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
Priced at Rs. 11,990, it does come across a pretty expensive media player to own. The Xtreamer range of devices are priced at roughly this price range but they have a few more features in place. An inbuilt 1 TB drive is a nice thing to have. The web co...
Builtin 1TB drive, Good file format support, Small footprint, Clean and easy to use interface, Analog and digital video outputs
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...
Abstract: Updated on: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 18:58 IST Email Print Comments RSS Western Digital TV series is the best in the hard-drive based media players available in India today. The WD-TV was a top notch product and the WD TV Live a better o...
The WD TV Live Hub brings three important things to the table – media streaming capabilities, integrated storage and ability to function as a NAS at an affordable price. Of course, no inclusion of any video cable or missing built-in Wi-Fi is a dampener bu...
Good pricing, sturdy build quality, easy to use UI, runs cool and silent, will play almost any file
Gigabit LAN speeds are limited
WD has priced the Live Hub very aggressively at Rs. 9,990 as the MRP. Now considering a 1TB 2.5" drive costs roughly 7K, you're paying just 2K more for the player. We wish, WD offered capacities for someone who doesn't need such a large internal storag...
The WDTV Live Hub has gone a long way from other media players in terms of user interface. You wouldn't mind leaving it on so that it will be the first thing you'd see when you turn on your TV. The ability to customize it is something most media players d...
Slick and easy user interface, Customizable UI, Preloaded with widgets and internet services
Lack of support for RMVB and FLV, Difficult to change preinstalled HDD, No WiFi connectivity, Pricey
So to Conclude…The design of the WD TV Live Hub, though typical of such media devices, is relatively slim and its black design will fit in well with most of your home A/V equipment. If we were to take a look at its functions; the Live Hub is a capable med...
The design of the WD TV Live Hub, though typical of such media devices, is relatively slim and its black design will fit in well with most of your home A/V equipment. If we were to take a look at its functions; the Live Hub is a capable media player th...
