![]() However just over half of them require you to take out a subscription, with many having an Asian appeal. The Movies category appears to contain a treasure chest of 200 movies available for your watching pleasure. Options are available to categorise this content as Popular, Genre or Channel. In many cases all you get are short clips rather than the full programme. Shows deals with programmes previously broadcast on various channels such as Channel 5, Engadget, Revision 3 and TED. Watch Later is an area for storing those items you wish, not unexpectedly, to watch later. The Friends section is your personal area with options to create links to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Clicking on any of these brings up the appropriate video clip. Examples from those available on my Home screen include an Iron Man 3 trailer, Always Alright Alabama Shakes live performance and the Joy of Air. A series of large thumbnails, shown three at a time, represent various clips that might be of instant interest. There are icons for the different categories of content classified as Friends (not the television series), Watch Later, Shows, Movies, Apps, Files and Web. I opted for the Wi-Fi connection which required the entry of the appropriate password using the remote device.Ī rather plain Home screen is your welcome to the media service. Setting up the Boxee Box is straightforward and includes an option for either wired or wireless connection to your router in order to access your network and Internet. Although on the small size, this key pad can carry out its designated task. Turning the remote over, you will find a rubberised QWERTY key pad for when you need to enter any information. On one side, which has the D-Link logo, there is a four-way D-pad with central selection button plus menu and play/pause buttons. Control is carried out by the dual-sided remote. There is also built-in Wi-Fi for external connectivity. Along with the power socket, you get Ethernet, HDMI, SPDIF, two USB ports and RCA audio sockets arranged at the rear. The D-Link box is particularly well-endowed with connection options. An on/off button is located on the top of the box and there is a memory card slot (SD and MMC formats) on one side. As a result of the slicing, the box sits at an angle showing a green triangular chin. Starting out as a 115mm black cube with bright green insides, it looks as if somebody had taken a machete or other sharp implement to the unit and sliced off a large chunk and then a further small piece thus revealing the green insides. Some will like it while others might not. ![]() The appearance of the actual box has somewhat of a Marmite flavour about it.
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