[CoLoCo] Ultimate set top box?

[Chomafin]

I haven't heard much good about google tv sadly. It sounds like google will
drop it, but I don't think that was an offical stance.

With the boxee box, I was able to play a blueray rip with ~50% cpu durring
the big action scenes. The rip was large enough that wifi was not fast
enough.

I know I've said it.. but I think right now the best option will be either
boxee box, or xbmc in a small shuttle htpc(when watching primarlly local
content). With focus on netflix/hulu, you would be able to run win7 for the
DRM crap. And xbmc for local content. Its really hard to get around in linux
sadly.
On Jan 1, 2011 9:41 PM, "Jim Hutchinson" <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> I've played with both xmbc and boxee (there is an apple TV hack). I'm not
> impressed but not disappointed either. It seems a "not quite ready"
product
> but certainly close. Although part of the issue could be the sub par
> hardware on the old ATV. I guess the short answer is there still isn't a
one
> stop solution for this and certainly not one that is just ready to go.
Boxee
> is almost there, Google Tv is almost there, Roku has its pluses. Apple TV
> fills a niche. It may be that one just has to buy a mini pc and add the
> software of choice. That's not really want I want but maybe no one will
make
> what "I" want. I'm curious to see how the Google TV grows though. I guess
> they added Netflix support too. Is that through a browser or more like a
> Boxee or ATV type interface?
>
> Thanks for all the feedback.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Chomafin <chomafin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> XBMC runs on what ever hardware you put it to. Boxee can also run on
>> anything, but they now have their own little set top hardware. I'm in
love
>> with it. A friend got one for xmas and its great, so I ordered one off of
>> amazon for 200 free ship. Netflix is not yet supported. ETA is towards
the
>> end of January I believe. boxee has been going back and forth on both
>> Netflix and Hulu through the time the project has been around. They are
>> still working on both.
>>
>> Before buying one, I'd suggest playing with it. Download it and toss it
>> onto w/e random hardware you've got laying around. Even if its not on the
>> tv, it'll give you a very good idea of the usability of the software.
>> Again, I prefer xbmc, but boxee's hardware sold me. If they get xbmc
>> running on the boxee box, i'll be very tempted to jump over to it. As is,
>> boxee does really well though.
>>
>> I've used XBMC since it was an xbox only project. And from my experience,
>> it'll play anything you throw at it. MKV, DIVX h.264 etc. I've not tried
>> flac, but I would be amazed if its not supported.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 1:23 PM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com
>wrote:
>>
>>> - - - Top-posting because it's fresh thoughts...
>>>
>>> I used Boxee for a long time - and when it comes to local media, Hulu,
web
>>> content, etc... it worked really well - but the deal breaker was no
Netflix
>>> support. I thought I would be stuck w/o any good solution, and then I
got a
>>> free Logitech Revue (GoogleTV) through their developer program. It's
>>> fantastic - and after using it - I would say it is definitely worth it's
>>> price ( $300 ).
>>>
>>> I kept my Boxee box, and converted into a digital media streaming box,
>>> using MiniDLNA (http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/) - now I can
>>> stream Netflix with ease, integrate all web content (i.e. Hulu, ABC,
USA,
>>> Etc.) and still have easy access to my locally stored content.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure about FLAC support as most of my media is in either MP3 or
>>> DivX.
>>>
>>> As of right now - if you want easy Netflix with quick integration to
>>> network media - GoogleTV is your best bet ... that or run Boxee on
Windows
>>> and just stream Netflix through the browser.
>>>
>>> -David
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org
>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Chomafin <chomafin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Check out xbmc. It is the best out in my opinion. Boxee is another,
its
>>>>> forked from xbmc, and they make their own hardware. My boxee box will
be
>>>>> here next week... so excited. Xbmc is open, and they have a live
xbmc/ubuntu
>>>>> iso avil even.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I thought xbmc was for use on the xbox or could be installed on other
>>>> hardware - like your own box. Is there an actual ready to go box out
there?
>>>> Googling doesn't pull up anything. Let me know what you think of the
Boxee
>>>> box. I've read mixed reviews. Also, no Netflix is kind of deal breaker
for
>>>> me. I don't want to hack something. I hacked my Apple TV and it's not
the
>>>> best solution by a long shot and, of course, no Netflix.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the tip though. I may have to just by an htpc and install my
>>>> own software.
>>>>
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