Leaked Photos: Boxee TV Will Feature DVR, HDTV Antenna and Apps

By Rob Scott
October 11, 2012

The new Boxee TV set-top box — successor to the Boxee Box, originally released in 2010 — reportedly features DVR support, live TV broadcasting capability and Web apps.
The Verge has obtained photos of the new Boxee TV: “The new hardware (also manufactured by D-Link) sheds Boxee Box’s angled black cube in favor of a form factor that resembles competing products from Apple, Roku, and others.”
“Whereas the current Boxee Box requires a separately-sold dongle to watch live television, the new box carries a TV tuner (complete with coax input) right inside its matte black casing — an external antenna is also said to be included,” notes the post.
“It’s here that Boxee seems to be launching a full-scale assault against the traditional cable model, imploring users to ‘watch more free TV’ and ‘stop spending money on stuff you don’t watch’ on the device’s packaging.”
According to The Verge‘s anonymous source, Boxee has included DVR functionality that will allow users to watch content across multiple devices, possible via its own companion app.
The new hardware also takes into consideration personal media libraries by including network streaming abilities.
However, Boxee TV may not be quite ready for prime time. “Our source says the software routinely crashes several times a day and that Boxee plans numerous updates down the line to refine the user experience before any public unveiling,” concludes the post.

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