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
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• 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
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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
Abstract: Although it shares a name with the WD TV Live, the Live Hub takes things to a whole different level. This really is a consumer media player done right. It's easy to use in spite of its broad feature set, it has a beautiful interface, library features...
I've always been a bit of a fan of the Western Digital media boxes, but I never had a chance to actually use one in hand. The specifications always looked good and the device on a whole looked sleek. Sitting at the top of the WD TV line-up is the ...
Abstract: Let's be brutally honest here. This product is targeted at PC users who have massive libraries of digital video and audio stored on their computers. It's highly likely that the majority of this content is not legally procured. It's not the only product...
Abstract: Combining the best of both worlds, Western Digital combines a network media player and a media server into one handy little box. With a TB of hard drive space, the WD TV Live Hub boasts some unparalleled quality that includes FULL HD, ensuring that you...
A solid media streamer that ticks a lot of the right boxes.The WD TV Live Hub boasts a wide array of supported file formats, most notably FLAC and MKV. ...
Built-in 1TB drive, analog and digital video outputs, small footprint, clean and easy to use interface, good file format support
Remote control could be better, online features need refining
The WD TV Live Hub media streamer is a good unit overall, and very versatile. You can stream content to it from your computers, or you can store content on its internal hard drive and stream that to other devices. It works on both old TVs and new ones and...
Slick interface. Decent media performance. Doubles as a NAS. Wide format support. On-board storage
Limited video on demand. Format support is hit and miss. No wireless
The WD TV Live Hub is a definite step up from the previous models, with on-board storage and a fantastic interface, but it is not yet the ultimate media player....
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Published: 2012-02-02, Author: Chris , review by: macworld.co.uk
Great user interface; small; well specified; integration with iOS apps; 1TB hard disk
No wireless connection built in
We really like the Live Hub, it brings together a decent set of online services, and shares well between all your Macs while giving you access to your media on your TV. Though some may not like the limitation to wired networking as standard out of the box...
