WD TV Live Hub 1 TB

by Western Digital
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Get Maximum Entertainment On your TV.

 


Centralize your media collection.

Load up the built-in high-capacity drive with all your media to create your own media jukebox. Store your home videos and music for a stutter-free playback experience.

Get the best entertainment on your HDTV.

Stream hit movies, view the latest viral videos, catch up on shows, stay connected to your social network and watch highlights from the biggest games of the season. Don't settle for online entertainment on your small computer screen. With the WD TV Live Hub, you can enjoy it all on your HDTV.
* Service availability varies by country/region.

 

Play almost any type of media file.

WD TV Live Hub supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats including HD camcorder video formats. No need to spend time transcoding.

Automatic play.

Select your favorite song, movie or photo slideshow to automatically play when the device is turned on. Perfect for living art on your HDTV or for digital signage.

Your media collection belongs on the big screen.

Enjoy your media library, home videos, vacation slideshows, and favorite songs on your HDTV and sound system in your living room. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of Full-HD 1080p.

Access media anywhere on your home network.

The Ethernet port lets you connect this media player to your home network so you can access and stream video, view photos, and play music from any Mac, PC, and network drive in your house.

Shoot it on your smartphone, share it on your HDTV.

Take a photo or video clip with your smartphone or tablet and upload it directly to the built-in hard drive on your WD TV Live Hub. When you get home, you have new files waiting for you so you can enjoy them on your HDTV. You can also get quick access to all the photos stored on your WD TV Live Hub media center and show them off with your smartphone or tablet from anywhere.


 

It's a multi-room media server streaming to any TV in your house.

You can stream any file on the WD TV Live Hub media center to a WD TV Live media player or any DLNA/UPnP compatible TV, Blu-ray Disc™ player, or game console. The system is powerful enough to handle multiple streams so you can stream a movie to your Blu-ray Disc player, while viewing photos on your TV upstairs.

Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or camcorder.

Connect your camcorder or digital camera directly to the media center using one of the USB ports, and instantly view or archive HD video and photos without a PC. Works with any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.

Transfer files easily.

Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera attached to the media center using the on-screen menus.
     

Turn your smartphone or tablet into a touch-screen remote.

Control your WD TV experience with the swipe of a finger using the WD TV Remote™ app. Great for text input when logging into a service and searching for a movie or video. One-touch access to your favorite online services. Download the free app from the Apple® iTunes store or the Android™ Market.

Programmable remote.

Use the included programmable remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus. Customize buttons for quick and easy access to your favorite music, photos, videos or menu choices.

Full-HD 1080p
video playback.

This is the real thing; Full-HD 1080p playback. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio.

Works with USB keyboards.

Use the on-screen keyboard, an alphanumeric keypad, or attach your wired or wireless USB keyboard for easy text input. Perfect for searching videos on YouTube or updating your status on Facebook.

Wireless-ready.

Supports a wireless network connection to your home network with an optional USB wireless adapter. [Click here to view compatible wireless-ready USB adapters.] Or, get the speed you need to stream HD with a WD Livewire powerline AV network kit - it extends your Internet to any room in your home using your electrical outlets.

HDMI, composite video and component video output.

The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA), and component outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.

SPDIF digital output.

The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surround sound experience.

 

 

 
     
     


Shoot it. Share it.

Entertainment is happening all around you. Now you can capture every moment of it and send it to your HDTV. Take a photo or video clip with your smartphone or tablet and upload it directly to the built-in hard drive on your WD TV Live Hub media center. When you get home, you have new files waiting for you so you can enjoy them on your HDTV.

You can provide up to 40 phones or tablets with access to your WD TV Live Hub media center. So you can send photos and videos to a friend through their WD TV Live Hub for immediate enjoyment in the comfort of their own living room while you're out and about.

 

  

Show off all your photos with your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android smartphone, or Android tablet.

  • Get quick access to all the photos stored on your WD TV Live Hub media center and show them off with your smartphone or tablet.
  • Photos are automatically optimized for perfect viewing on your mobile device.
  • Your photos are private, safe and secure on your media center or network drive at home. No need to spend time and money on an online photo service.
  

Folder view
Search by date
Keyword search
Post a photo
to Facebook

All your photos at your fingertips.


When viewing your photos on your smartphone or tablet, WD Photos offers a variety of features, including:
  • Pinch and zoom in on photos to view every detail.
  • Instantly post photos to Facebook®.
  • Create a slideshow with transitions to create digital art.
  • Access previously viewed photos even when you're offline.
  • View your photos all at once or filter them by folder or album.
  • Search by file name, folder name, or date using the built-in search options.
  • E-mail a photo to friend.
  • Assign a photo to a contact.
  • Add a photo to the Camera Roll.
  • Supports iOS4 so you can listen to music as you view your photos.
 

Requirements:

  • You need a Western Digital WD TV Live Hub media center.
  • You must have an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with iOS 3.1 or later or an Android device with OS 2.1 or later.
  • You must register with WD's secure remote access service which is included free with all our network drives.
  
   

Turn your smartphone into the ultimate remote control.

Take control of your WD TV Live Hub experience with the tap of a soft key or swipe of a finger. Whether it's your personal media or Internet entertainment and games, the WD TV Remote app allows you to control it all with one-touch from your smartphone.

Search for hit movies and TV show episodes using your smartphone keyboard for multi-lingual text input. Use the gesture pad for quick and easy navigation to your personal media and Internet entertainment. Hosting game night? Enjoy multiplayer games with friends and family using multiple mobile devices connected to your network.
  
   

*Service availability varies by country/region.		  

Movie night just got better.

Control your WD TV Live Hub media center from anywhere in your house using your mobile device. Simply launch the WD TV Remote app and it will automatically connect to your WD TV Live Hub through your wireless network, instantly turning your smartphone into a WD TV remote control. Access your Netflix® or Hulu Plus™ account right from your iPhone® and watch your favorite TV shows and movies on your HDTV.*

Languages Supported: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Russian, Portuguese.

WD TV Remote app may not work with all online services. For more information, please go to the WD Support site and refer to knowledge base article 8688.
  

Requirements:

  • You need a WD TV Live Hub with firmware 3.01.19 or later.
  • You must have an iPhone, iPod touch®, or iPad® running iOS 4.0 or higher, or an Android device with OS 2.1 or higher.
  • Your mobile device must be connected to the same wireless network as your WD TV Live Hub (Your media player may be connected to your network via Ethernet port or wirelessly).
  

 

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Tech Specs

Click Model # for Full Specs.

  Model # Interface Capacity Video Format  
  WDBABZ0010BBK Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, Optical audio 1 TB NTSC
    Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, Optical audio 1 TB PAL


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, Movielink, Amazon Unbox, and Vongo

Languages Supported

English, Czech, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
 

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
Mouse over each icon to see how it was calculated.

Examples of the number of photos, songs, videos and any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors.

As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.