucks. (no idea about accessories)

Doc, I'm presuming that file format is what the 5DII creates, right?


No, the 5D2 actually creates .MOV quicktime files which is very easy to use. These files are coming from a Canon HD camcorder and I find them very good, but very frustrating to use. Blessedly Windows 7 can play them natively, but that's on the computer. Watching them on the TV has been impossible (or not easy) unless you play them straight off the camcorder.


Thank you Doc.
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