Review D-Link Boxee Box

Two-in-one: Multimedia player + Internet Services
The Boxee Box is ideally aimed at users who have a HDTV (1080p, with HDMI port) that are looking to access Internet functions and who want to be able to benefit from two things: a complete multimedia player and a wide range of Internet services. When trying all of the services, playing video, audio and photos accessed locally (USB, memory card) or streaming (Ethernet or Wi-Fi) all worked without fault. There was no file format that the Boxee Box couldn’t decode. In addition to this, the browsing through the menus was easily done, with the reaction speeds being first class. The playing of HD video streams started without delay, with this being thanks to the onboard Intel Atom CE4100 processor.

Apps Library web applications for everyone
With the "Apps Library" module, the Boxee becomes a real Internet gateway allowing access to services via the large thumbnails (this display method is also available for your films and audio album covers), with pre-installed applications coming with the device. If the application that you want isn’t present though then you will have to install it, with such applications providing access to TV replay channels, news channels, weather forecasts, MLB, NHL, Pandora, Flickr, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitter and video on demand thanks to MUBI and Netflix. There is an impressive range of applications which can be downloaded, providing something for all tastes.

Browsing the Internet
At any time you can also use the Internet search function which will call on the integrated web browser paired with the Bing search engine. Entering the search text is done quickly thanks to the remote control and its QWERTY keyboard. Moving the mouse pointer with the directional arrows is a little slow though. We tried plugging a USB mouse into the box, but the peripheral is unfortunately not supported by t he DSM-380 (we can only hope that this feature will be included in a future update).

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Average retail price: $200