In practice there are limitations (it only streams HD video to one device at a time) and 1TB may not be large enough to replace a dedicated NAS, but it is far more flexible than Apple TV’s reliance on Home Sharing. This includes PCs, consoles, tablets and even mobile phones.
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Stand out amongst these is the Hub’s ability to act as a media server so video, music or photos can be streamed from the internal drive to any DLNA/UPnP-compatible TV or multimedia device on the same network. Not only has the Hub had a complete UI overhaul from previous products like the WD TV Live HD, it also comes loaded with lots more functionality. While the Live Hub may mark the addition of a new form factor for Western Digital, the biggest changes come when you switch it on. On the front you’ll find another USB port, but WD has missed out a card reader and – most surprisingly – WiFi, something we’ll discuss in greater detail later. There is also a Gigabit Ethernet connector, which is always handy for fast file transfers (over and above your more usual 100Mbps connector) and uninterrupted streaming. Along the back you’ll find optical SPDIF out, HDMI 1.4, a USB 2.0 port, composite A/V out and component video out. Unbox the Hub and you’ll be greeted with a beautifully made media player with a tasteful matt black lid that’s jam packed with ports. None of these are obvious from the outset. That said there do remain some inconsistencies and oversights which stop the Hub being a truly faultless product. Yes these are two fundamentally – and arguably ideologically – different approaches, so who has it right? In fairness both have pros and cons, but as the scores at the top of the page reveal you’d go for the Hub every time.
”’Audio”’ – MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS ”’Photo”’ – JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
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It plays back content up to the Full HD resolution of 1080p and codec support is vast covering *deep breath*: This is because the Hub has added a whopping 1TB internal drive so its bread and butter is playing back locally stored content.
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HD playback is limited to 720p and codec support covered just: H.264 video encoded in M4V, MP4 or MOV, AAC audio, MP3, Apple lossless, AIFF, WAV plus JPEG, GIF and TIFF.Ĭontrast this with the WD TV Live Hub: proportions have increased from the 125.5 x 100 x 40mm of its predecessor, the WD TV Live, to 198 x 155 x 32mm while the weight has doubled from 303g to nearly 600g. Let’s run through the basics: Apple TV had shrunk from 200 x 200 x 28mm and 1.1Kg to 99 x 99 x 23mm and 270g, it stripped away the 160GB of native storage and runs a purely streaming service based on video rental or streaming content from home computers.
Today sees the brand spanking new Western Digital WD TV Live Hub set before us and it couldn’t be more different…
It was beautiful, intuitive and ultimately restrictive beyond use to all but the most dedicated iTunes supporter. In October we reviewed the second generation Apple TV.
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