Boxee Box HD Media Player by D-Link

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bargain shopping is an art, as you know (you’re on Woot, after all). There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and you’ve got to find stuff that’s on the cheap for the right reason. And this revolutionary Boxee Box HD Media Player is affordable for one reason: The designers totally forgot one of the corners of the cube.

The Boxee lets you stream video directly to your computer. You don’t need to watch on your monitor, or set up some complicated connection between your TV and computer. Just connect the Boxee to your TV like a cable box, and stream at will. It’s got a huge catalog of media to choose from, and features a QWERTY remote for on-the-couch video browsing. And none of these features are compromised by the fact that it only has 7 instead of 8 corners.

I mean, you’ve got to feel bad for the design lead at Boxee who let this go into production. You’ve got this great product, but it becomes a laughingstock just because you didn’t do a final check to make sure it was an actual cube. That’s rough. Hopefully if you buy one of these, the designer won’t be disgraced and spiral into a deep depression. Hopefully.

Easy Installation:

• Automatically configures your internet connection and tunes itself to your home entertainment system
• Automatic updates help improve your entertainment experience

2-sided RF Remote:

• A full QWERTY keyboard for easy navigation
• Smart Auto search function allows for quick data entry
• Play, pause and rewind controls for customized use
• Compatible with iPhone and most mobile phones with an Android operating system for use as a remote

Outputs:

• Equipped with an SD card slot
• (2) USB ports
• An optical digital audio connector
• HDMI output
• 802.11n wireless equipped Ethernet port

Technical Specifications:

• Boxee Dimensions: 4.6″ H x 4.5″ W x 4.5″ D
• Dual-Sided QWERTY Remote Dimensions: 5.75″ L x 0.50″ W x 1.75″ H
• Boxee Weight: 1.65 lbs
• Speed: 2.4GHz
• LAN Connection: Wireless/Ethernet
• Wireless Standard: Wireless-B+G+N
• Energy Star Qualified: No
• Instant Content: Netflix, Vudu, Pandora, You Tube, Flickr, Picasa and Facebook
• Smart Device Capabilities: Instant Entertainment|Multi-Media Search
• Smart Capable: Yes

Supported Formats & Resolutions:

• Video Formats: Adobe Flash 10.1, FLV/On2 VP6 (FLV/FV4/MV4), H.264 AVC (TS/AVI/MKV/MOV/M2TS/MP4), VC-1 (TS/AVI/MKV/WMV), MPEG-1 (DAT/MPG/MPEG), MPEG-2 (MPG/MPEG/VOB/TS/TP/ISO/IFO) and MPEG-4 (MP4/AVI/MOV), DivX 3/4/5/6 (AVI/MKV), Xvid (AVI/MKV) and WMV9 (WMV/ASF/DVR-MS)
• Image Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF
• Audio Formats: MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AIF/AIFF, AC3/AAC, OGG and FLAC
• Resolutions: H.264: 1080p at 30 fps, 1080i at 60 fps; WMV9/VC-1: 1080p at 30 fps, 1080i at 60 fps; MPEG4: 1080p at 30 fps, 1080i at 60 fps; MPEG2: 1080p at 30 fps and 1080i at 60 fps

System Requirements:

• High-speed Internet Connection
• The Boxee Box by D-Link supports full HD (up to 1080p) however it will not make your home movies from 1995 or those webcam videos you made of yourself and uploaded to YouTube look anywhere near as good. If things don’t look great in your browser, they won’t look good on your TV either

In the box:

• D-Link Boxee Box High-Definition Media Receiver/Player
• AC Adapter
• Dual-Sided QWERTY Remote
• Owner’s Manual

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