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Western Digital TV Live Hub Media Center

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Aron Schatz
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December 1, 2010
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Western Digital
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Western Digital TV Live Hub Media Center
The WD TV Live Hub is not just a normal media player. Sure, it plays Netflix and your local content. It can also act as the home server with the internal 1TB hard drive.
Tags Reviews Multimedia Youtube WD Netflix Streaming Media WDC TV Live Hub

Page 2: Specifications, Marketing Summary, Package Contents

Specifications

  • Video - AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9
  • Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
  • Audio - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
  • Subtitle - SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI
  • Note:
    - MPEG2 MP@HL up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30 or 1280x720p60 resolution.
    - MPEG4.2 ASP@L5 up to 1280x720p30 resolution and no support for global motion compensation.
    - WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL up to 1280x720p60 or 1920x1080p24 resolution. VC-1 AP@L3 up to 1920x1080i30, 1920x1080p24 or 1280x720p60 resolution.
    - H.264 BP@L3 up to 720x480p30 or 720x576p25 resolution.
    - H.264 MP@L4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30, or 1280x720p60 resolution.
    - An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound digital output.
    - Compressed RGB JPEG formats only and progressive JPEG up to 2048x2048.
    - Single layer TIFF files only.
    - Uncompressed BMP only.
  • Interface Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, Optical audio
  • Height 1.25 Inches
  • Depth 7.80 Inches


Marketing Summary

Quote

Get your family and friends together, sit back, and enjoy! Whether it’s your own videos, music, and photos or Internet entertainment, with the WD TV Live Hub media center you can enjoy it all in the comfort of your living room in brilliant high-definition. Put your personal media on the high-capacity built-in hard drive and stream it to any screen in the house.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=891


Package Contents

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Aside from the TV Live Hub, Western Digital packages a remote, the AC Adapter, some literature, and a couple of AAA batteries from Maxell. Western Digital doesn't package any AV cables with the Hub which is really strange.

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The remote is a big step up from the TV Live Plus and has a few more control keys built into it as well as some favorite keys. The remote doesn't feel cheap and is large enough to hold in your hand without dropping. One thing we'd like to see is volume controls on remotes, but that would add to the cost. Like most media players, this is the only way to control the Live Hub unless you're willing to control it through the web (more on that later).
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  • Introduction
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  • Packaging
Page 2
  • Specifications
  • Marketing Summary
  • Package Contents
Page 3
  • TV Live Hub
  • Inside The Hub
Page 4
  • Mochi
Page 5
  • Video Review
  • Additional Use
  • Conclusion
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Comments

WhiteEagle Wed Dec 1, 2010 4:28:43 PM #141860
I was considering it until I read that it doesn't support iTunes Store purchases. That did it for me. Looks like a Media Center PC is the only real option for me.
Aron Schatz Wed Dec 1, 2010 8:05:02 PM #141926
If the files don't have DRM, they'll play fine. Most purchases from the iTunes store don't have DRM anymore... I thought.
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