Comments on: Move over BoxeeBox, here comes PopBox! http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/ ...views from the Black Tower at the edge of the cloud Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DeviceGuru http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2335 DeviceGuru Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:28:21 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2335 @Sam: thanks for pointing that out. Further details are on the PopBox blog, <a href="http://www.popbox.com/blog/?p=90" target="new" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and will be published in a DeviceGuru article shortly. Quoting from the PopBox blog article: "We have arrived at a definitive ship date for the PopBox. The Good News -- it’s just a few weeks from today. The Bad News -- it’s a few weeks from today. We had been working feverishly to make the July 4th weekend -- but although the firmware is good to go the software as of today just wasn’t quite where we wanted it to be, so we made the call to delay getting the boxes shipped out from Amazon’s warehouses until July 23rd." @Sam: thanks for pointing that out. Further details are on the PopBox blog, here, and will be published in a DeviceGuru article shortly.

Quoting from the PopBox blog article: “We have arrived at a definitive ship date for the PopBox. The Good News — it’s just a few weeks from today. The Bad News — it’s a few weeks from today. We had been working feverishly to make the July 4th weekend — but although the firmware is good to go the software as of today just wasn’t quite where we wanted it to be, so we made the call to delay getting the boxes shipped out from Amazon’s warehouses until July 23rd.”

]]> By: Sam http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2334 Sam Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:15:37 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2334 The shipping day was announced - July 24th but no Netflix, so you might want to adjust the pictures. See more at http:\\reviewhorizon.com The shipping day was announced – July 24th but no Netflix, so you might want to adjust the pictures. See more at http:\\reviewhorizon.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2224 Anonymous Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:58:13 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2224 @Ganesh: they need MS DRM for Netflix video-on-demand streaming @Ganesh: they need MS DRM for Netflix video-on-demand streaming

]]> By: Ganesh http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2223 Ganesh Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:48:10 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2223 I have a feeling they wont go with SMP 8643 because they have no intention of adding Blu-Ray drive support to this. There is no need for DRM, so why go with the costlier 8643 when they may do well enough with the SMP 8655, which is the same as in the WDTV Live? I have a feeling they wont go with SMP 8643 because they have no intention of adding Blu-Ray drive support to this.

There is no need for DRM, so why go with the costlier 8643 when they may do well enough with the SMP 8655, which is the same as in the WDTV Live?

]]> By: Mike http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2221 Mike Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:30:48 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2221 Even if you solve the power-without-wires issue, the box will have a hard time outputting video unless you use a wire to plug it into the TV. Even if you solve the power-without-wires issue, the box will have a hard time outputting video unless you use a wire to plug it into the TV.

]]> By: Doc http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2220 Doc Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:05:31 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2220 I think I'll stick to the Myka ION I think I’ll stick to the Myka ION

]]> By: Chris http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2219 Chris Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:05:13 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2219 If you don't want any wires running to the box, how are you going to power it? If you don’t want any wires running to the box, how are you going to power it?

]]> By: xVEGGIEx http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2218 xVEGGIEx Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2218 I don't see anything about Hulu support either. I don’t see anything about Hulu support either.

]]> By: Nate http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2217 Nate Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:36:22 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2217 With past units (Popcornhour A-100 & A-110) there is a USB wireless dongle available for purchase with the unit. Although it is recommended for high definition video to use wired connection. You can run into more problems using wireless for HD depending on the quality of the wireless signal to the unit. With past units (Popcornhour A-100 & A-110) there is a USB wireless dongle available for purchase with the unit. Although it is recommended for high definition video to use wired connection. You can run into more problems using wireless for HD depending on the quality of the wireless signal to the unit.

]]> By: Carson Chittom http://deviceguru.com/popbox-vs-boxeebox/#comment-2216 Carson Chittom Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:03:08 +0000 http://www.deviceguru.com/?p=4886#comment-2216 I don't see a wireless adapter in the specs—and with our house soon to have three children under 5, having a wire running to basically anything is a no-go. In all other respects this thing looks very cool (assuming the $129 price point ends up being accurate). I don’t see a wireless adapter in the specs—and with our house soon to have three children under 5, having a wire running to basically anything is a no-go. In all other respects this thing looks very cool (assuming the $129 price point ends up being accurate).

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