Firmware Update: Western Digital TV HD Media Player 1.03.01 Prerelease

Western Digital has for its TV HD Media Player new firmware released with 1.03.01 prerelease as the version number. For more information about the TV HD Media Player, we refer you to our review. The developers have again addressed a few points as the below list of changes since version 1.02.10 prerelease shows us:

Version 1.03.01 prerelease:

Resolved Issues:

• Resolved the language displayed as OFF when English was selected
• Resolved the “Contains” button displayed as “ContainsWWW” in the search function
• Resolved MKV audio which was out of sync with the video
• Resolved slow rendering of Greek subtitles in Greek character encoding mode
• Resolved disappearance of Korean subtitle during video playback
• Resolved missing characters from the Greek subtitle font
• Resolved playback issues with VC-1 codec in an MKV container
• Resolved gain being applied to audio output that resulted in signal clipping
• Resolved playlists playing audio tracks in alphabetical order by playing them in track order
• Resolved the appearance of tracks in alphabetical order by displaying them in track order
• Resolved the spacing issue seen in Korean subtitles during video playback

New features:

• Added support for video playlists functions which were limited to music files only
• Added support for the drive lock function on the new My Passport™ and My Book® external storage devices

Version 1.02.11 pre-release:

Resolved Issues:

• Resolved issue where UI Language displayed as OFF when English is selected.
• Resolved UI issue where “ContainsWWW” shows up in the search menu instead of “Contains”.
• Resolved MKV audio/video sync issues.
• Resolved issue where songs were displayed in alphabetical order instead of track order in album view.

New features:

• Added video playlist support.
• Added support for unlocking locked WD external drives.