[TemptingReviews] WD TV Live Hub

Two-part review. First is the hardware and a brief introduction to the device. Stay tuned after that for the interface review.

Complaints:
- Western Digital really should release a non-hard drive version and drop the price. The OS can remain in flash memory like other devices.
- No built-in wireless, but Ethernet is probably a better choice for streaming anyway. Still would be nice, so that I could take it with me on travel.
- Cover art not consistent across all views.


On a 10 scale I'd give it a solid 8. It's a great device for what it offers - but you really should hire someone (not Geek Squad) if you don't know what you're doing.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Western Digital
• WDTV
• WD TV
• Live Hub
• WDTV Live Hub
• home
• media
• streaming
• server
• network
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• Netflix
• Blockbuster
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[ShazoPunisher]

can you please tell me how i can connect it with my pc??

[mistermarcusgmail]

@ShazoPunisher For sending files - connect over the network via its IP.

For playing back stuff - you can't.

[bazm013]

If you have this on your Ethernet network can you access it from your pc and copy files to/from it just over the Ethernet without having to connect it to the pc manually??

Any help would be much appreciated

And thanks for the great review, just what I needed really comprehensive!!

[mistermarcusgmail]

@bazm013 Of course. It's just a LAN storage device.

[djprotone]

Pretty smart/quality review! Any idea if I'd buy the previous version WD live Tv HD, it would also be able to play .ISO?

[mistermarcusgmail]

@djprotone I don't remember if it did or not. I would think so, but not sure.

[skinke280]

Nice review, good job. You covered it all!

[Sonic6293]

I think the covers don't show in the folders view because the cover art is associated with the file, and not the folder.

[aqstermole]

comprehensive.

[x8xSpAzx8x]

There should have been a mouth drawn on his hand. :)