There are numerous those who have had it with satellite and cable. For those kinds of people, there's a new product, called Boxee Television that could be worth looking at.
Boxee Television follows format of Roku, SimpleTV
There are many boxes available to hook up to your TV. 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 new one coming out called Boxee Television, according to Time magazine, which takes a slightly different approach. Boxee Television has existed before. The company launched a streaming Television box a couple years back that failed miserably. However, the new one works a bit different, in that it utilizes cloud storage for DVR recordings.
The new Boxee TV also isn't really terribly expensive, starting 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.
Use it with simple cable
The Boxee TV comes with applications on it for VUDU, YouTube, Pandora, Vimeo and Netflix, making it really easy on customers. It also can plug in to the cable port to be used as a DVR box. The other nice thing over it is that it has an antenna, meaning you can pick up ABC, CBS, NBC and other public broadcast stations through it.
The best part of the Boxee Television is that you do not need any external hard drive for storage since all storage is done by uploading content onto the cloud that could 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 similar, but having the infinite amount of storage is very tempting, according to CNET.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are affected 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 a person out for short term loans to cover.
Limited markets to begin
The Boxee TV comes with DVR, but that is only accessible in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Los Angles, Chicago, Dallas and Houston right now. The business promises to expand that in the next year, but not every person has access to the DVR services.
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.
Boxee Television follows format of Roku, SimpleTV
There are many boxes available to hook up to your TV. 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 new one coming out called Boxee Television, according to Time magazine, which takes a slightly different approach. Boxee Television has existed before. The company launched a streaming Television box a couple years back that failed miserably. However, the new one works a bit different, in that it utilizes cloud storage for DVR recordings.
The new Boxee TV also isn't really terribly expensive, starting 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.
Use it with simple cable
The Boxee TV comes with applications on it for VUDU, YouTube, Pandora, Vimeo and Netflix, making it really easy on customers. It also can plug in to the cable port to be used as a DVR box. The other nice thing over it is that it has an antenna, meaning you can pick up ABC, CBS, NBC and other public broadcast stations through it.
The best part of the Boxee Television is that you do not need any external hard drive for storage since all storage is done by uploading content onto the cloud that could 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 similar, but having the infinite amount of storage is very tempting, according to CNET.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are affected 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 a person out for short term loans to cover.
Limited markets to begin
The Boxee TV comes with DVR, but that is only accessible in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York, Los Angles, Chicago, Dallas and Houston right now. The business promises to expand that in the next year, but not every person has access to the DVR services.
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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