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    The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming

    Moxi HD DVR Gets 6TB Drive Support, Spawns "Moxi Mate" Media Extender

    Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now

    LG Shacks Up With Vudu, Brings 1080p Movie Streaming to Connected TVs

    Motorola Powering Portable Set-Top Box With Android (UPDATED: They're Not)

    ZillionTV: Oh Jeez, Hulu and Roku Done Had Themselves a Baby

    Neuros Releases the Link, an Open Source, Web-Savvy Set-Top Box

    Intel's Latest System-On-A-Chip is For Web Enabled TVs, Set-Top Boxes

    News Corp Set-Top Box Becomes DVR: Just Add External Hard Drive

    Motorola Readies Up MPEG-4-Ready Next-Generation Set-Top Box Army Led by DCX3400
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    Image of gunluva is prepared to drop. gunluva is prepared to drop.
    11/12/09

    In reply to The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
    They couldn't think of a name that wouldn't remind me of a hyperactive YouTube celebrity? #boxeebox
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    Image of RipRapRob RipRapRob
    11/12/09

    In reply to The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
    You might pronounce the name "Boxee" but isn't it spelled "Boxxy"?
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    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis promoted this comment Edited by RipRapRob at 11/12/09 12:56 PM RipRapRob was starred RipRapRob was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/12/09

    @RipRapRob: I feel stupider for having watched that. Damn /b/tards #boxeebox
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    Image of akaKJB akaKJB
    11/12/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Not just stupider. Wayyy lots o' stupider. An stuff.
    There goes that Masters Degree in one 5 minute YouTube video. Shit. #boxeebox
     Reply
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis promoted this comment akaKJB was starred akaKJB was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/12/09

    In reply to The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
    Too bad they don't have this for say, the PS3. Then it really would be the ultimate media center machine... #boxeebox
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Are you trying to say that the PS3 doesn't do EVERYTHING? If so, you might want to watch your back from now on, Sony might be onto you. #boxeebox
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    11/12/09

    @bleek: Sony can blow me where the pampers is. #boxeebox
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: They just might. #boxeebox
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    Image of KaZx KaZx
    11/12/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: This is a feature which they will implement in the future, jusy wat! #boxeebox
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    Image of joe.glass joe.glass
    11/12/09

    In reply to The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
    Would you guys say Boxee is better than XBMC? I'd like to use an Acer Revo for a HTPC...which one (Boxee/XBMC) would you use? #boxeebox
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/12/09

    @joe.glass: IMO, XBMC is better for local media. Admittedly I haven't tried too hard with Boxee, but I was up and running with XBMC and my ripped DVD collection pretty quickly. Not to mention, in the fantastic MediaStream skin.

    Meanwhile, Boxee's greatest strength is with streaming video. Sadly, the one thing both of them lack is Hulu, so that's not so great. Still, Boxee will give you access to more streaming video than you knew existed out of the box. If that's of interest to you, start with Boxee. #boxeebox
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    Image of Bantam Bantam
    11/12/09

    @joe.glass: Boxee works great as a media center. I have several networked drives that boxee points to and local drives in the box.

    And the apps and the web streaming is great. Its awesome having a pandora app in a media center that just works. #boxeebox
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    Image of joe.glass joe.glass
    11/12/09

    @Bantam: Boxee has a pandora app? Sold. #boxeebox
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    Image of schrosa schrosa
    11/12/09

    @OCEntertainment: Boxee has hulu integration. #boxeebox
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment schrosa was starred schrosa was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/12/09

    @schrosa: Is that official, and if not, for how long? Last time I checked, Hulu (or more accurately the people behind Hulu) were less than keen on Hulu being streamed to televisions. Last I heard, they blocked methods of getting Hulu on to televisions, not the least of them Boxee.

    If this policy has changed, I'd be more than happy to hear it. But as I recall Hulu integration was, at best, unreliable. #boxeebox
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    11/12/09

    In reply to The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
    Best Buy employee: "You may want to check out the new Boxee Box."
    Customer: "Gesundheit." #boxeebox
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    Image of huh989 huh989
    08/04/09

    In reply to Moxi HD DVR Gets 6TB Drive Support, Spawns "Moxi Mate" Media Extender
    1000 hours...pshh. I'll go through that in like 2 days.
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    TheSonOfKrypton promoted this comment huh989 was starred huh989 was unstarred
    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    08/04/09

    @huh989: hahaha, I lol'ed. Nice.
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    Image of slaughter33 slaughter33
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    You all are such noobs. 120Hz has absolutely nothing to do with the weird smooth soap opera effect. That would be the trumotion, cinemotion or whatever the manufacturer calls it. Learn about the technology before you speak or write articles....
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    Dear John,

    You do know that you can turn that down a notch? Most 120hz TVs allow you to set the amount of enhancement. Typically, demos like to set everything on HIGH. It is your job to play around with it and reduce picture settings DOWN so that it's normal. That's the first thing I do whenever I get to play with a TV.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    07/29/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Vudu reps couldn't turn it off, so until I hear otherwise that's the story.
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    07/29/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Actually, they brought this up as a concern before I did, and said they're looking for a solution for future sets. I mean, I hope there's an option to notch this down, but for now I don't think there is.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    @John Herrman: Dear John,

    by the time you read this note -- i'll be gone.
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    Edited by Nick at 07/29/09 12:10 PM Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    In reply to Hands On With Vudu On LG: 1080p, Like, Now
    i was playing with my roommates TV, which is a 120Hz set, and noticed a funny difference between his and mine. it did have a camcorder feel, but it didn't click in my head it was due to the interp. oh, and btw -- geek squad did his tv calibration (don't ask me why he paid for that)and it looks like utter crap. that is why i was messin' with it.
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    Image of Jay Beezy Jay Beezy
    07/29/09

    @Nick: DeusExMach needs a star: Actually if the installer was ISF certified which most are and they used the right tools, the LCD screen would look darker but more true aka more like a plasma. You're probably just used to the bright lcd screens and their vivid and dynamic modes, which while more eye grabbing, they actually suck.
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    Nick: DeusExMach needs a star promoted this comment Jay Beezy was starred Jay Beezy was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    07/29/09

    @Jay Beezy: actually, i don't know if they were certified and i could use the "right" tools as well on any project. BUT the proof is in the puddin' and this guy did a crap job. the biggest error was the fact the brightness was turned up higher than a cosmetics counter at macy's
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    Image of stryder100 stryder100
    11/20/08

    In reply to Neuros Releases the Link, an Open Source, Web-Savvy Set-Top Box
    I want something like this but with an HD tuner and hard drive, in other words a DVR. Oh, yeah and a Blue-ray reader/burner. So, sorry, no.
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    Image of hexydes hexydes
    11/20/08

    @stryder100: Blu-ray? Seriously? What's the point. It'll be gone in a year or two anyway. The future is streaming, and it will be here before Blu-ray ever catches on with the masses. This device is just one more example of that fact.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/20/08

    @hexydes:


    i think you are forgetting that:


    the number of people who rent movies > the number of people who will have internet connections capable of downloading gigantic media files in a reasonable amount of time, in the near future.


    As of a month ago, only 55% of those with internet access had broadband. And as we all know, it's not really all that broad.


    There will be, for quite a while, a market for people who either can't or aren't willing to deal with intangible media. One BD is what, 30-40 gigs? (im not up on BD)


    I dunno, call me when we have gig/sec speeds.

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    Image of Sora57 is OK Sora57 is OK
    11/20/08

    @hexydes: Blu ray may not catch on with the masses for a few years, but neither will streaming. Most people still don't have decent broadband and with the economy in the toilet, that will not be on their list right now. The future is streaming, but that future is still several years away.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/20/08

    @nutbastard:


    ok i have to retract that last part because i haven't had coffee yet, ugh i do realize that streaming doesn't present quite the issues that downloading does, but still requires unrealistic bandwidth if it's going to make BD obsolete enough to abandon this early.


    *goes and gets coffee*

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/20/08

    In reply to Neuros Releases the Link, an Open Source, Web-Savvy Set-Top Box
    I like the keyboard. I was in the market for a media PC keyboard until I started VNCing my MediaPC with my living room laptop.
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    Image of tarrantm tarrantm
    11/20/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->:


    I got my HTPC a Logitech Mediaboard when they were going for 25 bucks each. Still working perfectly after a year of having dogs sit on it, dropped from the sofa and drinks spilled on it.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/20/08

    @tarrantm: I got a cheap Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo just before I learned about Synergy or VNC. I still have the keyboard and mouse connected as it's easier to pause the movie by hitting the space bar as opposed to firing up VNC.
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