Next Release?

[perrin21]

When is the next release Due? Is there a timeline for releases?

[marcel]

we hope to release a version in the next few weeks...:)

[xain09]

I think I just wet myself ;)

[tsella]

i think we'll have us a sea of xain09 when it comes out. truly amazing version if i may say so.

[xain09]

Stop teasing ;) I Want NOW!

[perrin21]

i think we'll have us a sea of xain09 when it comes out. truly amazing version if i may say so.

So are you already using it then? Does it improve music cataloguing? Will it update automatically via sparkle on OSX?

[marcel]

hi perrin21

be patient ..few more weeks and your find out...:)

[perrin21]

hi perrin21

be patient ..few more weeks and your find out...:)

Does music cataloguing and album art work properley this time? Thats all im waiting patiently for.

[spratslapper]

when might we mere mortals get a taste of the new improved boxee goodness

[perrin21]

here here :-P i would like to see it in all its sexyness.

[perrin21]

Are there any plans to add Proper PVR functionality to Boxee, support for eye tv for example? If so , how far into the future?

[marcel]

the sexy version will be out soon (few weeks or so) ...i will add a huge announcement for you guys...:)

[RobertBasil]

the sexy version will be out soon (few weeks or so) ...i will add a huge announcement for you guys...:)

Woo! Hoo! I'd LOVE to be able to get rid of my Tivo's ;)

[perrin21]

Woo! Hoo! I'd LOVE to be able to get rid of my Tivo's ;)

Dont be in such a rush to get rid of them, I got rid of mine about 4 years ago and im still yet to find a worthy replacement. I changed to Sky + which crashed and failed recordings within the first hour. I miss my Tivo.

[erikveland]

the sexy version will be out soon (few weeks or so) ...i will add a huge announcement for you guys...:)This sounds promising indeed. I just started to use Boxee and I am very impressed.

These things would do it for me:

1) iTunes, iPhoto and Aperture integration. Especially the latter since FR has no support for it.
2) EyeTV support. There's a plugin for FR believe it or not and it works relatively well.
3) High contrast / big font UI. This is a must for me. Focus on lowering your click count too. Usability is king.

[RobertBasil]

Dont be in such a rush to get rid of them, I got rid of mine about 4 years ago and im still yet to find a worthy replacement. I changed to Sky + which crashed and failed recordings within the first hour. I miss my Tivo.

I've been a Tivo subscriber for over 6 years now. Just excited about finding an all in one solution. The current PVR choices for U.S. Mac users suck. Don't get me started on eyeTV. ;)

[perrin21]

Hiya, any news when we will see the next release we have had built up to be the best yet? Or even a list of what will be included.

Its been a few weeks since this thread was started and still no release?

[John Doe]

October 20th, 2008

http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=763
http://blog.boxee.tv/2008/10/09/october-20th-2008/

[perrin21]

thanks for that. Anyone familiar with this, could you tell me with any certainty if pvr functionality is going to be added. And if so, what DVB card should i buy for my Markintosh lol.

[agentlame]

thanks for that. Anyone familiar with this, could you tell me with any certainty if pvr functionality is going to be added. And if so, what DVB card should i buy for my Markintosh lol.

while i can't say for 100% that it wont be added... i am 99.9999999999% that we will not see it in this release, or an release of xbmc/boxee in the next year, if ever.

while adding actual dvr functionality xbmc does not seem likely, a very small sub-set of the xbmc team is working a supporting other dvr backend. the most likely to receive any level of usable support is mythTV. (which already functions with boxee, to an extent.)

but, even this generic 'dvr frontend' support is well off, from what i've seen. it's not even part of xbmc, yet. i would be surprised if we see anything before the new year.... and even then, you'd still have to wait for someone to write and test a proper eyeTV plugin.

[perrin21]

i tried to install myth tv on my mac and gave up, its not for the casual user to install imho. was dissapointed.

[erikveland]

but, even this generic 'dvr frontend' support is well off, from what i've seen. it's not even part of xbmc, yet. i would be surprised if we see anything before the new year.... and even then, you'd still have to wait for someone to write and test a proper eyeTV plugin.Odd. Seeing as how an EyeTV plugin has been written for Front Row, which does not even have official plugin support, you'd think that this would be a dawdle for something as extensible as Boxee.

[agentlame]

Odd. Seeing as how an EyeTV plugin has been written for Front Row, which does not even have official plugin support, you'd think that this would be a dawdle for something as extensible as Boxee.

remember though, apple tv is mostly just os x... really, it's just a quick port of eyetv's client functionality--to a platform that eyetv already runs on.

the xbmc stuff is a bit more tricky... they are trying to shoehorn in official dvr support that is also extensible.

the core api itself is making head-way, but the plug-ins might take a while.

[Maddux]

Frankly, even without a true plugin to tie into EyeTV's backend, I'd love some good way to easily switch to EyeTV's own fullscreen UI and switch back to Boxee when I'm done. Maybe I'm just totally naive, but that shouldn't be too hard, should it?

[marcel]

maddux ..add it to the feature request..:)

[xain09]

Back on topic. When is there going to be a new version ? I heard something about a new version in a couple days or was I dreaming that?

[agentlame]

Back on topic. When is there going to be a new version ? I heard something about a new version in a couple days or was I dreaming that?

sounds like you may have been... i read almost all the posts around here, and i can't say i've seen anything like that.

good dream, though. :)

[xain09]

I would swear that I've read something about a new version in 4 days with a search function... time will tell :):confused:

[marcel]

i like your dreams..:)