I have been a XBMC user for many years, and have been alpha-testing Boxee from the beginning. I was one of the guys who signed up for their PCH in September and had to wait until nearly Feburary to get it shipped. With that said, I sold it within 2 weeks for almost double what I paid for it because exactly what everyone above said.
The UI sucks guys. If you don't think it does, use XBMC/Boxee/Plex for awhile and you'll be in awe of how streamlined everything is. YAMJ is nice, if you've never seen anything else but it doesn't compare to XBMC/Boxee/Plex.
I could use the a100 ok, but my roommates, esp the non tech ones, hated it with a passion. It was slow, buggy, and very non inuitive. I got asked every day 'when is xbmc coming back?" Luckily, around the same time the a100 got sold, Boxee reached Beta status. Now everyone uses and loves Boxee. They even brag about it. You think your friends are impressed with YAMJ? Go download Boxee or XBMC using Mediastream and configure that up properly and it will blow your mind and make you the envy of everyone.
XBMC is available on all platforms (Linux, OSX and Windows) and Boxee is in open alpha in Linux and OSX but still closed for Windows.
Screw simple media streamers. Go with a real media solution. Your friends and family will appreciate it.
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I have been a XBMC user for many years, and have been alpha-testing Boxee from the beginning. I was one of the guys who signed up for their PCH in September and had to wait until nearly Feburary to get it shipped. With that said, I sold it within 2 weeks for almost double what I paid for it because exactly what everyone above said.
The UI sucks guys.
If you don't think it does, use XBMC/Boxee/Plex for awhile and you'll be in awe of how streamlined everything is. YAMJ is nice, if you've never seen anything else but it doesn't compare to XBMC/Boxee/Plex.
I could use the a100 ok, but my roommates, esp the non tech ones, hated it with a passion. It was slow, buggy, and very non inuitive. I got asked every day 'when is xbmc coming back?" Luckily, around the same time the a100 got sold, Boxee reached Beta status. Now everyone uses and loves Boxee. They even brag about it. You think your friends are impressed with YAMJ? Go download Boxee or XBMC using Mediastream and configure that up properly and it will blow your mind and make you the envy of everyone.
XBMC is available on all platforms (Linux, OSX and Windows) and Boxee is in open alpha in Linux and OSX but still closed for Windows.
Screw simple media streamers. Go with a real media solution. Your friends and family will appreciate it.