Boxee Box Review

"If you have been spending more and more time watching videos on your computer and would like to be able to watch the same stuff on your TV screen, we think the Boxee Box is the best way to do it.

Here is why:
Tons of Movies and TV Shows, Netflix, VUDU and Hulu Plus

There is a whole generation out there for whom Movies and TV shows are synonymous with Netflix and Hulu. We have some good news for these users.

If you're like us, you are a Netflix member instantly watching unlimited TV episodes & movies, and you want to rent new titles from a service like VUDU. It's a killer combo and both will work great for you on Boxee.

Yes. We're planning to bring Netflix to the Boxee Box before the end of the year.

We are also working with Hulu to bring Hulu Plus to the Boxee Box. We are very excited about the opportunity to work together to provide a Hulu experience that is optimized for the TV and the Boxee Box. We think you will love it!

This in addition to the thousands of movies and shows you can already access on Boxee. From services such as MUBI, OpenFilm, IndieMoviesOnline, and EZTakes. Full HD all the way

You bought a TV that supports True HD and maybe even set up a surround system. Boxee can put them both into great use. Boxee plays videos in 1080p at 60fps without breaking a sweat and it will pass through 5.1 and 7.1 audio to your receiver.

The Internet has lots of 1080p videos (even YouTube), your new digital camera may also be able to produce 1080p videos. There is no reason to settle for 720p.
We eat codecs

The world of digital video is a gory mess. There are numerous codecs, video formats, audio formats, subtitle standards and people to mix them all together. The result is that your hard drive is likely filled with some weird Frankenstein files that make other devices choke.

Not all media players are made the same. We put some crazy hours going through a checklist of videos we thought the Boxee Box should be able to play. In Boxee playback you can trust. We think we have the best and most exhaustive player.

MKV, SSA, PGS, AC3, VC1, TS, H264, FLV, ASS, AVI, OGG, ISO, M2TS, VOB, SRT, AAC, FLAC, may be (should be) meaningless acronyms for some of the people reading this post, but they matter a lot when you click on a file and want play it rather than get an error message.
Waste hours watching videos shared on Twitter and Facebook

I can't remember the last time I channel surfed on my TV (I don't have cable now.., but even when I had one..). It is a frustrating, inefficient way to get to something you like in the age of the Internet, recommendation engines, social networks, etc.

It's time for the TV experience to catch up.

Connect your Twitter or Facebook account to Boxee and get a feed of funny, thought provoking (well depends on who you follow) videos directly to your TV."

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[YSKite]

Can it play 1080p WMV 30-60FPS ? I luv my modded WDTV Live Plus but it cannot play this file... I should probably just build a small HTPC. Format/ Windows Media/ WMV Res/ 1920x1080 Overall bit rate/ 12.2 Mbps Maximum Overall bit rate/ 12.1 Mbps ID/ 2 Format/ VC-1 Codec ID/ WVC1 Codec ID/Hint/ Microsoft Bit rate/ 12.0 Mbps Frame rate/ 29.970 fps Bit depth/ 16 bits Compression mode/ Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame)/ 0.193

[SonJupiter]

@YSKite yeah i'm sure it can....

[siddu24]

Nice review Buddy!......Got a question for you mate! I have downloaded many movies from torrents..and i have a Iomega Screenplay Director. I have issues with some movies where it plays on 1080i but sound keeps flickering. isit because my media player cannot take higher sound bitrates? or isit to do with the codes? i am planning to shift to this boxee.....but it has no storage like my iomega does(1TB)

[SonJupiter]

@siddu24 I have no problems with the boxee box for playing any video... you should get the boxee...

[BOURNE2006]

I'm sold!!! Great review!!!

[SonJupiter]

@BOURNE2006 Thanks man....

[ixThatGuy]

so will this recognise my 1TB WD Powered External HDD?

[YSKite]

@MrNadhazi 60fps is very life-like and fluid... you really need to experience it, I turned one of my favorite DVDs into a 60fps MKV file with the best software available on my laptop (took my laptop hours to render it... not a good idea to render video on laptops) and I really could not believe how lifelike it looked, I was blown away. The only thing that sucks though is that these 60fps videos I render don't look as incredible on the TV as they do on my computer.

[simonmaersk]

Very good review!

But i still prefer my WD TV Live...

[TheZukkster]

@SonJupiter Do you get the all the artwork and film info from rips that are on your PC hard drive, or is that only for Hulu and services?

[TheMetalMenace]

How would I connect a surround sound system to the Boxee Box?

I'm about to buy a Blu-Ray 3D Ready player with a surround sount set, and I'm really considering the Boxee Box. Would I be able to connect the S/PDIF from the BB to the S/PDIF on the Blu-Ray player, and then be able to have surround sound?

[hudhwk]

SinJupiter... Thanks so much for your review, I am going to get mine today, I did the same back then with the ATV Gen1, I have one too... Take care man!

[Thedarkgroova]

Hey will it play 3d MKV FILES?