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Twelve other people might not sound like a lot, but it seems to be based on the people in your networks and the Boxee Live TV system.
I’m not used to having over-the-air television anymore, and I sometimes find it hard to ascertain the value of a show I know nothing about, but if 12 other people are watching it… then maybe it’s good? The last of those brings a social, word-of-mouth environment to the screen in a way I’d never seen before and frankly, I like it a lot. Like when watching other Boxee videos, you’ll see sharing, information and settings buttons, however you’ll also get the name of the channel, the show being aired and how many other people are watching. When changing channels, (or when activating the heads-up overlay) the Boxee Box will show you lots of information about the show you’ve settled on. If you’re of simpler belief and don’t care to look at the listings at all, simply hit up or down to change channels like a regular remote. Instead, hit the menu button to ‘close’ the channel view. From a consistency perspective, this is out-of-sorts with the rest of the functionality, but the ability to scroll to future time listings is essential. Pressing left on the directional pad of the remote brings up the channel listings, however pressing right doesn’t make them go away (as I had expected) and instead scrolls forward 30 minutes to the next block of programming. Using the Live TV interface is slightly different from the rest of the Boxee Box experience and takes a little getting used to. The included USB cable is long enough to get it a little way away from their interfering fields. To further improve the signal, keep the antenna away from other home theater electronics.
In my house in Washington, D.C., Live TV picked up 12 channels, but only a couple of them really well extending the antenna improved the pull down of the spotty channels a lot.
Aside from the picture, the Boxee LiveTV can decode the 5.1 audio broadcast with some channels (it will tell you if the signal contains advanced audio) and through my 7.1 surround setup everything sounded great. The all digital HD picture is crisp, and the colors are vibrant, and when the signal is not being sent in HD, the picture is still acceptable for SD. Entering Live TV takes a few seconds – probably due to the decoding of the HD signal – but once you receive your first free, over-the-air HD you’ll be delighted. Experienceīoxee Box Live TV is exceedingly simple. When it finally completes its scanning process you’re off and running. Boxee’s Live TV will need to know your location so it can determine your TV listings. When you click Live TV for the first time, you’ll be greeted by a guided setup which could take a while – plan on at least 15 minutes. If you’ve plugged it all in and updated correctly, you’ll see the new Live TV icon on the left of the main menu. Once attached and functioning, the stick will light up. If you already have the latest Boxee version, then grab your Boxee Box, plug in the USB stick and attach the included antenna to the coaxial nub – if you have basic (read: unscrambled) cable you can optionally attach that instead.
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The Live TV device itself is smaller than a big pack of Fruit Stripe (remember Fruit Stripe?!) and includes an extendable HD antenna and all the cables needed to get it working right out of the box.īefore the Boxee Box will accept your dongle and all the juicy TV content it can pull in, you’ll need to update the software on your Boxee Box to at least version 1.5, if you don’t have AutoUpdate notifications turned on you can get the update here. When you open the cute little box, you’ll see how small and simple the dongle is. The Live TV is essentially a USB HD TV tuner designed just for the Boxee Box.
The Live TV feature for Boxee Box was released at the end of January, and does exactly what its name promises, adds live television reception. I have one and highly recommend it, you can pick up a Boxee Box on Amazon or at some brick-and-mortar stores. Live TV requires the Boxee Box, so if you don’t have one, you’ll have to grab one to use this feature. Now, with the Live TV add-on, Boxee has put yet another killer app on their already excellent streaming box.
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Instead of relying solely on free online content, Netflix and their plethora of official and unofficial apps, Boxee has been continuously adding new features to their little box over the last year. While companies like Apple and Google continue to throw their weight in the Free TV space with little real innovation, Boxee continues to grow by improving and expanding their Boxee Box. As cord cutting becomes an acceptable media choice for consumers, the devices freeing us from our cable companies are each carving their niche.
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