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| Brand: | D-Link |
| Item Height : | 11.5 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 11.5 centimetres |
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| Hard Drive Interface: | USB 2.0 |
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| Wireless Type: | 802.11n |
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- Enjoy thousands of shows available for free from your favorite networks, ready to watch at any time
- Check-out free movies from the web & watch new releases in stunning HD from premium movie services
- Play videos, songs, or pictures from your computer or home network
- Plays any non-DRM video, music, and photos and media from anywhere on the Internet
- For the best Boxee Box experience, use a wired, high-speed internet connection
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Product Description
Power in a small package - the compact Boxee Box will unlock the full potential of your HDTV. Click here to see a larger image.
Watch What You Want
We get it – you want to have the freedom to watch whatever you want on your TV: Movies, TV Shows, but also any other video that is available online. You want to do it without having to connect a computer to your TV or use a keyboard and mouse. That's why we've designed the Boxee Box by D-Link: watch, organise, share – you are now in full command of your TV for the first time. No rules, no contracts.
The Boxee Box by D-Link brings all the stuff you normally watch on a computer to your TV; movies and TV programmes streamed from the Internet, 400 different apps that let you access content from most popular websites, and a full web browser just in case we missed anything. The Boxee Box will also help you rediscover your own media collection by automatically identifying all the files on a hard drive or home network and then building a stunning visual media library for you. And just so you don’t end up watching the same stuff over and over, the Boxee Box pulls recommendations from your friends on Facebook and Twitter to help you discover new favourites. All this plus a unique QWERTY remote so you can search, login, and browse with ease.
With Boxee's graphical interface, it's as easy to browse your own movies, music and photos as it is to browse the Internet. Click here to see a larger image.
Watch What You Want, When You Want It
- Catch-up TV - hundreds of shows available for free from your favourite channels, ready to watch any time
- Huge Movie Library - Enjoy free movies from the web
- Play Your Stuff Too - Access videos, songs, or photos from your computer or home network
- See What Your Friends are Watching - Follow what your Facebook and Twitter friends are watching, and share your favourites too
- Give Your Wallet a Break - Get tons of free entertainment from the Internet with no monthly fee
- High Resolution - Experience the thrill of 1080p, more than twice the resolution of 720p
Unlimited Content
If you can watch it on your computer’s Internet browser, you can watch it on your flat screen TV with the Boxee Box. The Boxee Browser is similar to IE or Firefox, but optimised to create an intuitive Internet experience with our QWERTY remote on your HDTV, seamlessly. The Boxee Box delivers all your favourite web-videos and web-only content, no matter how obscure they may be, straight to your TV set.
Say Goodbye to Files and Folders. Say Hello to Boxee
See great features of the Boxee Box in more detail. Click here to see a larger image.
Not only does the Boxee Box give you access to TV shows and movies from all over the Internet, it takes your personal video, picture and music files from a hard drive or home network to your HDTV. Whether it’s MP3, MP4, .jpeg, .avi, .mkv – the Boxee Box works with virtually any file type – if you can create it, the Boxee Box will play it. Tell Boxee where your media is stored, and it will automatically identify and download all relevant artwork and info to simplify your digital collection. Start navigating your personal library with big, colourful thumbnail photos that you can access with a remote. Your friends will be impressed, maybe even a bit jealous.
Just connect an external hard drive or flash storage drive via USB, or share media files from your computer over your home network. With Boxee it's easy to move your HD media from your monitor to your living room and enjoy watching your movies in Full HD 1080p resolution.
Watch Video in Stunning HD, The Way It Was Meant To Be
The Boxee Box supports full HD 1080p with 5.1 surround sound so you can experience any video from the web or your home network exactly the way it was meant to be, all from the comfort of your sofa. No PC required.
Instant control from the couch - check out the full QWERTY remote for easy Internet browsing. Click here to see a larger image.
The Boxee Box - Part of the Smart TV Revolution
The Boxee Box uses Intel’s advanced Atom Processor, which allows it to playback nearly any HD video file format with crystal clarity. We’ve worked closely with Intel on their Smart TV program to ensure the Boxee Box meets all their criteria for the TV experience of the future – limitless Internet video, easy search, social features and so much more.
Tailored to Your Sofa
The Internet gives you the freedom to watch what you want… but there’s no big screen, no easy interface to sift through the mountains of TV shows, movies and content available online from your sofa, and the real killer, no remote! Only the Boxee Box brings the Internet to your HDTV in stunning 1080p, with Dolby Surround Sound, via an award-winning interface that simplifies everything. As if that wasn’t enough, it comes with a full QWERTY remote to put it all at your fingertips. You start typing, the Boxee Box starts finding.
See What Your Friends are Watching
One of the greatest things about the Boxee Box is that if you can’t find something to watch, you can easily turn to your friends. Get recommendations from your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Boxee delivered straight to your TV. See something you love? Recommend it to your friends on those networks and include a link so they can immediately check it out too.
See how the Boxee Box could easily fit into your home network. Click here to see the full version.
Setup? Not an Issue
Setting up your Boxee Box is a breeze. Wireless N support and an easy-to-connect HDMI interface help to eliminate the typical jumble of unsightly cables. Simply connect the power, connect your TV and hit the power button. The Boxee Box will walk you through the rest – from creating an account to setting up your network to getting the most out of your HDTV. We’ve made it dead simple so you can get started in under 10 minutes.
Try Boxee Now
Download Boxee software for free at www.boxee.tv, and try it out before you buy. It only takes a minute to register and the download is absolutely free. Already a Boxee user? When you’re ready to shift the Boxee experience from your PC to your HDTV, the Boxee Box by D-Link will automatically import your account – making your favourite TV shows, movies apps, and shortcuts instantly available.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
108 of 111 people found the following review helpful
I've had a media centre in the lounge for 8+ years, started with Windows XP Media Centre Edition and tried nearly all the others and finally started using Boxee software. I have been waiting for the Boxee box as my media centre was noisy, not very power efficient, expensive, drivers problems,...etc.
Initially when I heard the price, I thought D-Link are joking and actually decided to buy Western Digital Live HD box but decided to return it after few days as it was extremely limited compared to Boxee. Last week I decided not to waste more time and buy the Boxee box, what a great decision that was.
Pros:
1. It plays back every format under the sun.
2. The remote control is genius, and contrary to what one of the reviewers said it DOES have numbers.
3. The online content is fantastic, and contains live data from BBC iPlayer, Youtube, channel 4 & 5, Engadget, TED and loads more.
4. Open architecture allows additional plugins to be developed so it's future proof (the box already comes with 130 plugins already installed!).
5. Automatically retrieves information about your movies from the internet and puts a nice picture icon of your movies. It also does the same with the music (gets band pictures and info from the internet).
6. It supports Arabic subtitles. I know this doesn't matter to a lot of people but tha fact that it supports Arabic means it will also support all other right-to-left languages like Hebrew,...etc. The box can actually download subtitles from the internet while the movie is playing.
7. Supports MKV with subtitles, chapters and all the other great features.
8. Supports Blu Ray ISO. I haven't tested many features as I don't have many Blu-Ray ISOs but everything worked in the ones I tested.
Cons:
1. As one of the reviews said, some online content is simply a shortcut to a web page that opens in Boxee browser. Some websites are designed and tested to work with major browsers like IE, Firefox,..etc so sometimes they don't work very well with the Boxee browser.
2. As this box has a browser, a mouse would have been a very nice addition as navigating using the keyboard is painful, though possible.
And finally I'm borrowing this quote from Andy C's review: It is probably still a device best suited to the techie crowd but in time as the interface becomes more polished and the online content improves it should be a great device, in fact I suspect this kind of kit will completely take over our home entertainment needs in the coming years.
A major firmware update is coming early December so the box will even get better.
Initially when I heard the price, I thought D-Link are joking and actually decided to buy Western Digital Live HD box but decided to return it after few days as it was extremely limited compared to Boxee. Last week I decided not to waste more time and buy the Boxee box, what a great decision that was.
Pros:
1. It plays back every format under the sun.
2. The remote control is genius, and contrary to what one of the reviewers said it DOES have numbers.
3. The online content is fantastic, and contains live data from BBC iPlayer, Youtube, channel 4 & 5, Engadget, TED and loads more.
4. Open architecture allows additional plugins to be developed so it's future proof (the box already comes with 130 plugins already installed!).
5. Automatically retrieves information about your movies from the internet and puts a nice picture icon of your movies. It also does the same with the music (gets band pictures and info from the internet).
6. It supports Arabic subtitles. I know this doesn't matter to a lot of people but tha fact that it supports Arabic means it will also support all other right-to-left languages like Hebrew,...etc. The box can actually download subtitles from the internet while the movie is playing.
7. Supports MKV with subtitles, chapters and all the other great features.
8. Supports Blu Ray ISO. I haven't tested many features as I don't have many Blu-Ray ISOs but everything worked in the ones I tested.
Cons:
1. As one of the reviews said, some online content is simply a shortcut to a web page that opens in Boxee browser. Some websites are designed and tested to work with major browsers like IE, Firefox,..etc so sometimes they don't work very well with the Boxee browser.
2. As this box has a browser, a mouse would have been a very nice addition as navigating using the keyboard is painful, though possible.
And finally I'm borrowing this quote from Andy C's review: It is probably still a device best suited to the techie crowd but in time as the interface becomes more polished and the online content improves it should be a great device, in fact I suspect this kind of kit will completely take over our home entertainment needs in the coming years.
A major firmware update is coming early December so the box will even get better.
69 of 71 people found the following review helpful
First off just wanted to say, my Boxee Box has just been delivered this morning. And I'm absolutely over the moon with it. For a long time I've been using Apple TV (cracked version) to stream movies stored on my NAS box at home, however it wouldnt cope very well with HD files and anything really over 4GB in size.
The Boxee Box absolutely nails these to perfection. Initially I was a little skeptical, and sure, it's a fairly high price but in my honest opinion it's worth every penny and I'm very happy with it.
For info, I've thrown every media type I can find on my NAS box at this piece of kit and it's played them all without any kicups at all. MKV, M2KV, ISO, AVI, MPEG etc etc etc - the list goes on and on, all played without any stuttering etc. It even plays full HD movies i.e 9GB movie files, which my Apple TV just simply couldnt handle. BTW this Boxee Box is FULL 1080 HD, Apple TV was only 720p - So again Boxee Box wins there.
The REAL big test was I had a HD Bluray movie stored on my NAS (30GB movie file!!!!!) which my Apple TV could only dream of managing to play, I wasnt sure even a file of this size Boxee could cope, but again, playback was absolutely flawless.
10/10 and HIGHLY recommended.
Hope this helps.
The Boxee Box absolutely nails these to perfection. Initially I was a little skeptical, and sure, it's a fairly high price but in my honest opinion it's worth every penny and I'm very happy with it.
For info, I've thrown every media type I can find on my NAS box at this piece of kit and it's played them all without any kicups at all. MKV, M2KV, ISO, AVI, MPEG etc etc etc - the list goes on and on, all played without any stuttering etc. It even plays full HD movies i.e 9GB movie files, which my Apple TV just simply couldnt handle. BTW this Boxee Box is FULL 1080 HD, Apple TV was only 720p - So again Boxee Box wins there.
The REAL big test was I had a HD Bluray movie stored on my NAS (30GB movie file!!!!!) which my Apple TV could only dream of managing to play, I wasnt sure even a file of this size Boxee could cope, but again, playback was absolutely flawless.
10/10 and HIGHLY recommended.
Hope this helps.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I already have two Netgear media players both of which work well for playing files stored on my network but the amount of online content they can play is limited to a some internet radio stations and prerecorded US news sites. So I was keen to find a device that would allow easy access to the wealth of online video and music that I can already access with my computer.
I had read about Boxee and so first downloaded the software version, free and available for most operating systems. This almost exactly mimics the interface of the Boxee Box and allows you to try out the apps available and get a feel for the way the Boxee works.
The Boxee Box is small in size, shaped like cube of about 6 inches but with a corner removed, and has HDMI, two USB, gigabyte ethernet, optical and analog audio our sockets. It also supports wireless N wifi. There is a recessed and hard to find Off/On switch on the top although the device can be switched on from the remote. The remote is unusual and innovative in that it has a small number of transport keys on one side and a QWERTY keyboard the other, also it is wirelessly connected to the Boxee rather than by infra red and so need not be pointed at it to connect. External storage can be connected by USB and these can be made accessible as networked drives to other devices.
Local files play well from the network but seem to take an age to buffer before playing but once they do the playback over ethernet - I have not needed to use it over wifi myself - is stable and reliable. Indexing of the local files seems slow and I do not think it can be made to update the index more than once a day. One interesting feature is the way when indexing the local files it attempts to download pictures of the DVD boxes which it displays when scrolling through the local file list. However, it often gets this wrong or fails to display any image, but it is a nice touch when working as it should.
Another problem, or perhaps it could be argued as a feature, is that it follows the image format of the original file - 4:3 etc and does not automatcally strech it to fill the widescreen. . Of course you can define the image format of your TV display in Settings but this does not seem to be dynamic in use. Perhaps this can be adjusted inelsewhere settings but I have not yet found how
So, as a player of local files it is good but in general I prefer my Netgear NTV550 Network Audio/Video Player or Netgear EVA9100 Digital Entertainer ExpressEVA9500.
However, it is a player of videos and music from the internet that this player really comes into its own.
It is modular in nature and a large number of apps are pre installed by Boxee/D-Link and even more are available to be installed from the internet These apps allow access to archives of movies, TV programs, networked cameras, live TV feeds etc. Some of these apps have their own sophisticated interfaces and allow seamless display of their content, others are little more than front ends for Youtube content. Sometimes a feed will jump to a Youtube or similar page and usually it then jumps automatically to play in full screen. Sometimes this fails and you have to use the cursor keys to move the mouse to begin play. Such instances are rare but illustrate how the Boxee is in large part nothing more than a dedicated computer.
It will also play RSS feeds and from a `Watch Later' feed that you can define online
Be aware that due to the very nature of the internet sometimes these archives will be offline, the connection may be slow or stuttering, some apps that install and play on the software version may fail to do so on the Boxee Box. In general they work well it must be said. Also some sources, particularly those of the US TV networks may be geo-restricted but this can be circumvented by a proxy server or VPN which can be be defined in Settings. I use a service called Astrill and this works well with the Boxee.
The software version of Boxee integrates nicely with the hardware version. After signing in changes made to one are mirrored on the other. Also, there is a Boxee bookmarklet that can be installed on your web browser that allows you to select videos to be viewed later on the Boxee Box `Watch Later' feed..
The Good
Unmatched access to internet based video and audio files
Fully configurable by means of third party apps
Integrates with both web browser to find files to play
Software version of Boxee integrates with hardware device
Plays FLV and ISO files
Compact size
Regular firmware updates add features
Plays full 1080p High Definition
Allows use of proxy servers or VNC connections
Download the software version of Boxee to test it before purchase
Can update Facebook and Twitter about files accessed
Allows VPN/Proxy network connection to defaeat geo-restrictions
The Bad
Startup delay of several seconds when playing local files
Slow indexing of local files
Index file images generated for local files sometimes incorrect
No SCART output
Some apps are buggy and may not run
Internet based content may be unreliable.
Interface can be confusing at first.
Some videos jump to Youtube and you have to use the cursor to play
If all you want is to play files you have on your computer or networked storage then there may be cheaper and perhaps better options available. If you want to be able to access the vast archives of video and music availabkle on the internet then this is by far the best choice out there.
I had read about Boxee and so first downloaded the software version, free and available for most operating systems. This almost exactly mimics the interface of the Boxee Box and allows you to try out the apps available and get a feel for the way the Boxee works.
The Boxee Box is small in size, shaped like cube of about 6 inches but with a corner removed, and has HDMI, two USB, gigabyte ethernet, optical and analog audio our sockets. It also supports wireless N wifi. There is a recessed and hard to find Off/On switch on the top although the device can be switched on from the remote. The remote is unusual and innovative in that it has a small number of transport keys on one side and a QWERTY keyboard the other, also it is wirelessly connected to the Boxee rather than by infra red and so need not be pointed at it to connect. External storage can be connected by USB and these can be made accessible as networked drives to other devices.
Local files play well from the network but seem to take an age to buffer before playing but once they do the playback over ethernet - I have not needed to use it over wifi myself - is stable and reliable. Indexing of the local files seems slow and I do not think it can be made to update the index more than once a day. One interesting feature is the way when indexing the local files it attempts to download pictures of the DVD boxes which it displays when scrolling through the local file list. However, it often gets this wrong or fails to display any image, but it is a nice touch when working as it should.
Another problem, or perhaps it could be argued as a feature, is that it follows the image format of the original file - 4:3 etc and does not automatcally strech it to fill the widescreen. . Of course you can define the image format of your TV display in Settings but this does not seem to be dynamic in use. Perhaps this can be adjusted inelsewhere settings but I have not yet found how
So, as a player of local files it is good but in general I prefer my Netgear NTV550 Network Audio/Video Player or Netgear EVA9100 Digital Entertainer ExpressEVA9500.
However, it is a player of videos and music from the internet that this player really comes into its own.
It is modular in nature and a large number of apps are pre installed by Boxee/D-Link and even more are available to be installed from the internet These apps allow access to archives of movies, TV programs, networked cameras, live TV feeds etc. Some of these apps have their own sophisticated interfaces and allow seamless display of their content, others are little more than front ends for Youtube content. Sometimes a feed will jump to a Youtube or similar page and usually it then jumps automatically to play in full screen. Sometimes this fails and you have to use the cursor keys to move the mouse to begin play. Such instances are rare but illustrate how the Boxee is in large part nothing more than a dedicated computer.
It will also play RSS feeds and from a `Watch Later' feed that you can define online
Be aware that due to the very nature of the internet sometimes these archives will be offline, the connection may be slow or stuttering, some apps that install and play on the software version may fail to do so on the Boxee Box. In general they work well it must be said. Also some sources, particularly those of the US TV networks may be geo-restricted but this can be circumvented by a proxy server or VPN which can be be defined in Settings. I use a service called Astrill and this works well with the Boxee.
The software version of Boxee integrates nicely with the hardware version. After signing in changes made to one are mirrored on the other. Also, there is a Boxee bookmarklet that can be installed on your web browser that allows you to select videos to be viewed later on the Boxee Box `Watch Later' feed..
The Good
Unmatched access to internet based video and audio files
Fully configurable by means of third party apps
Integrates with both web browser to find files to play
Software version of Boxee integrates with hardware device
Plays FLV and ISO files
Compact size
Regular firmware updates add features
Plays full 1080p High Definition
Allows use of proxy servers or VNC connections
Download the software version of Boxee to test it before purchase
Can update Facebook and Twitter about files accessed
Allows VPN/Proxy network connection to defaeat geo-restrictions
The Bad
Startup delay of several seconds when playing local files
Slow indexing of local files
Index file images generated for local files sometimes incorrect
No SCART output
Some apps are buggy and may not run
Internet based content may be unreliable.
Interface can be confusing at first.
Some videos jump to Youtube and you have to use the cursor to play
If all you want is to play files you have on your computer or networked storage then there may be cheaper and perhaps better options available. If you want to be able to access the vast archives of video and music availabkle on the internet then this is by far the best choice out there.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Avoid
I can't really recommend this product. I got it to replace my trusty Netgear EVA 8000 but it was actually a step back in several departments! Read more
Published 16 hours ago by DJM66
Avoid! Keep Looking For That Perfect Media Player!
After a long wait, and experience of a WD-TV player (not good!) I decided to finally purchase the Boxee. As it is effectively a PC based appliance, it should 'just work' right? Read more
Published 2 days ago by Tony
Nice piece of kit but ..
I've decided to get this piece of kit after many researches and reviews.It plays nearly everything.On first startup you have to setup your account. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Cezary
Totally pointless?
Most TV's come with USB and / or HDMI sockets now days, which means you can connect your external hard drive / laptop / computer directly to you TV without the need for any... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Leanne Phillips
Boxee media player Brilliant Kit
This piece of gear is all that it is claimed of it. Straight out of the box it worked faultlessly with an excellant range of capabilities. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Bob D
DON'T EVEN TIHNK ABOUT BUYING
I've had the Boxee Box for a couple of months now and what can I say..
It's slow, it freezes, it crashes and its so unreliable it beggers belief. Read more
It's slow, it freezes, it crashes and its so unreliable it beggers belief. Read more
Published 11 days ago by LordAvon
Ok, if you have spare time and DIY spirit.
If you have a bit of spare time, ok with asking questions on a support forum, resetting the product to factory settings reinstalling the firmaware and tinkering with the default... Read more
Published 22 days ago by David Soroko
Good item for video/music on the net. Functinal for playing local...
I think hardware feature wise, this is a very good product. It has the ability to NAS 2 USB drives and it can supply power to one. Read more
Published 24 days ago by paul
Why this gets 4 stars instead of the 5 stars it deserves
The Boxee Box is a great device I purchased as soon as possible after launch. It'll play any multimedia file on my USB external hard drive and I love the web browser for playing... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Shafqat
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Everybody was saying there is not much on box for UK i was amazed how much stuff was on there and with 3rd party apps there is tons of stuff on it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by espud
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