WD TV Live Hub Review

Description:

Western Digital released its newest product, Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center. This device is a Full-HD media player 1080p, with 1 terabyte hard disk is integrated. It gives the users a freedom to play all personal media files on every screen in their homes. Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center can play various audio and video formats such as mkv, mp4, mov, etc. The users can play videos from the drive that is connected into the house network with DLNA/UPnP server.



Other support is unique integration with Facebook, enables the users to upload photos and videos, send their statuses, and display newest statuses from their friends. We can also use Netflix for streaming from Youtube, Flickr for sharing photos, also listening online radio from Pandora.

Other additional contents are local and international weather forecast from AccuWeather.com, and MediaFly daily video podcast from CNN, NBC, MTV, and ESPN. Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center is sold for US $ 299.99 on Amazon, but get discounted.

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Specifications:

OS: Mac and Windows

File Formats Supported

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, FLV (h.264)
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.
* For details, please refer to the user manual.

File Formats Not Supported

Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes Store, Cinema Now, Movielink, Amazon Unbox, and Vongo

Languages Supported

English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese

System Requirements

* Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections. Cables not included.
* Home network and broadband connectivity for online services.

Package Contents

* Media Center: media player with built-in hard drive
* Remote control with batteries
* AC adapter
* Quick Install Guide

Buy This Product:

Western Digital WD TV Live Hub 1 TB Media Center is sold on Amazon for US $ 192.76. See the further information on Amazon.

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