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.
Overall, the WD TV Live Hub shapes up as a versatile and (with the exception of the problem of accessing network shares) user-friendly media streamer and storage device, both for streaming media to a connected HDTV and serving it throughout the home. ...
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
Video jukebox doesn't work for TV series, Audio tag retrieval from the Internet not working yet, No Picasa, External music album covers not recognised
This is a media centre stuffed with features and with a particularly good interface. With just a little more work from Western when it brings out the updates, it will improve even further. In the meantime, the WD TV Live Hub has the merit of being easy...
The poor documentation and dodgy firmware are only minor blemishes on an otherwise efficient and attractive media player. The AppleTV might still hold the award for best interface, but the Live Hub’s support for a wider range of file formats makes it ...
Great design; stunning user interface; plays almost everything; affordable; doubles as a basic NAS device
Switching between network sources can be slightly confusing
We love the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub. Its 1TB hard drive is a stroke of genius and it plays video beautifully. Switching from one source to another is confusing, but this device is still well worth your money....
The built-in hard disk might not be ideal for everyone, but either way it’s still an incredible media player, with gorgeous menus and a sleek appearance. ...
Huge range of compatible codecs, Large 1GB storage, Compatible with 3D
No built-in WiFi, UI not an Apple TV-beater, No card reader
On paper the WD TV Live Hub appears to be the complete opposite of the new Apple TV and so it proves - both in good ways and bad. The good are fundamental deal makers: comprehensive codec support (if no more extensive than previous WD TVs), extended funct...
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...
