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Originally Posted by pilotbob
2. Boxee box.
Boxee is a "media center" like software that runs on Mac/Windows/Linux. It provides a really nice UI that catalogs all of your movies and TV. It downloads metadata, fan art. It also has some social-networking aspects so you can follow friends to see what they "like" and can watch it if you want (assuming it is free online).
The Boxee box is an all in one "set-top" device that runs the Boxee software, has HDMI/Optical audio outputs, etc for $200. Biggest downside here is all the metadata and watched status are on the single Boxee box. If I got a second box for the bedroom it wouldn't share the "watched" statues. Although, perhaps they will move this info to the "cloud" since you do need a Boxee account to use boxee.
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Just received my Boxee Box today. I purchased it in the hopes of getting rid of DirecTV. I tried the Boxee PC software some time ago but not enough to be really familiar with it. I like the Box so far but until they get Netflix (which I can use on my Blue Ray player) and Hulu Plus up and running, I won't be cutting the DirecTV cord.
There is a lot of uproar on the Boxee forums over the change in the UI but for someone who wasn't using the PC software, it hasn't been a big deal.