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The editors liked
Good performance
Fast and nice interface
Plays most formats
Great online media features
Built-in Wi-Fi
RF QWERTY remote for internet use.
Good Design
Easytouse
Excellent Format support
Integrated WiFi
Very good HD playback
With the filters correctly set up
Boxee Media Manager app is easy to set up
Unique design
Remote has a complete keypad on one side
Remote control apps for iOS and Android
The editors didn't like
Requires internet for first time use and registration
Remote has almost no media buttons except Play Pause
Takes a minute to start up
Not easy to setup and use for novice
No composite or component connectivity
Bulky and heavy.
Price
A couple of filters make video noisy
If turned on
UI feels dated
You get a WD Live Hub with a 1TB drive for slightly less cash
Very good HD playback, with the filters correctly set up, Boxee Media Manager app is easy to set up, Unique design, Remote has a complete keypad on one side, Remote control apps for iOS and Android
A couple of filters make video noisy, if turned on, UI feels dated, You get a WD Live Hub with a 1TB drive for slightly less cash, Quite a few apps don�t work in India
The Boxee Box is a part HD media player and part HD media streamer. As one device, it attempts to do the best of what the WD Live HD media player series does and what the Apple TV does. And does so looking very unique. Look & Feel The unique cube-is...
Good Design, Easytouse, Excellent Format support, Integrated WiFi
Price
So is it worth investing Rs. 13,000 in a dedicated-multimedia player? If you're one of those who want excellent codec support along with streaming content, Boxee Box wouldn't disappoint but if you take a little more pain and create an HTPC of your own whi...
Good performance; Fast and nice interface; Plays most formats; Great online media features; Built-in Wi-Fi; RF QWERTY remote for internet use.
Requires internet for first time use and registration; Remote has almost no media buttons except Play Pause; Takes a minute to start up; Not easy to setup and use for novice; No composite or component connectivity; Bulky and heavy.
So, at Rs.13,999, does the Boxee Box warrant a rush to your nearest hardware store? Not really. It’s a bit expensive for what is essentially an HD media player without any built-in storage. Where the Boxee Box really shines though, is in the software d...
Abstract: Boxee Box acts as a conduit between your TV and an unrestricted universe of online entertainment including movies, TV shows, music and photos. It also lets you share your favourite content via Facebook and Twitter. Also available as a free software downlo...
Abstract: The Boxee Box could be regarded as a hybrid product. D-Link, the source of this particular offering, has combined the free Boxee media software with its own hardware kit in order to offer the user a solution to the conundrum of creating a home-based me...
Published: 2012-01-31, Author: Chris , review by: macworld.co.uk
Fantastic online services; great user interface; decent remote control; option to add local storage
Not many movies yet; minor bugs, like sites not showing full-screen video
The Boxee Box by D-Link is a great compromise if you already have plenty of content stored on hard disk and want to easily show it on your television, with the added benefit of a slick interface and internet content that's totally free
With the best parts of this media player hobbled and a poor experience with those parts that do work, we really can't recommend the Boxee Box. However, US reviewers claim recent firmware updates on hardware configured for use in North America have made...
As a player for local media, Boxee excels – but so it should, for £200, when there are products that can do as well for half the price. For UK users, the IP TV functionality really isn’t good or broad enough to justify the extra price. ® More AV Gear ...
Abstract: D-Link's Boxee Box has plenty going for it. It's easy to set up, provides quick and easy access to a wide range of popular TV shows and comes in a neat little package. With support for a wide range of formats, it also works well as a media streamer fo...
