Boxee 0.9.12.6570 Alpha

3.8 out of 5 stars

ALPHA (June 24, 2009)

Windows Vista/XP / Open Source / 333 downloads

Boxee is a free, open-source software platform that integrates personal media with Internet media along with social networking. boxee's social networking component allows users to share information about what they're listening to or watching with other Boxee users or friends on social networks like twitter, facebook, etc.

Boxee is designed for your TV and use of a remote control. To get Boxee on your TV you'll need to first connect your computer to the TV screen. You will most likely need an DVI/VGA to HDMI cable (but it depends on the specific input/output on your computer and TV).

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    djdanska

    Reviewing 0.9.12.6570 Alpha (Jun 29, 2009)

    I have tried this on my desktop and laptop.
    First, on my desktop (athlon x4 phenom 9550) with windows 7, runs very well. good picture quality. Works very well. I kinda like the interface better than hulu desktop. I installed ubuntu x32 on the same machine and tried boxee on it too. I have my 26 inch hd tv hooked up via hdmi and couldn't get it to display only on it. I got half of the image on both my monitor and tv. (left half displayed with right half missing). Not sure what is up with that. WIll have to work on it.

    I also have it installed on my acer aspire one netbook. (Intel Atom 1.6 ghz with 1 gig ram and intel 950 graphics). In windows 7 rc, it runs pretty well. I have some issues with the higher quality videos. Overall, it runs very well. In ubuntu 9.04 (on the same machine, dual boot), it runs a bit better. Faster and high quality video's tend to load better. I can run a quicktime trailer at 720p and it doesn't stutter as much. Some, but better.

    I highly recommend boxee and look forward to more improvements.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    Prospero424

    Reviewing 0.9.12.6570 Alpha (Jun 25, 2009)

    I've run it on Windows 7 x64, Server 2003 32-bit, and XP 32-bit (all OSes fully up-to-date and on different hardware), and haven't had a single stability or network problem. Much better than I expected, frankly.

    My only complaints are that it doesn't seem to let you choose a custom resolution for running it windowed and that there doesn't seem to be any way to run it fullscreen on an extended desktop ("Dualview" using Nvidia's terminology) unless its resolution is the same as the primary display's . The latter, in particular, was disappointing.

    But I realize most people have no interest in running it this way, and it's an alpha. Considering that and its freeware competition (or lack thereof), it's very, very, very good.

  3. 4 out of 5 stars
    elitegangsta

    Reviewing 0.9.12.6570 Alpha (Jun 24, 2009)

    Works pretty flawless for me. So far I've only tested the Windows build. Plan on testing Linux later on. Def rough around the edges, unstable under certain conditions. Overall great program, love a nice media center is coming cross platform and open source.

    Windows XP SP3 = runs unstable, crashes PC after about 2 min of use

    Windows 7 Build 7231 = So far runs flawless with no crashing or stability issues.

  4. 1 out of 5 stars
    cekicen

    Reviewing 0.9.12.6570 Alpha (Jun 24, 2009)

    Do not install, very unstable...

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