Cable, in a ton of ways, is a royal pain in a specific part of the body. Hence the rise of streaming boxes, which allow individuals to stream programming via Wi-Fi. One such forthcoming product is Boxee TV, a streaming set-top box that also does DVR services and can pick up simple channels via an HD antenna.
Streaming with Boxee TV
There are many boxes available to hook up to your Television. Then, it will record shows if you want it to with a DVR function, and it can access Netflix, Hulu and more through the internet.
There's a brand new one coming out called Boxee TV, according to Time magazine, which takes a slightly different approach. Boxee Television has existed before. The business launched a streaming TV box a couple years back that failed miserably. However, the new one works a bit different, in that it uses cloud storage for DVR recordings.
The new Boxee Television also isn't terribly costly, beginning at $99 for the box. Adding DVR services is $14.99 per month, which is more than some competing models but much less than it would cost with satellite or cable.
Already getting an antenna
The Boxee TV receiver has a cable port, so consumers can use it as a DVR box and thus an accessory. It also has its own antenna, so publicly broadcast stations like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS could be picked up. It also comes with native apps for Netflix, Vimeo, VUDU, YouTube and Pandora.
The very best part of the Boxee TV is that you do not need any external hard drive for storage since all storage is done by uploading content onto the cloud that can be accessed at any time. It can record two programs at once as a dual-code DVR recorder, though live programs cannot be paused while you are watching them. It is more costly than the Roku or Netgear boxes that are comparable, but having the infinite amount of storage is very tempting, according to CNET.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are hampered by the memory, cloud storage is unlimited. However, getting the DVR service does cost the $14.99 monthly fee, though that's hardly enough to send an individual out for short term loans to cover.
Not available to everybody
Unfortunately, the hitch is that the DVR services for the Boxee TV, according to TG Daily, are limited to just a few towns to begin with. Only residents of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., will be able to get the DVR services. The business plans on expanding the network over the next year, though.
Everyone else can only use it as a streaming device, until DVR services are available everywhere. At that it fails, since other set-top boxes for those who want to cut the cord are much cheaper and have more or the same streaming native apps.
Streaming with Boxee TV
There are many boxes available to hook up to your Television. Then, it will record shows if you want it to with a DVR function, and it can access Netflix, Hulu and more through the internet.
There's a brand new one coming out called Boxee TV, according to Time magazine, which takes a slightly different approach. Boxee Television has existed before. The business launched a streaming TV box a couple years back that failed miserably. However, the new one works a bit different, in that it uses cloud storage for DVR recordings.
The new Boxee Television also isn't terribly costly, beginning at $99 for the box. Adding DVR services is $14.99 per month, which is more than some competing models but much less than it would cost with satellite or cable.
Already getting an antenna
The Boxee TV receiver has a cable port, so consumers can use it as a DVR box and thus an accessory. It also has its own antenna, so publicly broadcast stations like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS could be picked up. It also comes with native apps for Netflix, Vimeo, VUDU, YouTube and Pandora.
The very best part of the Boxee TV is that you do not need any external hard drive for storage since all storage is done by uploading content onto the cloud that can be accessed at any time. It can record two programs at once as a dual-code DVR recorder, though live programs cannot be paused while you are watching them. It is more costly than the Roku or Netgear boxes that are comparable, but having the infinite amount of storage is very tempting, according to CNET.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are hampered by the memory, cloud storage is unlimited. However, getting the DVR service does cost the $14.99 monthly fee, though that's hardly enough to send an individual out for short term loans to cover.
Not available to everybody
Unfortunately, the hitch is that the DVR services for the Boxee TV, according to TG Daily, are limited to just a few towns to begin with. Only residents of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., will be able to get the DVR services. The business plans on expanding the network over the next year, though.
Everyone else can only use it as a streaming device, until DVR services are available everywhere. At that it fails, since other set-top boxes for those who want to cut the cord are much cheaper and have more or the same streaming native apps.
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