Testseek.co.uk have collected 51 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV Live Gen 3 WDBHG and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV Live Gen 3 WDBHG.
December 2011
(80%)
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The editors liked
Relatively fast
Setup process was problemfree
Slick 1080p and DTS playback
Good range of net services on the whole
Easy to use
Clean interface
Faultfree media playback
Online streaming improving with each new firmware
WiFi is builtin now
Attractive user interface
Good file support
Wide range of services
Affordable
Versatile media player
Supports BBC iPlayer and Netflix
The editors didn't like
Would not play a couple of tracks that PCs had no trouble reading
affordable, versatile media player, supports BBC iPlayer and Netflix
no LoveFilm, Sky, or other UK broadcasters
It'll be interesting to see what new features – if any – Western Digital can add to the forthcoming WD TV Play, but even in its current form the WD TV Live is one of the few media players that can give the AppleTV any real competition
Easy to use, attractive user interface, good file support, wide range of services
Lacks mainstream movie content, confuses some file types, lacklustre sound
The WDTV Live has a lot going for it: wide format support, a nice interface, plenty of control options and easy set-up. And yet, like many rivals, it lacks that one last push towards completeness that would earn it the full five stars. It offers plenty of...
WD's tiny TV Live media streamer supports a wide range of popular formats and it can play them from directly-connected USB drives or from computers on a local network. It's a device that's easy to use and its remote is comfortable to work with. The mai...
Easy to use, clean interface, Faultfree media playback, Online streaming improving with each new firmware, WiFi is builtin now
No LOVEFiLM support, presently
Western Digital's Live TV is a versatile media player and Internet streamer that's widely available from £75. Offering a clean-cut interface for local and networked content, together with an ever-expanding array of streamed programming, it's definitely worth c...
Surprisingly, considering the size and cost, this is one of, if not the best media player I’ve ever tested. It’s a really clean cut, well put together package that covers almost every base extremely well. It lacks internal storage and perhaps some of ...
Slick 1080p and DTS playback; good range of net services on the whole,
No localised video services such as iPlayer; interface is occasionally a tad clumsy.
For the £100 asking price, you're getting a pretty impressive media box with can stream 1080p video and 5.1 DTS sound from your USB storage, home network or online. A good range of integrated internet services is provided, including YouTube, Facebook a...
I feel that this is a really great product that you can pick up for less than $100 dollars. There is a fair balance of options that you can customize to your liking as well as content services that are built into the device. All the apps that I have test...
Abstract: The WD TV Live is the Hub stripped of its memory, with built-in Wi-Fi and a price tag slashed by $100. Still, the newer WD TV Live is a bit more quirky and not as reliable as the Live Hub....
