Hulu recognized that I was on their page with the Boxee Box and said that content wasn't available, but they are working to get Hulu Plus on it. NBC's website wouldn't load any video at all while ABCs website displayed a message stating that the operating system was not supported. Using the web browser I tried going to some of the major TV network sites, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and Hulu, only CBS and Fox worked with the Boxee Box. This wouldn't be a big deal, but the remote controls the mouse and all you have are the directional button to navigate around, so it is a little slow. I had to take the extra step of moving the mouse pointer down to the full screen button to get it to show full screen. Though when choosing a show it would often take me to a webpage and the video would be embedded into this page. Using the Boxee Box was farily simple, I was able to choose a show and watch the video rather quickly. It was easy to get the hang of once I knew what the buttons did, but it would have been nice to see some sort of label for them. There are two buttons that show in the top right of the screen that allow you to change how the content is organized and how it is viewed, neither of them has any kind of label so the only way to find out what they do is press on them. The one thing the interface lacked is any kind of label for some of the buttons icons. The search works fairly well and categorizes the content by video clips, shows and movies. Pressing the menu button on the remote brings up a menu that allows you to search Boxee content or enter a URL. The Boxee interface is fairly simple to navigate, there is featured content section at the bottom and at the top you choose whether where to look for a show, movie or an app. The keyboard was a bit disappointing though, the keys required more effort to press than a similar keyboard found on a mobile phone, making typing a little bit of a chore. The remote was fairly easy to get the hang of, all of the functions available on the front can also be preformed on the back so you don't have to type something and then flip it over to enter your selection. The back is what was surprising, it's a qwerty keyboard. Looking at the remote initially seemed pretty simple, a play/pause button, the menu/back button and the four way selector. I was able to use the Ethernet port to get connected with no problems. The box also has wireless built into it, though it did not function properly for me on my WPA2 protected wireless network. On the back there are two USB ports for storage devices you want to connect, along with an Ethernet port, an HDMI port, optical audio port and analog audio ports. The Boxee Box itself is pretty small coming it at 4.5 x 4.5 x 4.6 inches all around and weighing just 2.5 pounds, which is nice because it doesn't clog up the already limited space in your home theater setup.
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