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
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The editors liked
Built-in 1TB drive
Analog and digital video outputs
Small footprint
Clean and easy to use interface
Good file format support
Plays nearly every format
Great interface
Connectivity
Slick interface. Decent media performance. Doubles as a NAS. Wide format support. On-board storage
The editors didn't like
Remote control could be better
Online features need refining
No WiFi
No iTunes Support
No AirPlay
Limited video on demand. Format support is hit and miss. No wireless
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: 2012-09-10, Author: Helena , review by: chipchick.com
Slim, light, great stand – landscape and portrait, and works with Apple Smart Cover
Expensive and black model shows some grease
Since it's the only affordable streamer that we know of that comes with built in hard drive, the WD TV Live Hub is really a winner right from the start. And heck, who wants to have to attach external storage anyway to a streamer! That is downright inc...
Small compact design, 1TB hard drive included, Beautiful user interface, Easy to use, Plays pretty much any type of media, Included online services
No AV cables included, Weird online service issue on our unit
From all of the media players I have seen in the past year the Western Digital TV Live Hub is one of the best. The first thing that stands out is the user interface. Every other media player we have looked at has some crap basic interface. They are ...
