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I told it to index a shared RAID array in my main workstation, within minutes I had a nice library of local TV shows that I could watch. The interface is quick and logical.īoxee really begins to shine however once you point it at a few locations on your network. Just browse your network to where you keep your stash of TV shows and movies and you’re good to go. Through the Files hub you can tell Boxee to specifically look at and index certain file shares, but right off the bat Boxee displays everything that is publicly accessible on your network. Up to this point I’ve mostly talked about what Boxee tries to do in terms of aggregating web content, but it’s similarly aggressive in finding stuff on your local network. Either can be used to access web content, as well as content stored locally on your home network. The Boxee Box has an integrated 10/100 ethernet controller as well as a Broadcom 802.11n WiFi controller. For the mainstream however I don’t see the Movies hub getting much use until we get Netflix and Vudu support at least. There’s room to grow on the movies side and if you find yourself watching independent films a lot online then Boxee might be a good fit for you today.
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You can rent via Vudu using the Boxee software on your Mac or PC though. With Vudu missing and Netflix coming, the majority of movies Boxee will find today are short indie films. Vudu is Boxee’s HD video rental partner of choice, however support isn’t enabled on the Boxee Box as of yet.
Currently the Boxee Box gives you movies from EZTakes, Indie Movies, MUBI, OpenFilm and YouTube Movies.
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Unlike the Shows hub however, there just aren’t many relatively new feature length movies available for free on the web (legally).Īlthough the available movie selection isn’t nearly as current as TV shows, you do get more content. These are all legal sources of movies intermixed with stuff you have stored on your own network (more on how the network stuff works later).
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While there are other ways to do this (for example, using a PS3 or hooking up a laptop), Boxee makes the experience much more intuitive, and gives users less of a reason to use cable or buy shows through iTunes and other content stores.The Movies hub is identical to Shows but it contains movies from around the web. So what’s the motivation here? It’s likely that the content owners are objecting to the fact that Boxee makes it easy for users to watch Hulu on their TVs. In essence, because Hulu is totally reliant on content owners for its content, it has to bend to their demands – however draconian they may be. Without their content, none of what Hulu does would be possible, including providing you content via and our many distribution partner websites. While we stubbornly believe in this brave new world of media convergence - bumps and all - we are also steadfast in our belief that the best way to achieve our ambitious, never-ending mission of making media easier for users is to work hand in hand with content owners. Our content providers requested that we turn off access to our content via the Boxee product, and we are respecting their wishes. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has written a post on the Hulu blog detailing why the content had to be pulled: you can see their blog post about the issues they are facing. we tried (many times) to plead the case for keeping Hulu on boxee, but on Friday of this week, in good faith, we will be removing it. Two weeks ago Hulu called and told us their content partners were asking them to remove Hulu from boxee. Today, Boxee has announced that Hulu will no longer be supported. One of the product’s most popular features since its implementation last October has been the ability to watch Hulu‘s entire catalog for free, on your TV. Boxee, the powerful software package that can convert computers, Apple TVs and other popular products into media centers, has just been kneecapped by major studio content owners.
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