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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/14/09

    In reply to Boxee Beta Leaks on BitTorrent
    Has the Linux version leaked yet? I could really use this for my Myth box.
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    Image of beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
    12/14/09

    In reply to Boxee Beta Leaks on BitTorrent
    As much as I am not one to realize the over-priced cost of some software, this piece of software is worth it's weight in gold... since it's free.

    Not that I think torrenting it is "stealing" it, but I have to argue that people should take a pre-release beta of a beta with a giant grain of salt. Even the alpha version, people should give the benefit of the doubt.

    I love boxee, but I think I will wait until the official release. That's just me.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid was starred beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/14/09

    @beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid: Folks here have been drooling over Boxee for the entire length of the time it's been in alpha. If you're looking to warn people who don't know what they're doing about the dangers of pre-release software, you're in the wrong forum.

    That being said, your hesitancy to call this "stealing" is entirely correct. Furthermore, I find it sad that the word "torrent" has come to be synonymous with illegal downloads (though I suppose the Pirate Bay's name isn't really helping any).
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    Image of mullingitover mullingitover
    12/14/09

    @OCEntertainment: I keep trying to steal things with bittorrent, but I just end up creating more copies of it! So confusing.
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    12/14/09

    @mullingitover: You better be careful. With all that duplicating you're gonna fill up the tubes!
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/14/09

    In reply to Boxee Beta Leaks on BitTorrent
    Can anyone explain to me how TPB is still up and trackers still exist? What am I missing here?
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    12/14/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Not everything done via torrent is illegal (even though the RIAA and MPAA would like everyone to think that).

    Some open source software is distributed via torrent. Legal recordings of live music (many bands have taping/trading policies in place) are shared that way.

    Bit torrent is just a protocol for distributed file sharing (there are others, btw, it's just that BT is by far the most popular). There are many practical, legal uses of it.
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    Image of GuyWithDogs GuyWithDogs
    12/14/09

    @Hank Scorpio: How dare you inject information, logic and clarity into this? This is the Internet -- please follow the rules and allow the hysteria surrounding peer to peer file transfer systems and programs to continue unabated. You some sort of Internet noobie?? Sheesh ... get with the program.
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    Image of coolkid89 coolkid89
    12/14/09

    @Hank Scorpio: He specifically asked about TPB and how they are still up. If you have been on TPB anytime in the past decade or so you would have noticed that 99.9999999% of the content is illegal. Give your response another go please.
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    12/14/09

    @coolkid89: Since he said "Can anyone explain to me how TPB is still up and trackers still exist?", the comment seems to be referring to bit torrent in general, and not specifically TPB.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/14/09

    @Hank Scorpio: @coolkid89: Sorry, I know all about torrents. I was talking about TPB specifically. I think someone answered with they are DHT only now.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    12/13/09

    Windows Only:

    Boxee Beta has leaked on The Pirate Bay for those who can't wait until January.

    [thepiratebay.org]

    #tips #boxee #leak
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    Image of RyanXP RyanXP
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    PS3, Xbox360, Wii, NES (top-loader), VCR (needed to use the NES on my Olevia tv -_-), uverse DVR/set top box, Uverse home gateway, a second wired desktop switch, 500GB Buffalo Linkstation NAS, two 1TB External Harddrives (linked via USB to the NAS), a 4 port HDMI switcher, and in a couple of weeks, a Dell Zino.

    My fiancee thinks this is a bit of a problem. It's obviously a solution.
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    Image of brodie7838 brodie7838
    12/10/09

    @RyanXP: No no no, that's the wrong remote, you have to use *this* remote to turn on that box, then this white remote to turn on the TV, the gray remote to switch the HDMI over to the TV from that box, then turn on the VCR and NES by hand, change the input to analog..
    Are you even paying attention to me?!
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    My entertainment center's a little sparse; it's just sporting a homebrew MythTV/Boxee box, a DirecTV box, a stereo receiver and speakers, and a Wii.
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    Edited by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. at 12/10/09 12:14 PM HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Tivo S3 (with external ESATA drive), PS3, X-Box 360, Wii, Sling Solo, Receiver, HD-DVD Player and a spare HDMI cable to connect a laptop. The stereo rack also has a router and ethernet switch strapped to the back, plus a dedicated Wireless N Bridge to the bedroom to service the Tivo HD and Popcorn Hour. There are also spare hookups (cords, sensor bar etc) for the Wii in the bedroom and for the 360 in the den.

    Excessive?
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    Image of Ninety-9 Ninety-9
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Well, not including video game consoles. One nice HTPC and a good surround sound receiver should do it.

    A cable box, probably, but cablecard should eliminate that (if any progress has been made with cablecard and HTPCs).
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    -PS3
    -Xbox 360
    - HTPC (HP Slimline)
    - Sony A/V Receiver
    - 2 ATI CableCard Tuners
    - HP MediaSmart w/6TB storage
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Just a cable box, and a HTPC (plus a Bose amp/woofer, and a couple of Bose cubes mounted to the wall above the TV).

    I used to have a DVD player hooked up as well, but the HTPC has a DVD/burner combo drive. After I put together my HTPC, I put my old stand-alone DVD player in a box in the store-room (Windows 7 Media Center + Media Browser plug-in beats the crap out of messing with discs, CDs, etc).

    And it (the HTPC) has a Radeon HD 4870 card, which is more than enough for my occasional L4D / Crysis / HL2 / [insert other FPS] fix. If I can manage to get a cable tuner card for it, I can ditch the cable TV box too, actually.

    So, for me, one HTPC took the place of the CD player, DVD player, and video-game console.
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    Image of dry-roasted-peanuts dry-roasted-peanuts
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Receiver, cable box, PS3, Wii and Retro Duo.
    My bedroom is right on the other side of the wall, so I have cables from my PC running through the wall to the receiver.
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    Image of berbar berbar
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    I have HT in a box, an Xbox and a Wii. I wish I could change the HT for an HTPC. Hopefully, next year.

    Oh, I I wouldn't want to have any more boxes there.
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    Image of archercc archercc
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    I just have a PS3 and the DVR on the mantle. Id love to ditch the DVR but its the only way to get the full control of the HD channels and record.

    Sony, put a cablecard DVR in the PS3 and I would gladly upgrade!
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Cable box, Wii, reciever, and HTPC. That's not to say there isn't more, but that is what is visible in the living room...

    I refrain from adding the old PS2, Xbox, dvd player, changer, etc. all under my TV.
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    12/10/09

    In reply to How Many Is Too Many Boxes In Your Entertainment Center?
    Currently I don't have a TV.

    I watch all of my TV online on my MacBook hooked up to my 24" Asus monitor.

    I also have an Xbox 360 attached to the same monitor.

    I will be adding a 40" LCD TV, a PS3, a computer sound system, a surround sound system, a 27" Core i7 iMac, and possibly a Boxee box to my setup within the next few months.
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    Image of phonepap phonepap
    12/10/09

    @ID Ron Burgundy: That sounds like a setup made for one
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    Image of ID Ron Burgundy ID Ron Burgundy
    12/11/09

    @phonepap: Thanks for pointing that out. :(
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