Before we get you all excited, we'll quote
boxee's ending of its announcement before anything else: "This is a bleeding edge release, not for the faint of heart since it didn't go through much testing." If you're the brave type, you're going to want to install the latest version of boxee this instance, as it not only
brings back Hulu (in a sense), but it also throws in a boxee application market (App Box) and a much-needed Auto Update feature that will inform you automatically of future builds. So, you're hungry for more on that
Hulu bit, right? This version of the application brings along a built-in RSS reader optimized for video, and obviously, it fully supports Hulu's public RSS feeds. Needless to say, we're loving the direction this little app is going, so make sure you give it a go and report back with any praises or complaints.
posted Mar 6th 2009 8:22AM
Awesome ! :-)
Hmmmm....interesting that they bring out this "App Box" only a few weeks after Plex created their own "App Store"...hmmmm....
Very Nice... Glad to see they could work it out.. I hope the *dows version got updated.
Well the new version of Boxee is not yet out for *dows..
I always go back and forth between Boxee & Plex. Plex just added similar "app store" functionality and they too have a Hulu plug-in. Boxee & Plex really are the future of media. Here's to hoping for a beefed up AppleTV (with 1080p support & Boxee of course) based on the nVidia ION platform....
Does this mean that people outside the US can watch Hulu without using proxies (e.g. Hotspot Shield)?
Boxee is another xbmc fork. I patched the windows Boxee build with the multicore optimised one available on xbmc forums and now its running nice and stable. The new xbmc skin is a tuff one to beat though.
I set up Boxee on Win 7 for a new media center system, and although they will tell you 7 isn't supported at all, it has worked VERY well for me. If you haven't already tried Boxee, try it. Oh, and don't use your mouse. The mouse feels clumsy in Boxee. It's built for a remote/keyboard. Just use that and it'll feel much easier to use.
Bring HULU to Canada already. Honestly, we want this. But if we can't have it, we don't want to hear anymore about it! It just ain't fair! Stupid laws.
Cant believe this company is so popular.
They are using XBMC code as their backend & they just stole the app store idea from plex media server an the theme reminds me of "JOOST" interface. This company is
riding on the shoulders of other peoples ideas and sweat and wrapping it up in a skin?
Whatever happened to innovating or being original?
Or maybe their going the apple route and stealing ideas and passing them as their own.
Isn't XBMC open source? I'm sure that Boxee had a similar App Store idea as I doubt they'd be able to get it in there that quickly after Plex. You could also say Plex copied from Boxee in that they *just* added streaming. Your argument doesn't hold much water...
@FrankLo:
They're both based on XBMC, which is open source. Plex media server is however CLOSED source, going totally against the spirit of freedom and giving back to the community you took from. Moreover, the app store idea is obviously no innovation given that Apple's had it for a while now.
In effect, they took XBMC, added a closed source component and then copied Apple's innovation, which in itself was barely an innovation in the true sense of the word.
Most interesting comment from the Boxee blog: "users on the other hand, won’t wait. as we’ve seen over the past few weeks, users will take matters into their own hands to get the content they want."
So maybe the industry guys saw the torrent spikes after Hulu was taken out and had some second thoughts?
I think they meant because of the patches for boxee that enabled hulu support again.
it is interesting how this "bleeding edge release" came out just a week after plex added the same thing.
This would be pretty interesting to load on a netbook and have a tiny remote... oh wait... no svideo on those damn netbooks :( grrrr...
Any word on if this can work with Tversity? I've managed to find the RSS links but Tversity cannot download the feed. Whenever that works I can finally fire Comcast cable TV.
I would like to know why Engadget chose not to post anything when weeks ago Plex released their plugin architecture that allows for 3rd party plugins and auto updates. Plex's solution is well beyond the "bleeding edge" stage. Everyone that is even thinking about using Boxee owes it to themselves to give Plex a try. www.plexapp.com.
I think the point being most people are running Windows OS. I would love to give this a try on my XP machine...
Boxee began as a mac only app just like Plex is now. My problem with engadget (and their sister site TUAW) is that they see necessary to report when Boxee crosses the street but Plex can't get even a little mention when new features are released that rival or are better than Boxee's. And please Engadget and TUAW if you are going to post about Plex, is it necessary to tag Boxee in the post? I mean really :)
Sorry, they don't offer a Linux download. ;)
XBMC has had 3rd party plugin support for years now. All Plex has done is taken Boxee's idea of Internet video source and added a new interface to it, which is not even open source. Talk about giving back to the community!
Actually Boxee "began" as XBMC on Linux and was ported to OSX. XBMC on Linux supports many streaming formats if you feed them in. there's also a branch supporting VDPAU GPU accelerated decoding that plummets the CPU requirements. A shame the aTV doesn't have the right hardware for this
@Injection Boxee's Internet video modules aren't open source either.
@injection: Your facts are somewhat incorrect. Yes XBMC has had plugin support for years. Yes Boxee and Plexs are forks from XBMC. However, your statement about Plex copying Boxee's internet sources is totally incorrect. Plex's plugins run on the Plex Media Server which was designed by the Plex Development team. They did not use anything from Boxee or XBMC to accomplish this. Yes the Plex Media Server is not open source as the rest of Plex is in its entirety. However, before you cast "open source" stones at Plex you should do your research about Boxee's GPL violations when they initially released their Hulu plugin and others. I do not want to get into a discussion about the finer points of GPL. Plex's interface, Mediastream, was designed by Team Razorfish for XBMC and they have generously allowed Plex to use the same skin. Not to be rude, but please get your facts straight before you start casting stones. My post is directed toward Engadget and not an attempt to disparage Boxee or XBMC.
Boxee and Plex are both amazing, keep up the good work!
For anyone trying this out wanting to use the "App Box" feature, try putting in my plugin repository, "http://dir.thejakemarsh.com" - you'll get my plugin "TV Library" when you do, over 1500 TV Shows to watch all free :) - more info about it here: http://thejakemarsh.com/1808/
Looks like Hulu may be pulling the plug on this workaround. Feeds are now "temporarily" unavailable.
So what does this mean for us XBMC users? Any chance of getting another script?