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Cool design. I absolutely love Boxee. My problem with THIS device is this: just like all these media streaming devices, the box is another toy. I'd rather s

Cool design. I absolutely love Boxee. My problem with THIS device is this: just like all these media streaming devices, the box is another toy. I'd rather spend something in the range of a mac mini that ran a real OS, had boxee as one option, let me add other apps, and store all my media. There's a chance this has nvidia ion in it, but i doubt it does full 1080p.

rufo 17y ago
The AspireRevo nettop I picked up for $200 has an Atom 230 and a NVidia Ion chipset in it, and has zero problems playing back 1080p video in XBMC for Linux... Honestly, I'd be more surprised if it didn't playback 1080p. EDIT: I will say based on the fact they're supporting hardware decoding on Windows (and maybe Linux?), I'd much rather pick up an Ion-based nettop and install Boxee as a software app.
DarkShikari 17y ago
It's hard to get away with anything less than full 1080p on a standalone player these days, due to the advent of low-cost 1080p players like the WDTV (~$80).
tvon 17y ago
I'd put money on this being Ion based with 1080p support.
stcredzero 17y ago
I wonder when we're going to have Android, Chrome OS, or another of its ilk running TV sets?
- jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
  inside of the tv or as a HTPC with an os specifically made for the tv?
- jrockway 17y ago
  The Archos 5 is Android-based and connects to a TV via HDMI. All the usual Android apps are available on the screen, you can watch (and download) video, and you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. So I think we are there, actually. (The device then detaches from the TV dock and is a portable media player / Internet tablet. It was buggy at first, but I am liking it a lot now.)
- ZeroGravitas 17y ago
  When I saw the Litl (before Chrome OS was revealed) I thought that it would make a pretty good AppleTV competitor, with the added benefit that when not in use in that way it would act as a portable web access device. (Though as far as I can tell, neither Litl, nor Google are pushing their devices in this way. Though it wouldn't be too hard to stream your audio and H.264 video via the web onto ChromeOS)

rufo 17y ago

The AspireRevo nettop I picked up for $200 has an Atom 230 and a NVidia Ion chipset in it, and has zero problems playing back 1080p video in XBMC for Linux... Honestly, I'd be more surprised if it didn't playback 1080p. EDIT: I will say based on the fact they're supporting hardware decoding on Windows (and maybe Linux?), I'd much rather pick up an Ion-based nettop and install Boxee as a software app.

DarkShikari 17y ago

It's hard to get away with anything less than full 1080p on a standalone player these days, due to the advent of low-cost 1080p players like the WDTV (~$80).

tvon 17y ago

I'd put money on this being Ion based with 1080p support.

stcredzero 17y ago

I wonder when we're going to have Android, Chrome OS, or another of its ilk running TV sets?

jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
inside of the tv or as a HTPC with an os specifically made for the tv?
jrockway 17y ago
The Archos 5 is Android-based and connects to a TV via HDMI. All the usual Android apps are available on the screen, you can watch (and download) video, and you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. So I think we are there, actually. (The device then detaches from the TV dock and is a portable media player / Internet tablet. It was buggy at first, but I am liking it a lot now.)
ZeroGravitas 17y ago
When I saw the Litl (before Chrome OS was revealed) I thought that it would make a pretty good AppleTV competitor, with the added benefit that when not in use in that way it would act as a portable web access device. (Though as far as I can tell, neither Litl, nor Google are pushing their devices in this way. Though it wouldn't be too hard to stream your audio and H.264 video via the web onto ChromeOS)