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The editors liked
HD streaming
Two USB ports
SD card slot
Support for online video streams
RF remote control
HMDI cable included
Near universal video codec support. Supports 1080p. Unique design. Well-built remote control. Aggressive in hunting down local content. Wide variety of web content. Good UI. Constantly updated
Good build quality
Great remote
Lots of features
The editors didn't like
Geographic location limits the amount of online content that can be viewed
You could always build a Boxee system yourself. Not all international content is actually available. Notable pause before playing back any file. Unusual shape won't fit in many AV cabinets. Premium price for media streaming ease of use
Glitchy and fiddly
Most compelling services not available in Australia
So what's the verdict? If all you want to do is stream files around your home, then there are cheaper options at your disposal. The same if all you want to do is enjoy Australian catch-up TV services.But the Boxee Box offers all this and much more, with t...
Abstract: The Boxee is a network media player done right, with one or two caveats. In contrast to the rough efforts of many if its competitors, D-Link has built a great-looking device that provides an elegant experience for both local and internet media playback...
Good build quality; Great remote; Lots of features;
Glitchy and fiddly; Most compelling services not available in Australia;
To the tech-savvy uber geek, the Boxee Box is one of the best media players on the market today. It’s powerful, well-made, has a great remote and piles and piles of features. Sure, you can’t integrate it into a media rack thanks to its rather self-con...
Near universal video codec support. Supports 1080p. Unique design. Well-built remote control. Aggressive in hunting down local content. Wide variety of web content. Good UI. Constantly updated
You could always build a Boxee system yourself. Not all international content is actually available. Notable pause before playing back any file. Unusual shape won't fit in many AV cabinets. Premium price for media streaming ease of use
The Boxee Box is a premium-priced proposition best suited for those who want an easy out-of-the-box Boxee experience....
Abstract: It seems that Boxee's ambition is to be the box that controls everything you see on your TV. Boxee can access content from the Web, from online media- streaming services, from live TV, and from your home digital library via your network or NAS....
Abstract: Though set-top boxes that allow you to stream web based media onto your high definition television have been around for a while now, no device seems to have a better grip on the multiplicity of multimedia better than D-Link's Boxee Box.A deceptively si...
So far I am happy. I cannot quite say the Boxee Box is perfect, but with a little bit of learning and tweaking it is serving its purpose. I would certainly change the design to be more flat so that it could hide behind or under a TV better. Also the m...
