- #Boxee remote for windows movie#
- #Boxee remote for windows upgrade#
- #Boxee remote for windows android#
- #Boxee remote for windows software#
- #Boxee remote for windows Pc#
#Boxee remote for windows software#
It’s pretty slick, though not without it’s bugs (it is beta software and free, though, so I can’t complain). I found a cool piece of software that is getting a lot of attention – Boxee.
#Boxee remote for windows movie#
(it scans your movie folder at a predetermined schedule).We periodically watch videos from the internet on our TV. Overall I’ve been pleased with the result and will continue to test it out for glitches and how easily it finds newly added movies.
#Boxee remote for windows android#
Another strange thing is that on the Android app the “back” button is the down arrow(?). Playback is smooth although the pause/stop buttons on the iPod Touch App are pretty small and hard to find and push correctly. Clicking the left arrow on the remote will bring up watching options and Boxee is pretty good a finding and categorizing you movie genres. Watching movies is just a matter of selecting Movies from the main menu. Boxee will scan the contents (which may take a while) and your movies will begin to appear under the My Movies section. If your Movie drive is shared out you can simply select if from the list. Boxee will automatically go and find any Windows Shares you have on your network. I found the easiest way was to do this on the computer, rather than by remote on the TV.įrom the main menu go to Settings, Local Sources, then Add Sources on the right. If you store your movies on an external hard drive, like I do, then you’ll need to add that to the list of sources Boxee looks at.
#Boxee remote for windows Pc#
You can always control it using a mouse from the PC as well. I also downloaded this Boxee Remote App to my Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, from the Android Marketplace – just in case. Of course, the software must be running in order to connect to the boxee host. Finding and connecting was automatic once you’ve selected your Boxee host. Once the icon appears on the screen, click and it will search for a Boxee server on the network. On the Apple App Store, search for “Boxee” and download the free Boxee Remote App. Boxee solves this with remote control Apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch or any Android phone. Since the computer was not even in the same room as the TV for me, a standard infrared remote was not an option. (you can also just press the Windows Key and type “manage audio” and select it from the menu list) Important! Windows 7 does not route audio through the HDMI port by default, so you must go to Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, Manage Audio Devices, and change the default audio connection to your HDMI port. I ran into no glitches or problems at all. Installing Boxee is as easy as setting up an account at downloading the software for your operating system, and following the basic prompts during installation. Plug one end of the HDMI cable in the computer and the other in the back of the Panasonic TV, select the HDMI input on the TV and video turned up immediately.
Even with a cable this long there’s no loss of signal. It’s not in the same room as the TV so I purchased a 50 foot HDMI cable to snake around the perimeter of the room. I used a small form factor Acer Aspire AX1700-1710B desktop computer with an HDMI connection, Running Windows 7.
It’s unlikely your TV has a VGA input like a monitor, but these days many computers have an HDMI port. If you choose to run Boxee on your computer then you must have some sort of video connection to your TV. Not having a Boxee Box I chose to set up the software on a spare computer. It will connect to the Internet through your network both wirelessly and by network cable (recommended) and comes with a great remote for controlling it. It currently sells for about CAN$200 at our local Future Shop and simplifies the setup and usage.
What is Boxee?īoxee is free software you can run on your computer that will let you watch Movies, TV shows, your DVD’s, pictures and music.ĭlink also took this software and made a Boxee Box – (pictured right) a standalone piece of hardware with the Boxee software imbedded, ready to go.
#Boxee remote for windows upgrade#
I didn’t want to get locked into Apple again, so I chose not to upgrade to the newest AppleTV version. My AppleTV (running XBMC) has been faithfully playing my DVD’s for a few years, however it’s showing signs of age and stutters when playing HD movies.
Yesterday I began to think about moving from the AppleTV in our home, to something else.
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