Regarding the disk issue - you should output the listing of after unplugging the disk:
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dmesg
tail -30f /tmp/messages.txt
lsusb
fdisk -l
Regarding network playback - 45Mbps should be ok for the wdtv, but depends on the following parameters:
* network performance (speed, number of switches, cable quality, etc)
* network protocol used for file sharing: DLNA is faster than NFS which is way faster than Samba
* throughput of HDD
You can run a throughput test using the builtin bandwidth_test script:
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Script to test bandwidth of a network file transfer.
This script copies a file from a remotely mounted location to /dev/null and times the action.
Usage: /usr/bin/bandwidth_test <file_to_test_transfer_speeds>
/usr/bin/bandwidth_test '/tmp/media/usb/NFS_Mount/Batman.mkv'
You can try various sharing methods from your router (samba, nfs if possible - though I doubt you can for NTFS drives) and time the transfer and see if you go over the 45Mbps requirement.