WESTERN DIGITAL TV LIVE SETTINGS

[Ken Cox]

THE PRICE WAS RIGHT AND HAD BEEN WAITING FOR QUITE SOME TIME$115 PLUS TAXES CANADIAN AT STAPLES -model WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN - there a few members on the forum that have this device and were really enthused with it - and i wanted to experiment - the install disk provides samples video, music and photos WD is a known company so it is expected they would provide mmost popular current samples the video files are mp4properties of one file Artist: Western Digital

Title: Nature

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Genre: TV & Film

Year: 2008

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Size: 52.75 MB (1004% of original, .0 to 1 compression)

Original Size: 52.75 MB

Length: 31.2 seconds

Channels: 2 (stereo)

Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz;

Sample Size: 16 bit

Bit Rate: 128 kbps

Encoder: AAC (LC)

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Audio Quality: Medium (Lossy)

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Contains: Album Art, ID Tag [Apple iTunes]

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File: Nature

Type: mp4 File [.mp4] music - mp3 properties of one sample Artist: Dark Carnival

Title: Dark Carnival

Album: Road Trip Hits

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Genre: Electronic

Year: 2004

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Size: 5.05 MB (12% of original, 8 to 1 compression)

Original Size: 41.76 MB

Length: 4 minutes 8 seconds

Channels: 2 (stereo)

Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz;

Sample Size: 16 bit

Bit Rate: 170 kbps

Encoder: FHG (Guess)

Encoder Settings: Variable Bit Rate 170 kbps

Audio Quality: Medium (Lossy)

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Contains: Album Art, ID Tag [iD3v2.3 (ANSI) & ID3v1.0]

Channel Mapping: Left, Right

File: DarkCarnival

Type: mp3 file [.mp3] picts were all 1910/1080 72 dpi res, jpg's my partner in crime with this experiment was the "HAWK" I HAD MP4 FILES THAT HE HAD MADE WITH 5.2 BETA 2 over 2 yrs ago + he sent recent test shows made with the current version of pte -- the results were outstanding on my 37" Panasonic ws hd tv Maybe if people with more knowledge than me can study the above figures and the next time they make a show, they can use the settings that WESTERN DIGITAL have used in their samples -- have fun:) ken So far the performance has been outstanding