Testseek.com have collected 64 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub WDBABZ0010BBK and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV Live Hub WDBABZ0010BBK.
November 2010
Experts 84% 64 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
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 ...
Good pricing
Sturdy build quality
Easy to use UI
Runs cool and silent
Will play almost any file
Build quality
1 TB internal drive
Performance
Runs cool
Loads of format supported
HD upscaling
Small compact design
1TB hard drive included
Beautiful user interface
Easy to use
Plays pretty much any type of media
Included online services
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
AppleTV
Builtin 1TB drive
Good file format support
Small footprint
Clean and easy to use interface
Analog and digital video outputs
Gorgeous User Interface
Simple to setup
Plays all kinds of videos
Broad file format support
Can play back media from any networked device
Large 1 TB hard drive
Great picture quality
The editors didn't like
• 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
No metadata support for external movies
Some bugs
Noticeable fan noise
Organizing local files takes some effort. No built-in Wi-Fi.
Other devices support more Web content
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.
Gigabit LAN speeds are limited
Cannot be placed vertically
No AV cables included
Weird online service issue on our unit
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 to cut your cable bill? Ha
Not with this.
Remote control could be better
Online features need refining
No builtin WiFi
No HDMI cable included
WiFi not built in
Limited number of content providers
More complex to set up and use than some digital media players
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 ...
In the beginning Western Digital gave us the WD TV which was a great little media player but required the user to bring their own media and also didn’t support any sort of networking. Western Digital did release several other versions with variety of ...
The WD TV Live Hub was my first exposure to a network set top box for my living room – and it has left an overall positive impression on me. Of course, the Live Hub does a lot of other things with media streaming and online services, but there are a lo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
