D-Link Boxee Box

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• 8 stars

  Lots of potential, still a great product

  by on November 29, 2010

  Pros: Plays every type of video under the sun. Easy to use, elegant interface. RF remote has a built in keyboard that makes searching for video much easier.

  Cons: Web content being blocked by 3rd party providers, so not all web video is playable. Every now and then it needs a reboot, but even my cable box needs that. I wish the remote was back lit but otherwise works well.

  Summary: Simple, elegant and easy to use. Updates come often and the developers really listen to the customer. I've tried all the other streamers and not a one comes close. ...

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  Summary: Simple, elegant and easy to use. Updates come often and the developers really listen to the customer. I've tried all the other streamers and not a one comes close. If you're looking for a way to stream content from your computer or NAS, this box is great. The web video isn't quite what I had hoped, but I'd rather watch downloaded movies anyway. If I want to watch TV show's I'll record them on my TiVo.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Boxee - ALMOST there....

  by Showbie123 on September 20, 2011

  Pros: Easy to setup. The repositories and Boxee forums. Great remote and function. Fantastic idea to get away from your PC/Laptop or gaming system tapping into your TV

  Cons: Not enough broadcaster support. Loss of HULU. Wireless streaming can be glichy. Needs to lean towards a wider market, this is mostly for 'techies'

  Summary: As with all technology you have to determine what you're trying to accomplish to find the product you want. I was looking to 'beat the man' after being tired ...

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  Summary: As with all technology you have to determine what you're trying to accomplish to find the product you want. I was looking to 'beat the man' after being tired of dealing with the cable and satellite companies. I wanted streaming; or IPTV; service with access to College and NFL games. Boxee is close to providing this, but lacks the support of broadcasters. In a disappointing turn, they lost access to Hulu. They have TV shows and movies through Vudu, but the shows cost per episode and the movies are disappointingly expensive. Some shows are 'free' if you agree to watch commericals, but this loads in a web page. There is a 'full screen' option that's cool, but when the stream stopped, I had to drag the navigation bar to the point closest to where the stream died, it was a bit clunky. The only way to watch College and NFL games is through Justin.tv; which worked great, but I was taken back by the flashing red banner stating the game I was watching was about to be taken off line by the NFL due to copyright violations. There aren't really any parental controls either. The only control is to prohibit adult titles from being displayed, which is a very NICE parental control; but I'd like to have more flexibility in determining what is before my families eyes. Using NAVI-X opens many more doors into the rhelm of movies, TV shows and the like, but again I'm pretty sure this content isn't supposed to be online and there is no way to filter what's coming through once you make a selection.
  I'm not trying to come across like Ned Flanders or anything; just trying to inform you if you're looking for an alternative to cable and satellite TV with similar filtering of what's coming into your house AND you want your football; I'm afraid Boxee isn't for you.
  What Boxee does best is what it's intended for; which is to free up your PC/Laptop or gaming system and allow you to 'sling' your ripped DVD/Music collection to your TV.
  Boxee is so close to being a great product with a huge market, if they could just get to the broadcasting companies and get more sports packages, even if you had to pay for those services - I think D-Link and Boxee would be vaulted way ahead of Appletv and Ruku.
  Let's face it, we're all tired of the cable and satellite TV companies raising our rates, charging us for 'HD' services and not giving us the flexibility to watch what we want to watch. Would someone please come up with an affordable ala-carte IP based service?
  Boxee is a great product, just be sure you understand the intent of the developers.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  It Should do more for the money ,but still impressive

  by phantomarse on March 8, 2011

  Pros: -sleek design,unique all around,awesome double sided remote,it plays almost everything.
  -cool interface,compact,tons of content,half decent web browser,constantly improving content.
  -the future of how media is watched and your friends will love it.

  Cons: -lots of issues when browsing the web can be found every,remote needs back light,
  -needs actual apps,the mouse pointer plain sucks.some flv videos wont have sound.
  -fast but not fast enough,needs playlist and shuffle,list take log to load thumbnails.

  Summary: I spent $250 for this. its worth about $150.it looks very cool it operates very cool,its some what fast but its not fast enough to make you want ...

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  Summary: I spent $250 for this. its worth about $150.it looks very cool it operates very cool,its some what fast but its not fast enough to make you want to cut your cable,third party sources can control what content you view wich sucks but theres still tons of it and a fun and easy way to view it.to many issues with the web browser to make it an replacement for a p.c.its still best media center by a long shot and an amazing way to play your local files of a hard disk but theres just a lot of little fustrations that work against the experience.
  
  what it needs
  -a better web browser,even though it improves.
  -the mouse pointer for browsing the web is ridiculously clunky its a must fix.
  -a back light in the remote.
  -an easy way to make playlists with a shuffle function.
  -something different than huge lists with long load times on thumbnails.
  -actual apps instead of web page adaptations,
  -an rca, and composite out . because your stupid friends have'nt bought a flat screen with hdmi.
  -its practicaly a web book, let me use it like one.i want games and programs to install and files to save.
  -more customizeation.
  -it wont play sound on a lot of streaming content,and micosoft silverlight content wont play at all.
  -you could get an xbox 360 for just a little more.except no web browsing and alot of files wont play.
  
  ALL IN ALL ITS VERY VERY COOL, AND ITS WHATS GOING TO REPLACE CABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IF YOU'VE GOT MONEY TO BURN AND NEED A TOY, GET IT.BUT FOR THE REGULAR JOE ID ADVISE TO WAIT UNTILL IT DROPS ANOTHER 100 BUCKS.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  This is the best Media Streaming device on the market.

  by Redlow on September 25, 2012

  Pros: Plays all formats!!
  Lot's of apps
  Netflix, Vudu, Vevo, Youtube Leanback and more
  Facebook integration (optional)
  Live TV Adapter for FTA HD shows provided by Boxee Box.
  Connect Hard Disks for local content
  "watch later" plugin for browsers

  Cons: Occasionally needs rebooting
  Many TV shows streamed from Network sites need to be full screened manually

  Summary: I have tried a lot of media streaming devices, from Apple TV to Playstation 3, etc. The Boxee Box is the ONLY device that at the end of the day ...

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  Summary: I have tried a lot of media streaming devices, from Apple TV to Playstation 3, etc. The Boxee Box is the ONLY device that at the end of the day does what I want it to do.. stream content from my TV, play my netflix and youtube content, and do it well! My experience with competing solutions has left me wishing I had a Boxee in every case. If your entire world consists of Apple products, I am sure that Apple TV might work for you better, but if like me you are not, I would recommend Boxee Box anyday.

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• 8 stars

  Excellent product. It runs almost everything.

  by joe_of_brasov on May 8, 2012

  Pros: 1. Runs (iso,avi, mkv etc)
  2. Windows network detection. So, Is not streaming but Is reading the network drive as a file less, if ,stuttering.
  3 Great feature: searching on internet the srt file.
  4. Apps and repositories
  5. great remote. qwerty.

  Cons: 1. The change in the flash player to 10.3 is not yet implemented
  2. giving the complexity (is not a 1 button mp3 player) the settings are more difficult. (that means not plug&play)
  3. some apps not working well

  Summary: Best thing up to now.
  I recommend it. I've tried the 100$ first. Not sattisfied.
  The web is working ok and remote is great.
  I can watch my snooker ...

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  Summary: Best thing up to now.
  I recommend it. I've tried the 100$ first. Not sattisfied.
  The web is working ok and remote is great.
  I can watch my snooker on BBC tv - live, or Iplayer.
  Boxee can "see" all the drives from my network and run movies, photos, music.
  Till now is the best. Time will say if it will stay the first

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• 9 stars

  Everything I expected.

  by esknape on December 29, 2011

  Pros: Plays any file type I throw at it.
  Plays those file types through my home network (wired and wireless, no issues)
  Netflix streams with no problems.
  Lots of apps for additional content.
  Upcoming HDTV antenna will be very welcome addition.

  Cons: Physical design is strange, but I hide it behind my tv, so not a problem there.
  Doesn't always recognize SMB sources on the network automatically, but they can be added manually.

  Summary: I was prepared to buy an HTPC in order to get the functionality I wanted out of a networked set top box like this. That would have been more expensive ...

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  Summary: I was prepared to buy an HTPC in order to get the functionality I wanted out of a networked set top box like this. That would have been more expensive and required a keyboard + mouse. No thanks. I love the Querty remote that came with the Boxee Box. One thing I kept thinking I would want was internal storage, but with the SD card slot and ability to stream movies from my roommate's computers over the network there's no need for the added expense and complication.
  
  The setup is simple, not really elegant with it's odd shape and green LED logo, but overall does exactly what it was designed to do. People expecting it for less are still living in the times when SE Asia produces all of our electronics for places like Walmart for next to nothing. I realize SE Asia still makes most of our electronics, but the point is things could only be so cheap for so long and I am glad to pay $180 for such a great device that was birthed from an open source community.
  
  Also, with the addition of the HDTV antenna in the next month (January 2012) I will be able to acces free over-the-air television through the Boxee Box and not have to switch to the antenna input on my tv ... and maybe one day attach a USB 2.0 hard drive for recording said programming. Woot!

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• 4 stars

  Way over priced for the features and support...

  by cbox68 on November 17, 2011

  Pros: 1. 1080P video
  2. USB drive support for watching your own videos
  3. Remote with very functional built-in keyboard
  4. Many "apps" to choose from

  Cons: 1. non-seemless access to many shows, apps and movies since apps connect to sites for content.
  2. despite having an open source OS, the whole box is closed off customization
  3. the user interface was changed drastically
  4. support is horrible.

  Summary: I bought the boxee box thinking that I could customize it, get the great user interface that I was used to from the PC/Mac boxee app and my wife (...

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  Summary: I bought the boxee box thinking that I could customize it, get the great user interface that I was used to from the PC/Mac boxee app and my wife (who is Chinese), wanted to watch Chinese films. Well, the Asian fonts didn't work from the very beginning and it took well over a year for support to fix it. And, the more fixes that go on, the more the box is restricted from customization.
  
  For my money, I think the box is worth maybe $79 or less for the less than seemless interface and support. If done all over again, I would probably get Apple TV or Google TV.

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• 10 stars

  i work there, but i still love it.

  by Quelix on June 27, 2011

  Pros: [NB - I work for Boxee] Brings everything into one place - internet, files, and videos my friends share with me. has great networking support

  Cons: Needs a backlit remote, browser is slowly getting to be better, needs Netflix in the movie library, still waitng for Hulu plus.

  Summary: Think if you're interested in seeing where Smart TVs are going, the Boxee Box is a great choice - way more powerful/flexible than AppleTV or Roku with the ...

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  Summary: Think if you're interested in seeing where Smart TVs are going, the Boxee Box is a great choice - way more powerful/flexible than AppleTV or Roku with the added benefit over an actual Smart TV that if everything changes in 3 years time, you're not out another $1500 to replace your entire TV.

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• 2 stars

  What a complete waste of money!

  by rpetrovic on April 14, 2012

  Pros: none - this device sucks!

  Cons: The device has limited content in Canada
  The movies aren't worth the time of day
  It cannot link up with my computer to stream movies so why even bother
  Air TV for Apple movies and TV doesn't work

  Summary: I bought the device so I could watch movies from my computer or paid content from apple device. It simply doesn't work a.nd cannot find my PC through ...

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  Summary: I bought the device so I could watch movies from my computer or paid content from apple device. It simply doesn't work a.nd cannot find my PC through the network. Save your money and don't waste your time.
  
  I would give a zero rating but that is not available

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• 1 stars

  BEWARE! Boxee Doesn't Work

  by brian neary on November 24, 2010

  Pros: The Company rep who demo'd the product at the Gadget Expo was articulate and very forthcoming. Unfortunately, the product ISN'T. The best example of false advertizing yet foisted on a gullible public.

  Cons: ."We're working on it" is the answer I was given by tech support to each unsolved problem I reported. For $200, that answer is unacceptable. A misshappen little box with a very misleading ad campaign.

  Summary: The product was a disaster. Boxee's own Browser is not yet active. Can't navigate the URLs once they appear on screen. NHL app is "out of order." Tech ...

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  Summary: The product was a disaster. Boxee's own Browser is not yet active. Can't navigate the URLs once they appear on screen. NHL app is "out of order." Tech support admits most apps "don't quite work yet." Keyboard letters are grey on black and completely obscured. Most apps are just place holders (not available yet) The programing which does actually function properly can be downloaded free with most big screen packages that come already included with purchase. Great programing is promised sometime in the future. But when the apps they already have don't even work, the future sounds as fallacious as the current malfunctioning system. The name should be changed to "box of smoke."

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  2 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.

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