What is your setup like?

[motang]

Well as you may or may not know, I have become a huge Boxee users these past few weeks...I just love it. I run Boxee on Asus Eee Box B202 (pre HDMI version). Here is my setup:

OS: Ubuntu 8.04
Resolution: 800x600
Connection: DVI to HDMI (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023104&p_id=2404&seq=1&format=2)
Speakers: 2.1 GE Ultrasonix (http://www.target.com/GE-Ultrasonix-2-1-Computer-Speakers/dp/B0002UTYPK/sr=1-11/qid=1229879550/ref=sr_1_11/192-2242928-4671865?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acomputer%20speakers&page=1)
Media source: HD, NAS, Internet :)

P.S. Waiting for the Microsoft remote control (https://www.microbarn.com/details.aspx?rid=101090) to come in...damn USPS! :mad:

[creagas]

hey,

I'm a huge fan of Boxee as well and I've been using it for 5 months now.
I run it on a MacBook Pro via my Remote. I have an old 19" screen mounted to the wall in front of my bed, as well as pair of cheap Logitech speakers.
my flat mate and i have a 1 TB-USB-HD attached to our Wireless Router packed with movies and TV-Shows.

Unfortunately this also means spending a lot of late hours in front of the screen and less hours asleep ;)

OS: Mac OS 10.5
Resolution: 1440x900
Connection: DVI to VGA
Speakers: 2.1 Logitech X-230 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/208&cl=de,de)
Media source: HD, NAS, Internet

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[Tom Dibble]

Been using Boxee since mid/late October, after kicking DirecTV to the curb a few weeks earlier (my blog post on the subject (http://tomdibble.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/dropped-satell…wo-weeks-later)).

We also use the AppleTV/FrontRow for audio (now streaming also to upstairs speakers via Airport Express), home videos, and some TV downloads (when quality is important to us ... but that's gotten more rare over the last several months rather than less so). Our audience is a large family, so interface quirks are not easily ignored :)


OS: AppleTV 2.3 (OS X 10.4.7)
Resolution: (??? Native AppleTV HDMI res ... ~1280x720 I believe)
Connection: HDMI to DVI (TV predates HDMI, and the audio goes to the stereo anyway)
Video: 50" HDTV (LCD Projection)
Speakers: 5.1 DTS/Dolby Digital home theater setup
Media source: Internet (90%), HD (10%)
Audience: Myself, wife, sister-in-law, 6 kids aged 2-12.

[ntay]

I use Boxee on my 15" MacBook Pro. Plan to get a 26" Samsung T260 to attach up to it.

[poprock]

Mac Mini running OS X 10.5.6
Picture via HDMI to 26" LG HDTV (1360x768px)
Audio via Griffin iMic USB output to TEAC amplifier and Tannoy speakers
Local storage 500GB Iomega Ministack
10Mbit cable DSL line for net access

Non-Boxee stuff hooked up:
Miglia TV Mini Freeview adapter with Elgato EyeTV running on the Mac
Thompson PVR Freeview box
Xbox 360 with Nullriver Connect 360 running on the Mac
Old school Sony DVD player with frosted glass case which has been region unlocked
iPod Touch for remote iTunes control

[kaimyn]

I have a mac mini running boxee attached to my TV. here's the best accessory ever:

Darwin Remote on the Mac + Wii controler w/ IR sensor bar.

Point and click heaven!

[scnd]

I have a laptop that has a broken monitor mount. I might be moving that out into the family room and hooking it up to the tv out there.

I just installed boxee a minute ago.

I think for remote options i'm going to use bluetooth and a wiimote for control, that seems like the most intuitive option and the most reasonable way to get the 'rents to use it.

For now, i'm using a duel monitor setup in my room. I have a 22" widescreen that is set as the main and a 15" that i use for other stuff (firefox and webapps) I'm surprised at how well boxee works with the duel monitors.

[henryachilles]

I think I have all of you's topped for the best Boxee rig :) Why do you ask? Just check out these amazing specs of my HTPC:


Intel Q6600 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Quad Processor
ASUS P5N-D Motherboard
Super Talent 4 GB 6400 DDR2 RAM
EVGA Geforce 8500GT HDCP Video Card with 512 MB RAM
LG Combo bluray Reader and DVD-RW Drive with Lightscribe
2 x 1 TB Hard Drives in a RAID 0 Config
1 x 200 GB ATA 133 Hard Drive (for music and video storage)
1 x 80GB SATA II Hard Drive (have windows installed here)
4 x ATSC/QAM HDTV Tuners
1 x NTSC Analog TV Tuner
USB Wireless G Ethernet Adapter
Onboard Gigabit LAN
Onboard Realtek HD Audio 8 Channels with Optical and Coaxinal SPDIF Connectors
Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Microsoft MCE Remote
XBOX 360 Universal Media Remote
ATX Tower Case with 500 WATT Power Supply
Sony 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS Reciever 100 WATT Per Channel With 100 WATT Micro Satellite Speakers and 100 WATT Subwoofer
Toshiba 50" Theater Wide Projection HDTV Monitor Running Boxee and Vista MCE at 1080i Resolution Through Component Video
Sony VCR
Toshiba DVD Player
Toshiba HDTV Reciever


I run Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 with the TV Pack 2008 version of Vista Media Center with the Arcsoft bluray playback plugin, XBMC, several web browsers and Boxee. All accessible with remote control and integrated to work seamlessly.

Maybe I'll get around to posting some pictures or video one day.

Try to beat that rig everyone! :)

- Hank

[bessler]

I think I have all of you's topped for the best Boxee rig :) Why do you ask? Just check out these amazing specs of my HTPC:


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[iBeech]

HTPC 1
Intel Q6600 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Quad Processor
Gigabyte GA-EG45M-DS2H iG45
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4550 "Low Profile" 512MB GDDR3
LG Combo Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Reader and DVD-RW Drive with Lightscribe
1x 40GB SATA HDD
Gigabit Ethernet
Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (Digital Optical)
Harmony One Remote Control
Microsoft MCE Remote
Lian Li PC-C36B Muse HTPC Case
Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 Speaker System
LG 47" LCD HDTV Screen Running Boxee / PowerDVD at 1080p Through HDMI
Sky+ HD
Xbox 360 Elite
4 Way HDMI / Optical Switch

Server storage (on gigabit network):
2x 1TB
4x 500GB

... See image ;)

[kernalpanic]

i have a sweet simple solution...

appletv with boxee
airport express running wireless N only
gigabit nas 1tb
50inch plasma

everything streams perfect through boxee, and my itunes lib resides on the nas!
:cool:

[iBeech]

i have a sweet simple solution...

appletv with boxee
airport express running wireless N only
gigabit nas 1tb
50inch plasma

everything streams perfect through boxee, and my itunes lib resides on the nas!
:cool:

But it doesn't do 720p or 1080p playback... does it?

[nvme2976]

• 2ghz Mac Mini With 2 gb of Ram hard wired to a netgear 5 port gigabit switch connected to an Airport Express N in my living room. PS3 and Directv HD20 box also connected to the switch.

• DVI-HDMI to A 46" 1080p Sharp Aquos LCD

• Digital TOS to a Sony 7.1 DTS Reciever (only 5.1 speakers though)

• Logitech harmony 500 remote

• D-Link DNS-323 with (2) 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda SATA Hard Drives configured in a Raid 0, hardwired to Airport extreme in my office.

• 3 shared folders Movies, Serving up only 720p and 1080p Files NO SD. Music, configure as an iTunes server and Pictures.

• Wireless N only network bridging the 2 airports. Separate G network for the iPhones and Wii

• Psyclone HD switcher for Directv box and PS3 (only 2 HDMI ports on the TV 3 HDMI components)