I think the point is that this platform, which initially only supported DivX, Xvid, WMV out-of-the-box (either locally and over the web), now has some cool on-line sources for free and legal content (thanks to Flash support), so you're not paying $230 just to watch Hulu or Youtube - it's a broader media solution (pictures, music, video, web...). Also, you're not using a mouse/keyboard (it's even compatible with Logitech Harmony) and you're not dedicating special PC for use with a TV - you could be streaming from a PC in your office, and all this in a clean and easy UI. Of course there are tons of free and hacky ways to do Hulu/Youtube (and the rest) on the TV, which I know and have used (XMBC, HTPC, AppleTV), but DivX Connected really is the simplest lean-back 10-foot experience of them all (my library is 99% xvid), and now it's even better since I can catch the Daily Show right off Hulu :-)
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I think the point is that this platform, which initially only supported DivX, Xvid, WMV out-of-the-box (either locally and over the web), now has some cool on-line sources for free and legal content (thanks to Flash support), so you're not paying $230 just to watch Hulu or Youtube - it's a broader media solution (pictures, music, video, web...). Also, you're not using a mouse/keyboard (it's even compatible with Logitech Harmony) and you're not dedicating special PC for use with a TV - you could be streaming from a PC in your office, and all this in a clean and easy UI. Of course there are tons of free and hacky ways to do Hulu/Youtube (and the rest) on the TV, which I know and have used (XMBC, HTPC, AppleTV), but DivX Connected really is the simplest lean-back 10-foot experience of them all (my library is 99% xvid), and now it's even better since I can catch the Daily Show right off Hulu :-)