I reached out to support (more on that later) and found that the Boxee TV uses RC-MM for its IR protocol. I did have one problem with the remote an that was that it doesn’t work with my Monoprice IR blaster. I supposed it could be added in the … menu but still not quite as intuitive for less technically savvy. With a STB that is designed to watch and record live TV I found it strange that a remote would be missing a dedicated record button. It has a normal d-pad with center select button, a play/pause button at the top, a home, back, …, and dedicated Netflix and Vudu buttons on the bottom. The remote feels a little cheap but gets the job done. There are no buttons on the front and once the device is plugged in it automatically gets powered on. It’s about the size of a VHS cassette (if anyone remembers how big those are) and HDMI, power, 10/100 ethernet, 2 USB, and 1 coax input. The Boxee TV hardware is smaller than I expected. The DVR functionality stores your recordings in Amazon AWS and allows you to have unlimited recording space (so long as you subscribe for $14.99 /mo) an also allows you to place-shift your recordings while you’re not at home. The killer feature that sets it apart is of course its live TV (dual tuners) and cloud DVR.
The Boxee TV has internet apps like Netflix, Vudu, Youtube (and I’m sure many more to come). Basically the device is an internet set top box (STB) that also plugs into your unencrypted cable or over the air (OTA) antenna for live TV. Sorry for the length of this review, but I really wanted to discuss all of the pros and cons I found with the device.įirst of all, if you’re not familiar with the Boxee TV you should really just go to Boxee’s website and read about it for yourself. Here is how I feel about it after my short period of time with the device. I have debated for the past year to buy the original Boxee Box +live TV tuner but after years of using an HTPC and cable DVR I couldn’t bring myself to live by TV schedule anymore. The Boxee TV however was one of those products I had very high hopes for and wanted to spend as much as it would take to try it out for myself (I had $325 saved up just for this). Usually I am a skeptic who waits at least for a few reviews to come out before rushing out to get whatever it is. It’s not very often that I am so excited for a product that I go get it on launch day.
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