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• Also the interface passes the wife test! : Yanks
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  Lot's of people are into these movie jukebox PCs. I might try it. What's the easiest way to dump your mov... : systatic
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    Asipre revo or zotac somerhing box with Nvidia ion chip : askedrelic
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      I mean to actually dump the movies onto your HD. : systatic
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        Internet : askedrelic
        • + funnel : veras
      • windows: dvd decrypter + handbrake mac: handbrake : riptyde
      • (1) Rip them to your hard drive with DVDFab HD Decrypter, then (2) Encode them with Handbrake : Bean
      • Makemkv : mallfouf
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        If you can afford it, AnyDVD HD is worth the money. Effortlessly rip DVD and Blu-Ray discs. It is pretty ... : deject
        • Yeah I got it when it was $55 but I think it's over $100 now. Either way, it is the best at what it does. : Crabs Jarrard
        • This sounds like a viable solution : punchdog
      • That shit takes forever! Just rip the ISOs and use them. Encoding saves space, but is NOT WORTH THE TIME. : Crabs Jarrard
  • Their is no easy way, it is a giant pain in the ass : quazar
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  Sucks that all the major content providers already blocked access :( : pancake humper
  • Really? They didn't get that squared away before launch? So no Netflix or anything? : Crabs Jarrard
• Really? Tell me more! I've been pissed they haven't done any software updates in months, but I figure the... : askedrelic
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  Did you get one of the media centers? : MagicWishMonkey
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    At launch event : Yanks
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      <~~ standing next to him. It's a guaranteed buy for me. Was on the fence, but I'm sold. : squigiliwams
      • How does it compare to XBMC / PLEX ? : spazzium
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      Awesome, do you like it so far? What all does it do that you can't do with a 360/PS3 and the Hulu app... : MagicWishMonkey
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        Not having to convert your files into whatever format the xbox or ps3 wants is a huge plus for me. It pla... : EricZBA
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          Yea, that really is annoying. I wish someone would release one of these devices with DVR support, I k... : MagicWishMonkey
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            Check out MediaPortal. It's got all the media playback features most people want plus DVR support. Runs... : riptyde
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              I don't wanna build another HTPC though, I used Windows Vista Media Center for about a year and a half an... : MagicWishMonkey
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                What was wrong with it? I use WMC and it works fine. : Jimbo Ro
                • I've tried all of them. For me the best is XBMC, hands down. It just handles new media better. I've als... : tboomer2
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                  It didn't have CableCARD support so I couldn't record in HD (I couldn't find a tuner with CableCARD suppo... : MagicWishMonkey
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                    Ah ok. I've been using HDHomerun and an antenna. No desire to pay for Cable TV. HD works great for me. : Jimbo Ro
                    • This is the direction I'm going : riptyde
• My Boxee Box shipped today! : EricZBA
• at the moment I actually think the current interface is prettier : _jon
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  When can I download 1.0??? Important! : askedrelic
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    ^ what he said, site still has the .9xxxx version : EagleSweet
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      fack, nm i just learned to read today : EagleSweet
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        fuck, they are withholding 1.0 "for awhile". Fuck them. : askedrelic
        • whyyy : feek
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  Is it better than Plex? : tashtego
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    Plex is pretty horrible, so most likely. : Clay
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      Shut up, it is not! The new Plex Nine is badass. They are working full time on it now and patches are com... : ovrlrd
      • It runs on jailbroken Apple TVs now. : BlackCat9
    • Plex isn't horrible. Plex 9 is fantastic. And it works on my iPad / iPhone, too. : BlackCat9
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  So why is it better than XBMC? : Clay
  • Boxee is nice, definitely wife approved however I don't like how to handles new videos. It's got a sched... : tboomer2
• My Boxee Box comes from Amazon tomorrow. I sure hope Netflix support comes soon since I want this to repl... : angrytaxman
• I want a boxee box :( : ninjase
• Any videos? I haven't used it since it was in early beta and it was too buggy to really rely on compared ... : BlackCat9
• my boxee box gets delivered tomorrow! : slickdoody
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  Got my Boxee Box today, but alas, the update is not available yet. Hoping for tomorrow morning. The har... : Tripps
  • Stupid Australian retailer holding on to my boxee box. Probably won't get it until the 18th : nunami
  • How loud is the fan? : Dusty_Slim