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Veronica
Why Does Everyone Heart Boxee? - http://gigaom.com/2009...
I think it's a good concept for those who are really going to use it, but those of us who though we would use it, but end up not using it, it's not the best. It's a good alternative for those who are used to consuming their televsion on 'a larger screen'. I have an LCD TV but I almost never turn it on. When I do, it's to play video games, not watch televsion. Any shows that I do watch, which is few, are done on my computer while eating. - Wayne Dixon from twhirl
I tried only the win version of Boxee, and it sucks bad. Lots of bug, and really slow on my machine. - bnoise
It's GREAT on OSX but I haven't had a chance to use it on Windows. I like it since it combines all my images, music, video, Internet video feeds in one app. It's based on the open source XBMC. - Ari Braginsky
I use it on my Apple TV and have had good luck with it. My problem is I don't have much time to actually watch TV. :) - Paul Wade
Boxee is pretty slick, but it's biggest value is also it's biggest curse - Sharing content means you're locked into Boxees content definition. If you've got a movie Boxee doesn't know about, you're SOL. Plex and other XBMC derivatives dont suffer from this. - Chris Weiss from twhirl
I don't care for the social aspects in boxee, probably because I kick it oldschool and chat by the watercooler. The hulu and other streaming integration is a nice +1 over xbmc. For me, watching tv still has to be on the couch, the browser is far too distracting to watch tv on my computer. - Jamie Dool
I believe you can get Boxee on the Apple TV as well.. - Ari Braginsky
Am I the only one who hasn't used Boxee? - Tyson Key
It is still invite only I believe... - Ari Braginsky
I'm most interested in the Hulu access, but I can get that through any UPnP device with PlayOn now. What I really want is nice tight integration of online content like Hulu and Netflix with OTA content so I can get rid of cable and still have my wife be able to watch shows without needing an instruction manual. - Alan Cheslow
Ari, Boxee is open to everyone now, except for the Windows version. - Veronica
Ok good. I still had some invites left just in case :D - Ari Braginsky
Boxee is nice on a Mac. Although I can't always pull up network shows. My one complaint is you can't leave it full screen on a second monitor (TV) and do other stuff. For that, Plex is much better. - elroy
One nice bit of recent Boxee news is that Apple has approved an iPhone remote app for Boxee on OSX (they recently Tweeted the news today) and it should be on the App Store soon. - Ari Braginsky
Boxee on a MacMini is great. It makes up for the deficiencies in FrontRow, and handles way more video formats. Netflix, Hulu, ABC HD work great for me. (BTW Lost episodes look great on a bigscreen). There are some occasional bugs that need to be worked out, but their support has been timely thus far. - Jericho
Boxee is a great way to ditch your cable TV and only have Apple TV as a real media center. I'm in the UK, just cut my cable TV and will stop paying the 140£ TV licence from now on (an Apple TV is 180£ so not a bad return on investment). Their forum is excellent and very supportive if you have bug or install issue. GREAT PRODUCT, go and give it a try! - Arnaud Fischer