Live media for Iphone
Just Bought this app, and there are indeed a few problems with it.
The app first requires you to create an account and sign in, this is a BIG turn off.... After you sign in you can in fact find your media player and browse through your movies, pictures or songs, IF you can scroll past the online services to your wdtv live hub way at the bottom of the screen. (after you click source button on the HUGE page of online services. Another big turn off as this is supposed to be a wdtvlive media player first.
Once I selected a video, if you choose to pause that video or click off the playing screen, there is no way to return to your movie. This is a big one for me. You CAN click play and watch a counter as your movie plays while you watch a big play logo, but you cant see or hear your movie, I didnt realise "pause" was such an effort to get back from.
Then there is the sound issue. Sound only plays some of the time. The very first time you play a video, there is sound, after that it seems to be a roll of the dice. Sound that played on one video is no guarantee that it will again on the same video. I checked mute on both the wdtv and the app/phone. Restarting the phone allows the sound to play again for a while. (not a codec issue as the sound will play the first time.)
Problems:
Have to sign in (pointless)
Not much configuration to remove services you DIDN"T ask for.
Sound continuity issues....
Pause a movie and you CANNOT RETURN TO IT??? (this is a major issue) left side icon not the right side pause.
There is no way to close the app. an EXIT button would really be a life saver here.
Overall, I think this could be a GREAT app, just make it do the one thing its supposed to do. I dont care about picasa, you tube, podcasts, facebook, shoutcast or flickr or any of the other streaming services I didnt know would be included. I bought this to stream movies from my wdtv live hub just like the name says. I did not want an all purpose streaming media app that works part time. The app seems like it is a beta project that was rushed to the store. How can you not have a "close" or exit button?
What could have been an awesome $2.99 now feels like a sad grope. If they fix it this app would be well worth the money, if they dont, be warned... its just not worth it.
V3_exceed about
WD TV Live Media, v2.1.10