Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center - Blu-ray Forum

squijee · 05-10-2011, 04:56 AM

Hey im not sure where to post this, i searched but couldn't find a thread already.

I was wondering if anyone had ever use one of these

I would love a device to play all of my files and this seems to play just about everything. but i how well do they work? is the picture quality good? any info would be helpful

FungManHin · 05-10-2011, 08:47 PM

I enjoy mine very much. I haven't test any file format other than a fully ripped dvd. I use it to put all of my region coded dvds on it. The quality is excellent!! I think I've loaded about 60-70 full dvds onto it and I've only used about 1/3 of the space. So I'm guessing I can put around 170-190 movies on there.

I have noticed a couple small issues with it (at least they occur to me) but I don't think they are deal breakers,

1st, the machine has randomly turned on for me. But it might be one of two reasons, the power on button on the remote accidently was pressed and i wasn't paying attention, or I've noticed that it turned on after ive had a power outage. Not sure what exactly causes it, like I've said, it's only happend like 2-3 times for me.

2nd, I have to do a reset on the machine after I've uploaded my files to it (when hooked directly to pc). There are a few options when uploading your files, I, myself, connect directly to pc and map it like an external drive. The only problem with this is that when you viewing the device normally, it will show that you have no files in your video folder through the interface. However, if you were to browse through the 'all files' folder in the interface, everything is there. Once you restart your device through the settings menu, everything is back to normal and you can browse through the video folder.

Those were the two main issues that I've had. I have noticed that the sound is a bit low, but I think that's just dvd that I was watching didnt have a good audio on it.

Bad Sandwich · 05-11-2011, 12:40 AM

OP you're probably already aware but another even cheaper option would be the WDTV Live Plus coupled with an external hard drive. It lacks the internal storage of the Live Hub, isn't as sleek looking and the user interface isn't as slick, but it does its main job--playing media files--just as well. It also offers all the same additional services--Netflix, youtube, etc--as the Hub to my knowledge. I've had one since January and have been perfectly satisfied. They can be had for around $90 or even less used or refurbished.

squijee · 05-11-2011, 03:10 AM

thanks for the info. but can you stream to other tvs in the house? its says somethings about that but not sure how that would work

05-10-2011, 04:56 AM	#1
squijee Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Poughkeepsie NY 4K collection:222 Blu-ray collection:945 Trading Score:24	Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center Hey im not sure where to post this, i searched but couldn't find a thread already. I was wondering if anyone had ever use one of these I would love a device to play all of my files and this seems to play just about everything. but i how well do they work? is the picture quality good? any info would be helpful

05-11-2011, 12:40 AM	#3
Bad Sandwich Special Member Member since:Jan 2011 Trading Score:1	OP you're probably already aware but another even cheaper option would be the WDTV Live Plus coupled with an external hard drive. It lacks the internal storage of the Live Hub, isn't as sleek looking and the user interface isn't as slick, but it does its main job--playing media files--just as well. It also offers all the same additional services--Netflix, youtube, etc--as the Hub to my knowledge. I've had one since January and have been perfectly satisfied. They can be had for around $90 or even less used or refurbished. Last edited by Bad Sandwich; 05-11-2011 at 12:43 AM.

05-10-2011, 08:47 PM	#2
FungManHin Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Digital collection:93	I enjoy mine very much. I haven't test any file format other than a fully ripped dvd. I use it to put all of my region coded dvds on it. The quality is excellent!! I think I've loaded about 60-70 full dvds onto it and I've only used about 1/3 of the space. So I'm guessing I can put around 170-190 movies on there. I have noticed a couple small issues with it (at least they occur to me) but I don't think they are deal breakers, 1st, the machine has randomly turned on for me. But it might be one of two reasons, the power on button on the remote accidently was pressed and i wasn't paying attention, or I've noticed that it turned on after ive had a power outage. Not sure what exactly causes it, like I've said, it's only happend like 2-3 times for me. 2nd, I have to do a reset on the machine after I've uploaded my files to it (when hooked directly to pc). There are a few options when uploading your files, I, myself, connect directly to pc and map it like an external drive. The only problem with this is that when you viewing the device normally, it will show that you have no files in your video folder through the interface. However, if you were to browse through the 'all files' folder in the interface, everything is there. Once you restart your device through the settings menu, everything is back to normal and you can browse through the video folder. Those were the two main issues that I've had. I have noticed that the sound is a bit low, but I think that's just dvd that I was watching didnt have a good audio on it.

05-11-2011, 03:10 AM	#4
squijee Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Poughkeepsie NY 4K collection:222 Blu-ray collection:945 Trading Score:24	thanks for the info. but can you stream to other tvs in the house? its says somethings about that but not sure how that would work

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