![]() It may be a while before we know who the winner is, but in the meantime here are a few photos to whet your appetite for the upcoming Boxee Box (click each to view in full size). The remote on Boxee comes with a keyboard but the Roku does not. And competition is always good.Īnd competition in the set-top box market is quickly becoming the story of the year. Key Differences between Roku & Boxee: Boxee allows you to stream personal media content, but Roku does not. I love the Roku box, but (and this may have something to do with Boxee’s media center beginnings) my heart is pulling for Boxee to make a run here. First before I go into the ring with Boxee vs Roku, I would like to make a short introduction of the two contenders. At $199 it’s going to have to really blow away the competition in order to compete. When youre talking about full-size boxes, the Roku Ultra is probably the best value for your money at 99 (about £80, AU130), with the Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV coming in at a close second. The price is not outrageous, but it’s somewhat disappointing. And given, in my opinion, the new Apple TV’s failure to really impress, this is the only true competitor to the Roku. Apple TV streams content from the iTunes library on your computer straight to your TV via an HDMI cable and WiFi. Check out our unboxing slide show of four different Internet set-top boxes: Google TV (the Logitech Revue), Apple TV, the Boxee Box. Boxee was purchased by Samsung in 2013, but the devices are still on the market as of 2014. The box itself may look as though it’s melting into your entertainment cabinet, but it’s definitely unique. Boxee is priced much higher than Roku, though, at around 180 for the box, and 50 for the Live TV device. We have been waiting longer that we expected and much longer than we wanted. According to a Roku executive who spoke at a conference earlier this week, the company is about to add Roku Channels to its box, bringing in content from Web sites like Blip.TV, Revision 3, TwiT TV and others to its heretofore movie-focused offering. ![]() There’s not much to say that you haven’t heard about this device already. From these disparate starting points, Boxee and Roku are now converging. However, the press department has put out some great photos that I was given access to. The Boxee Box is still more than a month away and review units are not much closer. ![]()
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