Yep. It's easy to install (if you use a 2GB stick)
Boxee can be a bit slow and flakey on the AppleTV.
iPlayer is OK.
Boxee is not as good as playing 720p content as the native Quicktime player.
But you can put stuff on a server and play it without messing around with iChoonez.
C.
Boxee is slow, but can I still access the "fast" original ATV interface easily?
I see your in the UK so does Boxee give you access to the likes of a channel 4 or ITV iPlayer equivalent ? not that I see much need for watching ITVs content!!
Boxee is slow, but can I still access the "fast" original ATV interface easily?
I see your in the UK so does Boxee give you access to the likes of a channel 4 or ITV iPlayer equivalent ? not that I see much need for watching ITVs content!!
The AppleTV boots normally, but has an extra menu option which includes the Boxee Plugin.
Once you launch Boxee - it takes over the interface. But you can quit back to the regular AppleTV.
(Barring the occasional lock-up)
I mainly use Boxee for playing TV and Movies from a network share. Boxee searches these shares, identifies them and adds cover art etc.
You can also play streaming internet content. Only iPlayer so far. The ITV players are based on Windows DRM.
The AppleTV boots normally, but has an extra menu option which includes the Boxee Plugin.
Once you launch Boxee - it takes over the interface. But you can quit back to the regular AppleTV.
(Barring the occasional lock-up)
I mainly use Boxee for playing TV and Movies from a network share. Boxee searches these shares, identifies them and adds cover art etc.
You can also play streaming internet content. Only iPlayer so far. The ITV players are based on Windows DRM.
C.
cheers for the info!
poor ITV they haven't had anything interesting since... when? cant remember the last programme they had that interested me.. at least ten years, possibly more.
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Finally gave in and downloaded some old TV shows from iTunes via the ATV, for quick access to content (never mind rez) I think this is the future.
still love my BD for the "I-REALLY-LOVE-THIS-FILM" stuff
The article didn't seem terribly insightful to me; No analysis that would really surprise anyone. But what I did find significant was the number of venues that netflix is pursuing for its video streaming. PC/Mac streaming, dedicated/stand-alone players, gaming consoles, blu-ray players, and a tivo set-top-boxes.
I already knew about PC based streaming and the Roku box, but the others came as a surprise. The future I envision is closer than I had thought. Options and competition is good news indeed.
I have the cash saved up right now but I'm not going to get a PS3. So Blu-Ray is outside my interests right now. I just want 720p digital movie rentals to be more affordable here in Asia. Till then...
Because the f*king Hollywood dumbos keep churning out this expensive physical media featuring rubbish movies (the standard has dropped significantly this decade, you have to admit) ~ and a convoluted mess of free/ ad-supported/ country-restricted/ DRM'ed digital download platforms.
The chickens have come home to roost.
“Making a movie just won’t be as profitable as it once was,” Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente in New York said in an interview. “There will be a complete bottoms-up reconstruction of the economics of the film business."
Yes. STEP ONE: STOP MAKING GARBAGE AND SHOVING IT UP OUR NOSES.
I wouldn't buy a DVD or BluRay for most movies because they're not worth keeping past one viewing... Especially if that one viewing was already quite painful to sit through.
Well, you can always look elsewhere for films. There are good films made today, if not by Hollywood. I want this on BluRay to play on my MacBook Pro 17":
There is still some good stuff, I just watched "W" by teh Oliver St0ne. Not bad, deliciously satirical yet tragic. Here's the thing: I didn't watch it at the cinema, on TV nor DVD nor BluRay. ...In the country where I am, I'm not even sure where the heck I'd find the movie legally.
Come on everyone, happy thoughts. Watching movies is supposed to be fun.
I just saw American Gangster. Riveting and brilliant. What a gem! Tying in all the thematic elements of the external war (Vietnam) and the "war" on drugs, throw in racial/cultural issues, wow. Not bad at all.
Legally watched it on HBO here in Asia
Missed the first 20 minutes though.
Oh and bonus points for American Gangster -- shot on ARRI cameras. Really gives that edgy, smoky, retro etc. feel and stuff. It would have not been as cinematographically (if that is a word) cohesive if it was shot on Panavision... IMHO.
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Nonsense. It just seemed weird that you, of all people, would be posting in the DVD discussion three minutes before your guy takes the oath.
Well Frank you know he's not just " My guy ". He's the President.
Well Frank you know he's not just " My guy ". He's the President.
'Context' isn't your strong suit, eh?
'Context' isn't your strong suit, eh?
So you say.
This is like watching the RIAA whistling past the introduction of iTunes.
Walter. He doesn't like Obama. He's a Republican. His comment to me was a shot across the bow concerning my political views. I'm for Obama.
mmm...
I don't wanna drag this any further political than it already is.
why *I* thought it was funny was because DVDs are OLD and Obama is NEW.
That is neither me getting the wrong end of the stick or anything else
Yep. It's easy to install (if you use a 2GB stick)
Boxee can be a bit slow and flakey on the AppleTV.
iPlayer is OK.
Boxee is not as good as playing 720p content as the native Quicktime player.
But you can put stuff on a server and play it without messing around with iChoonez.
C.
Boxee is slow, but can I still access the "fast" original ATV interface easily?
I see your in the UK so does Boxee give you access to the likes of a channel 4 or ITV iPlayer equivalent ? not that I see much need for watching ITVs content!!
Boxee is slow, but can I still access the "fast" original ATV interface easily?
I see your in the UK so does Boxee give you access to the likes of a channel 4 or ITV iPlayer equivalent ? not that I see much need for watching ITVs content!!
The AppleTV boots normally, but has an extra menu option which includes the Boxee Plugin.
Once you launch Boxee - it takes over the interface. But you can quit back to the regular AppleTV.
(Barring the occasional lock-up)
I mainly use Boxee for playing TV and Movies from a network share. Boxee searches these shares, identifies them and adds cover art etc.
You can also play streaming internet content. Only iPlayer so far. The ITV players are based on Windows DRM.
C.
The AppleTV boots normally, but has an extra menu option which includes the Boxee Plugin.
Once you launch Boxee - it takes over the interface. But you can quit back to the regular AppleTV.
(Barring the occasional lock-up)
I mainly use Boxee for playing TV and Movies from a network share. Boxee searches these shares, identifies them and adds cover art etc.
You can also play streaming internet content. Only iPlayer so far. The ITV players are based on Windows DRM.
C.
cheers for the info!
poor ITV they haven't had anything interesting since... when? cant remember the last programme they had that interested me.. at least ten years, possibly more.
--
Finally gave in and downloaded some old TV shows from iTunes via the ATV, for quick access to content (never mind rez) I think this is the future.
still love my BD for the "I-REALLY-LOVE-THIS-FILM" stuff
Hopefully it hasn't been posted yet, an Engaget shootout between four different Netflix streaming boxes.
Engadget's Netflix HD streaming shootout(Jan 19th)
The article didn't seem terribly insightful to me; No analysis that would really surprise anyone. But what I did find significant was the number of venues that netflix is pursuing for its video streaming. PC/Mac streaming, dedicated/stand-alone players, gaming consoles, blu-ray players, and a tivo set-top-boxes.
I already knew about PC based streaming and the Roku box, but the others came as a surprise. The future I envision is closer than I had thought. Options and competition is good news indeed.
This is also why studios will prefer downloads. They sidestep the entire first sale issues.
Wow, just...wow
Because the f*king Hollywood dumbos keep churning out this expensive physical media featuring rubbish movies (the standard has dropped significantly this decade, you have to admit) ~ and a convoluted mess of free/ ad-supported/ country-restricted/ DRM'ed digital download platforms.
The chickens have come home to roost.
“Making a movie just won’t be as profitable as it once was,” Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente in New York said in an interview. “There will be a complete bottoms-up reconstruction of the economics of the film business."
Yes. STEP ONE: STOP MAKING GARBAGE AND SHOVING IT UP OUR NOSES.
I wouldn't buy a DVD or BluRay for most movies because they're not worth keeping past one viewing... Especially if that one viewing was already quite painful to sit through.
Come on everyone, happy thoughts. Watching movies is supposed to be fun.
It used to be, watching most movies nowadays is like, I paid (X) bucks for this??? WTF.
http://www.lettherightoneinmovie.com/
Come on everyone, happy thoughts. Watching movies is supposed to be fun.
I just saw American Gangster. Riveting and brilliant. What a gem! Tying in all the thematic elements of the external war (Vietnam) and the "war" on drugs, throw in racial/cultural issues, wow. Not bad at all.
Legally watched it on HBO here in Asia
Missed the first 20 minutes though.
Oh and bonus points for American Gangster -- shot on ARRI cameras. Really gives that edgy, smoky, retro etc. feel and stuff. It would have not been as cinematographically (if that is a word) cohesive if it was shot on Panavision... IMHO.
If Apple is ready to jump on the Blu-bandwagon, it will probably come with the rumoured March 29 Mac Pro update.
It used to be, watching most movies nowadays is like, I paid (X) bucks for this??? WTF.
I'm not gonna lie I bought some BluRay for my PS3 just so I could show it off to people.. yes I'm shallow but damn it LOST looks beautiful in Blu!