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Boxee Beta 0.9.22.13692 Released with Movie Library

26. August 2010

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Boxee Beta 0.9.22.13692 Released with Movie Library

Just released today, a new version of the Boxee Beta has been made available (http://boxee.tv/download).  Boxee now includes the new Movie Library, making it easier to find, watch or queue movies you like. As part of this version we have opened up our Movie Library (click on Movies from the main screen, then select “Movie [...]

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iiNet Fetchtv 2 Released

30. June 2010

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iiNet Fetchtv 2 Released

iiNet has just announced their fetchtv 2 service is now available and ready for people to sign up. This means, if you’re eligible, you could be one of the first to experience a world-class digital TV service, delivered straight to your lounge room via a High Definition set top box. iiNet’s fetchtv 2 brings you [...]

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Boxee releasing in November

12. June 2010

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Boxee releasing in November

The upcoming HTPC replacement media device, The Boxee Box is set to ship this November in the US and Canada.  Now word on a local release as of yet. The Boxee Box is a standalone set top device utilising the popular multiplatform Boxee HTPC frontend software.  The hardware is being manufactured by D-link, offering an [...]

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

13. May 2010

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

It not often media devices like the Probox PBR-500 and PlayOn DVR pop up offering almost complete HTPC functionality at extremely insane prices.  The Probox has been a popular choice for a while as an alternative to building your own HTPC but with the launch of its newer and better supported sibling, the Playon HD [...]

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ATI LCD Overdrive

17. April 2010

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ATI LCD Overdrive

What is ATI’s LCD Overdrive and Should you use it on a LCD TV? ATI LCD Overdrive is basically a software attempt at faking a faster refresh rate on an LCD panel. When a pixel is changing its state or colour, LCD Overdrive forces a pixel to change its state earlier than it should by [...]

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XBMC.org Down due to lightening

16. March 2010

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XBMC.org Down due to lightening

The home of one of the best multi platform media centers is still down due to an unfortunate lightening strike at its datacenter. Hope this inconvenience doesn’t cause too much trouble for the XBMC team. From xbmc.org: Site down due to lightning strike at datacenter. Back soon. You can still download the most recent xbmc [...]

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Windows Media Center XBMC integration

17. February 2010

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Windows Media Center XBMC integration

Not content with integrating only Boxee, Teknowebworks have made the same integration possible with the project that started it all, XBMC. BMC Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and XBMC. When clicking on XBMC in Windows 7 Media Center, the software automatically closes Windows [...]

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

17. February 2010

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

If you have a Windows 7 powered HTPC, Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an armchair viewers way to control the excellent Boxee app directly within Media Center. Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and Boxee. When clicking on Boxee in Windows 7 Media Center, [...]

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

2. February 2010

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

XBMC has been progressing at an incredible otherworldly pace and tonight’s latest Changeset is no exception. From Revision 27376 Onwards, XBMC now supports dxva2 decoder support for vc1/h264 courtesy of the Boxee DXVA implementation.  Thats right, my aging Athlon 4400XP now barely hits 20% CPU usage with most 1080p material. This is for the Windows [...]

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Boxee Beta Revealed

8. December 2009

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Boxee Beta Revealed

The popular xbmc fork with a social networking twist, has just had its impressive beta unveiled at an event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Boxee team will open up this Beta to the public on Jan 7th (at CES) and over the next 4 weeks will gradually release invitations to our early access [...]

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