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I was told this will soon be changed through an automatic firmware update, and the fix can't come soon enough moving a pointer to select a tiny "enlarge" icon using the remote's arrow keys is a drag.

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The biggest technical issue I encountered is that video currently launches in windowed form in the browser rather than in full screen mode. I didn't spend much time with these features during my brief two-day evaluation, but I liked how easy it was to find and play my daughter's ballet recitals that I'd stored on YouTube, and I appreciated that Boxee automatically gathered up missing metadata for my music. Users can also access content from their home network, a memory stick, or through Web searches via Boxee's simple Webkit browser. Some apps offer enhanced content at a price, like live hockey games through NHL GameCenter, but they're in a minority.

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I caught up on my music videos throughĪpp, and kicked back to enjoy some faux newscasts courtesy ofĮverything is generally free of charge, though viewers are subject to the occasional ad (I watched about half a dozen Home Hardware commercials while viewing America's Funniest Videos - a guilty pleasure). Many of these apps capture the addictive, semi-random quality of the Internet you begin by meandering aimlessly and end up discovering some really compelling short- and long-form media that you just won't find on television. There are more than a hundred apps available right now, including several that grab content from likes of the Luckily, Boxee's custom apps help fill the void left by its meagre selection of films. The company's Canadian team actively reviews and removes items that our geography prevents us from watching. On the bright side, at least we aren't teased with movies and shows that are inaccessible. Netflix is slated to join forces with Boxee in the coming months, but the selection of films available to Canadians through this service isn't quite what it is in the U.S. , a repository of thousands of high-def movies, many of which are current blockbusters. The poor variety is particularly chaffing given that American Boxee owners have access to Project Grizzly and a 2005 feature-length interview with Dan Aykroyd on UFOs. Among the most popular movies currently available are the NFB's 1996 documentary

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Sadly, thanks to the usual regional issues, movie selection is much less satisfying.

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Pretty much everything I watched appeared to be in standard definition, but the Boxee Box supports 1080p HD as well. You can watch the last four seasons of Weeds in their entirety, but only the three most recent episodes of 30 Rock (plus a couple from the previous season). However, episode selection is a little random. With channels including CBC, Global, and Showcase, I was able to find plenty of current shows I'm interested in, ranging from You can generally find what you want with just a couple of clicks and a bit of scrolling - assuming Boxee actually provides access to what you want to find.īoxee's library of television isn't exhaustive, but it's not bad. For example, select the "Shows" icon and you'll be provided a list of popular television programs that can be further sorted by channel and genre.

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The top third of the screen is reserved for big icons that act as gateways to TV shows, movies, and Boxee apps (more on those in a moment) while the bottom two-thirds hosts a reliably interesting selection of Boxee recommended videos. The Boxee Box home page is a marvel of minimalism. You'll be ready to begin watching Web content on your living room display inside five minutes.

Here's how it works: plug the Boxee Box into your TV via the included HDMI cable, connect to your home network wirelessly or via Ethernet, and create a Boxee account. It's been running in beta form on Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs for the last year or so and has received praise for its social networking features - it's a snap to share your favourite videos with friends and via services like Twitter and Facebook - as well as its intuitive user interface and dependable support for just about every non-DRM audio and video file format around. The Intel Atom-powered hardware plays host to Boxee's popular media streaming software, an application that lets users easily find and watch Web-based movies and television shows.