Testseek.co.uk 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
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The editors liked
Good picture performance
Versatile design
Hard disk included
It does a lot
With very little fuss
Includes 1TB hard disk
Easy to set up
Attractive interface
Great design
Stunning user interface
Plays almost everything
Affordable
Doubles as a basic NAS device
Good file support
Plenty of storage
Online content
Can be used as a NAS drive
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
Great user interface
Small
Well specified
Integration with iOS apps
1TB hard disk
Huge range of compatible codecs
Large 1GB storage
Compatible with 3D
The editors didn't like
Sounds a little soft
No easy streaming built-in
When the internal hard disk is loaded
It can be hard work to keep everything organised.
Expensive
Film rental options only available in the US
Switching between network sources can be slightly confusing
Better online content would be welcome
Video jukebox doesn't work for TV series
Audio tag retrieval from the Internet not working yet
• 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
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....
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...
