Testseek.com have collected 96 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub WDBABZ and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV Live Hub WDBABZ.
November 2010
(83%)
96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
• It has stunning picture quality and crystalclear surround sound
• It shows up as a hard drive on your home network
Making it easy to drag and drop files or export directly to it
• The remote control has quickaccess buttons and programmable number buttons for creating shortcuts to files and folders. Web UI lets you control the device from any computer
Smartphone or iPad in the home.
It's a streamer! It's a server! Robust format support. USB keyboard compatible. Extremely easy to set up
Especially remoteadmin features. A/V quality is sharper than Carl Sagan's intellect. Simple and responsive interface. 1080p resolution
Suck it
Appl
Media streamer/server with 1TB of file storage built in
Supports up to 1080p video playback
Nice onscreen interface
Streams a variety of Internet video and audio services
Including Netflix
YouTube
And Pandora
Via Ethernet connection
Attractive ons
Small compact design
1TB hard drive included
Beautiful user interface
Easy to use
Plays pretty much any type of media
Included online services
The editors didn't like
No metadata support for external movies
Some bugs
Noticeable fan noise
WiFi not built in
Limited number of content providers
More complex to set up and use than some digital media players
Expensive and black model shows some grease
Other devices support more Web content
Dated Netflix app
No HDMI cable included
Organizing local files takes some effort. No built-in Wi-Fi.
• You can't play copyrightprotected files
• The device freezes when stopping Netflix playback
One might expect that a future firmware update will fix the problem
• An error message occurs periodically
Even though the file format is compatible with the player
WD TV Live Hub Home Screen
The background is customizable behind the easytonavigate carousel menu
Photo (c) Barb Gon
You can only search and browse for content on one device at a time. Cables and full manual not included. No builtin WiFi and no Hulu support? We no like. Online streams can be slow to start. Some features can get buried in backwater sections of menu. Want
No built-in wireless
Ever cheaper Blu-ray players offer many of the same Internet-viewing and home streaming options plus disc playback
Most advanced options will require an expert user to fully exploit
Published: 2010-12-09, Author: Matt , review by: Techreport.com
Is the WD Live Hub worth its $200 asking price? The answer, as usual, depends. The Hub's immediate predecessor, the $100 TV Live Plus, lacks a hard drive but otherwise offers similar features. If you plan on streaming content exclusively from network s...
Capable high-def media streamer plus 1TB storage, Handles Web and local network content, User-friendly interface, Doubles as media server, including iTunes server
Other devices support more Web content
The WD TV Live Hub not only streams media from a variety of network and web sources, it doubles as a media server, making it a good choice if you want to stream media to and from multiple locations. ...
Abstract: This is the most attractive and easiest-to-use home media agregator we’ve tested yet, and makes watching video on the couch or in bed a truly relaxing experience.
Abstract: The concept of a media center in your home has been lost to the so-called cloud services that offer steaming content with ease. We love Netflix, but there is so much content they we have local to our own network that it makes sense to keep it centrally co...
Organizing local files takes some effort. No built-in Wi-Fi.
With its 1TB hard drive and ability to play nearly any audio or video file, the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub is a great set-top box for organizing and browsing local and online media. ...
It's a streamer! It's a server! Robust format support. USB keyboard compatible. Extremely easy to set up, especially remoteadmin features. A/V quality is sharper than Carl Sagan's intellect. Simple and responsive interface. 1080p resolution: Suck it, Appl
You can only search and browse for content on one device at a time. Cables and full manual not included. No builtin WiFi and no Hulu support? We no like. Online streams can be slow to start. Some features can get buried in backwater sections of menu. Want
The Western Digital Live Hub is one of the most fully featured media players I've tested in a while, something that may not bode well for the upcoming release of the Boxee Box later this month. While they really need to find a better partner for the...
Abstract: Logitech's Revue Google TV box is quickly approaching, but that hasn't stopped the recent influx of boxes designed to get the Internet (or at least parts of it) onto an HDTV. The latest effort from Western Digital sounds like an impressive one. Inside, W...
• It has stunning picture quality and crystalclear surround sound, • It shows up as a hard drive on your home network, making it easy to drag and drop files or export directly to it, • The remote control has quickaccess buttons and programmable number buttons for creating shortcuts to files and folders. Web UI lets you control the device from any computer, smartphone or iPad in the home.
• You can't play copyrightprotected files, • The device freezes when stopping Netflix playback; one might expect that a future firmware update will fix the problem, • An error message occurs periodically, even though the file format is compatible with the player, WD TV Live Hub Home Screen, The background is customizable behind the easytonavigate carousel menu, Photo (c) Barb Gon
