Mar
I find it more and more exciting at the way Boxee is progressing on ATV.It started out as a sort of decent hack, but slow.. and I mean slow. Over time it has become a bit faster, and more enjoyable. It is still limted by the processor in ATV however it is becoming workable none the less.
The nice thing I like now is the Boxee remote. If I am using Boxee on ATV or my Mac, the remote works like a champ. I really do like the gesture mode for moving around. It pretty much makes your iPhone a big touch pad to control Boxee. I know, some of you may freak out on the idea of using a touch pad to control a media application, but trust me.. it is better than you would think.
I am still disappointed about the whole Hulu blocking by NBC. They are complaining saying that if boxee wants to access their content, they need to display full commercial breaks like network TV would have. My confusion is around their abillity to embed Hulu on any site, running the ads they sold into the Hulu spot. If that is a problem, isn’t their entire model flawed? I thought.. and may be wrongfully so.. that Hulu was about mass distribution, and trying to capture a new audience of non-commercial watching, DVR using, easily distracted younger generation. I don’t think I am way off base here in that Boxee is most likely used by those who would watch Hulu.. and if Boxee becomes my entertainment system hub.. it looks as though ABC will be getting the advertisers the eyeballs they want. (unless they start blocking as well)
Honestly we don’t watch a ton of television. I often wonder for the few shows we watch would it be worthwhile to just hook up my laptop, or just buy them over apple TV . It really is only a couple of shows I REALLY care about.
