There are numerous people who have had it with satellite and cable. For those kinds of folks, there's a new product, called Boxee Television that might be worth looking at.
Challenging cable
A number of corporations make and sell web-based television boxes that offer a severe challenge to cable and satellite companies. The idea is pretty simple; the box links to Wi-Fi and streams Netflix, Hulu and so forth, and also generally has a DVR function where they can record it.
Boxee TV is a brand new one coming out, but it is a bit different from the rest, according to Time Magazine. The new Boxee Television utilizes cloud storage for DVR recordings, which makes it very different from the Television box it released and failed with a couple of years ago.
You can pay $99 for the Boxee TV, making it pretty affordable, and you also only have to pay $14.99 a month if you would like DVR services. That is fairly good.
Has antenna
The Boxee TV receiver has a cable port, so users can use it as a DVR box and thus an accessory. It also has its own antenna, so publicly broadcast stations like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS could be picked up. It also comes with native apps for Netflix, Vimeo, VUDU, YouTube and Pandora.
According to CNET, Boxee TV is good because it does not have an on-board memory and does not require an external hard drive like other boxes require, such as the newly released Simple.TV. The system does not allow for pausing programs while watching them live on Television, but it does have a dual-code DVR recorder and can record two things at once.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are affected by the memory, cloud storage is unlimited. However, getting the DVR service does cost the $14.99 monthly charge, though that's hardly enough to send a person out for short term loans to cover.
Not every person has access
Unfortunately, the hitch is that the DVR services for the Boxee TV, according to TG Daily, are limited to just a few cities to start with. Only residents of New York, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., will be able to get the DVR services. The company plans on expanding the network over the next year, though.
Everyone else can only use it as a streaming device, until DVR services are available everywhere. At that it fails, since other set-top boxes for those who want to cut the cord are much cheaper and have more or the same streaming native apps.
Challenging cable
A number of corporations make and sell web-based television boxes that offer a severe challenge to cable and satellite companies. The idea is pretty simple; the box links to Wi-Fi and streams Netflix, Hulu and so forth, and also generally has a DVR function where they can record it.
Boxee TV is a brand new one coming out, but it is a bit different from the rest, according to Time Magazine. The new Boxee Television utilizes cloud storage for DVR recordings, which makes it very different from the Television box it released and failed with a couple of years ago.
You can pay $99 for the Boxee TV, making it pretty affordable, and you also only have to pay $14.99 a month if you would like DVR services. That is fairly good.
Has antenna
The Boxee TV receiver has a cable port, so users can use it as a DVR box and thus an accessory. It also has its own antenna, so publicly broadcast stations like NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS could be picked up. It also comes with native apps for Netflix, Vimeo, VUDU, YouTube and Pandora.
According to CNET, Boxee TV is good because it does not have an on-board memory and does not require an external hard drive like other boxes require, such as the newly released Simple.TV. The system does not allow for pausing programs while watching them live on Television, but it does have a dual-code DVR recorder and can record two things at once.
That said, unlike DVR systems that are affected by the memory, cloud storage is unlimited. However, getting the DVR service does cost the $14.99 monthly charge, though that's hardly enough to send a person out for short term loans to cover.
Not every person has access
Unfortunately, the hitch is that the DVR services for the Boxee TV, according to TG Daily, are limited to just a few cities to start with. Only residents of New York, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., will be able to get the DVR services. The company plans on expanding the network over the next year, though.
Everyone else can only use it as a streaming device, until DVR services are available everywhere. At that it fails, since other set-top boxes for those who want to cut the cord are much cheaper and have more or the same streaming native apps.
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