Boxee Box media player £143 Amazon

Voodu Child · 28-02-2012 12:29AM #1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-Boxee-Digital-Media-Player/dp/B0043EV3MS/ref=zg_bsms_computers_9

A step above the likes of a WDTV, plays a lot of formats and has some online capabilities.

Kev. · 28-02-2012 09:10AM

Cant see why this isn't more popular over here,

Great price and superb media player,mile and miles ahead of WD players

preddy · 28-02-2012 10:12AM

No drive included......

yllw.ldbttr · 28-02-2012 11:13AM

@Preddy - yes no drive included - that seems to be the complaint from most people but this is a serious piece of kit.

It has a local USB so you can connect any dumb hard drive directly to it,
I use a 1TB NAS and this box has pretty much replaced my Sky Box.

Use it for:
Streaming of local content from my NAS - I've yet to throw a filetype at it that it couldn't play, wired/ wireless.

I have an UnblockUs account too so this works perfectly for:

Netflix
Pandora
Vudu
BBC Player
RTE Player
TV3 Player
Youtube
TuneIn Radio
SOR-OMC - takes streams from all over the web

Firmware updates at least twice a year usually,
Nice QWERTY remote

I can't recommend this one enough, it's a serious piece of kit.

theteal · 28-02-2012 01:23PM

i believe i just found my early birthday present! i've been looking at these for a while but they've just been that bit too expensive. no more messing around with cables when streaming LOF. the design of the remote is very smart. i was also looking at an atv but i just can't give money to apple.

cheers op

Kev. · 28-02-2012 01:31PM

I have LOF running on mine and its superb

I haven't had one problem with my boxee...unlike my experience with my ATV2

Super bit of kit

cruhoortwunk · 28-02-2012 02:11PM

Anyone know of a good free site for proxy servers listings?
Eg for Uk proxy for BBC and lovefilm and US for netflix US?

Tusky · 28-02-2012 02:17PM

Kev. wrote: »

I have LOF running on mine and its superb

I haven't had one problem with my boxee...unlike my experience with my ATV2

Super bit of kit

It works well with LOF? Do you just go to the website on its browser or is there a plugin?

cruhoortwunk · 28-02-2012 02:21PM

Looks to be a lot of negative reviews from UK users, apparently not much works:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0043EV3MS/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R194B1MA46DDOJ

Mizu_Ger · 28-02-2012 02:21PM

Can this output files encoded at 24fps at the correct framerate? I am looking for a box that can do this, but seems to be impossible to find.

yllw.ldbttr · 28-02-2012 02:22PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Anyone know of a good free site for proxy servers listings?
Eg for Uk proxy for BBC and lovefilm and US for netflix US?

I use UnblockUs @ 5 Canadian dollars per month, well worth it, works for Netflix USA, BBC etc....

I think PlayMo works for free at the moment

noodler · 28-02-2012 02:30PM

For some reason I want this but can't justify it when I have a PS3.

theteal · 28-02-2012 02:39PM

noodler wrote: »

For some reason I want this but can't justify it when I have a PS3.

if the xbox had a browser

, i would not be looking at extra gadgets like this

TheDoc · 28-02-2012 02:39PM

AppleTV and normal NAS does the world of good for me

cruhoortwunk · 28-02-2012 02:47PM

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

I use UnblockUs @ 5 Canadian dollars per month, well worth it, works for Netflix USA, BBC etc....

I think PlayMo works for free at the moment

$5 on top of the subscription to netflix etc though.
Sky wouldn't cost much more

yllw.ldbttr · 28-02-2012 02:49PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Looks to be a lot of negative reviews from UK users, apparently not much works:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0043EV3MS/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R194B1MA46DDOJ

It does have some issues I agree, the developers are more focused on US users, no doubt about that.. but... as streamers go, there's nothing better on the market for handling local content.
The flash issue is a recent problem, I expect it will be resolved within a few months hopefully. There's a workaround for the 4OD app -check out the Boxee forums.

As well as that, I personally find the 5 dollars per month UnblockUs subscription makes the device ten times more usable, if only for US Netflix, Pandora, BBC player etc...
Not to mention the Bartsidee App/ Navi X/ SOR OMC - puts almost every stream on the web into a nice user friendly interface.

CLARiiON · 28-02-2012 02:52PM

cheers - just got it.
Thanks op

yllw.ldbttr · 28-02-2012 02:57PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

$5 on top of the subscription to netflix etc though.
Sky wouldn't cost much more

Cheapest Sky sub is what €32 euro per month?
5 canadian dollars is €3.70
8 USD for Netflix is €6 (I use the US account for the queue feature, missing in the Irish version)....

So, do the maths... Sky does cost quite a bit more (3 TIMES MORE), plus has a contract upon signup...
In any event, it's not a Sky replacement for most people, just suited my viewing habits very well.

Soarer · 28-02-2012 03:05PM

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

Can this output files encoded at 24fps at the correct framerate? I am looking for a box that can do this, but seems to be impossible to find.

Fairly sure my Dune Smart D1 can.

forzacalcio · 28-02-2012 03:44PM

CLARiiON wrote: »

cheers - just got it.
Thanks op

Got one too!
Between 3 media players, Cable TV, Sky Sports, ESPN, Setanta, Eurosport and now a Boxee box I believe I will now have the ultimate Viewing experience!

Mizu_Ger · 28-02-2012 03:49PM

Soarer wrote: »

Fairly sure my Dune Smart D1 can.

Thanks. The spec sheet for that says it can output: 23.976p, 24p, PAL, NTSC. Which is what I am looking for!

Soarer · 28-02-2012 03:55PM

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

Thanks. The spec sheet for that says it can output: 23.976p, 24p, PAL, NTSC. Which is what I am looking for!

It also handles, and outputs, lossless audio ie. dolby TrueHD and DTSHD.

It's pricey, but it's good.

alastair_doom · 28-02-2012 04:17PM

For anyone feeling a bot more adventurous, it looks like the first batch of Raspberry Pi's will go on sale tomorrow

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Its a mini $35 (+ unspecified delivery charges) PC with an ARM processor that has a HDMI, USB and ethernet ports. SD card reader instead of a hard drive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NR57ELY28s

Kev. · 28-02-2012 05:46PM

Tusky wrote: »

It works well with LOF? Do you just go to the website on its browser or is there a plugin?

I just go to the browser,I have it bookmarked and password etc saved,

It literally takes 1 minute to get it full screen and playing

Tusky · 28-02-2012 06:42PM

Kev. wrote: »

I just go to the browser,I have it bookmarked and password etc saved,

It literally takes 1 minute to get it full screen and playing

Can't do that on my WDTV Live...that's a big draw for me I have to say.

cruhoortwunk · 28-02-2012 07:54PM

What's LOF?

Kev. · 28-02-2012 11:01PM

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

What's LOF?

Liveonlinefooty,It costs £6 for 60 days...covers all/most footbal matched from the Prem...

Sidd · 28-02-2012 11:12PM

Does anyone know if you can play SkyGo through this?

theteal · 28-02-2012 11:29PM

Kev. wrote: »

Liveonlinefooty,It costs £6 for 60 days...covers all/most footbal matched from the Prem...

. . .la liga, ufc, boxing, horse racing (if that's your thing) etc. - it's freakin class, is what it is

K3v · 29-02-2012 01:38AM

theteal wrote: »

. . .la liga, ufc, boxing, horse racing (if that's your thing) etc. - it's freakin class, is what it is

So its a bit like FlashSportsStreams?

theteal · 29-02-2012 09:46AM

K3v wrote: »

So its a bit like FlashSportsStreams?

less channels but much better quality - especially the HQ streams that they normally have for the bigger matches (3-5mb BB minimum needed for HQ though)

Boxee Box media player £143 Amazon

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