Download Firmware Western Digital WD TV Live 1.03.49

Western Digital has released new firmware for its WD TV Live media player. The firmware has been given jersey number 1.03.49 and is just over 32MB in size. There is a topic about this media player on the GoT forum. In the update we find several improvements related to the subtitles and a lot of bugs have been fixed. Below is the full list of changes made since the last stable version.

Added

• PlayTo support for Microsoft Windows 7.
• External subtitle location options (Up/Down arrows).
• Larger subtitle font size options.
• Western European language input for keyboard.
• Serial and part number to About page.
• Support for embedded subtitles in mpg files.
• New category in Photo/Video to view by date.
• A field in network settings for changing the workgroup name.
• Ability to play a video from the preview window without restarting.
• Username/password feature for SAMBA security.
• Wireless LAN strength bar in Network info page.

Changed

• Default browsing by date to start with the latest files first.
• Video browse default to Preview mode instead of Thumbnail mode.
• Corrected several language translation issues.

resolved

• Cover-Art issue with folder.jpg & file.jpeg
• Slow to source MKV files over network share.
• Issues with external subtitle sync adjustment (Right/Left arrows).
• Abnormal display of BMP photos through a media server.
• Audio channel information showing up in AutoPlay mode.
• Blu-ray ISO subtitles not displaying throughout video playback.
• Blu-ray slow playback across SAMBA.
• Camera files not enumerating correctly in mass storage.
• Login issue with SAMBA after exiting screen saver.
• DVR-MS black screen problem on resume after fast-forward and rewind.
• External SUB/IDX subtitles flashbacking issue.
• Playback across media server failures.
• Hard drive icon from disappearing in the video list under preview mode.
• Issue of HDMI becoming jittery after long-time play.
• M4V files not supporting fast-forward and rewind.
• Manual network addressing issue.
• Missing shuffle & repeat icon for slideshow within Flickr.
• Music search not displaying playlist names.
• Network devices (SAMBA) disappearing without warning.
• PTP issue of unsupported video file formats DX6490, DIMAGE Z2 & X1, Optio555, and DMC-FX2.
• Sony Walkman not showing photos within directory.
• Unsupported file formats not showing an error message.
• Video playback overscan issue for CRT TVs.
• WIFI Belkin F6D4050 with RAlink 3070 chip, and Linksys WUSUB100 Ver 2.
• WIFI ZyXel NWD-270N dongle not enumerating.