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
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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
Overall, the WD TV Live Hub shapes up as a versatile and (with the exception of the problem of accessing network shares) user-friendly media streamer and storage device, both for streaming media to a connected HDTV and serving it throughout the home. ...
Good quality interface: customizable, technically and graphically a success, Easy to create a video or audio jukebox, Good quality Internet services, Multimedia compatability almost every format supported, Network connectivity well handled / Good quality build and design
Video jukebox doesn't work for TV series, Audio tag retrieval from the Internet not working yet, No Picasa, External music album covers not recognised
This is a media centre stuffed with features and with a particularly good interface. With just a little more work from Western when it brings out the updates, it will improve even further. In the meantime, the WD TV Live Hub has the merit of being easy...
The poor documentation and dodgy firmware are only minor blemishes on an otherwise efficient and attractive media player. The AppleTV might still hold the award for best interface, but the Live Hub’s support for a wider range of file formats makes it ...
Great design; stunning user interface; plays almost everything; affordable; doubles as a basic NAS device
Switching between network sources can be slightly confusing
We love the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub. Its 1TB hard drive is a stroke of genius and it plays video beautifully. Switching from one source to another is confusing, but this device is still well worth your money....
The built-in hard disk might not be ideal for everyone, but either way it’s still an incredible media player, with gorgeous menus and a sleek appearance. ...
Huge range of compatible codecs, Large 1GB storage, Compatible with 3D
No built-in WiFi, UI not an Apple TV-beater, No card reader
On paper the WD TV Live Hub appears to be the complete opposite of the new Apple TV and so it proves - both in good ways and bad. The good are fundamental deal makers: comprehensive codec support (if no more extensive than previous WD TVs), extended funct...
The WD TV Live Hub is an excellent solution if you want to centralise the tons of media content available today. It supports a massive amount of file types, meaning playback is almost always assured. As with any TV box though, video quality itself will...
