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Open Source Set-Top-Box Adds YouTube Support

Posted by Zonk on from the for-all-of-your-wow-pvp-video-needs dept.

mrspin writes "Media streaming boxes such as the AppleTV, XBox 360, PS3, and products from Netgear do a varying job of bridging the gap between the PC and television as well as, in some cases, delivering Internet content directly into the living room. But all are closed systems. The result of which is that users are left trying to hack these devices against the wishes of manufacturers or have to make-do with whatever official features are implemented. Bucking this trend, Neuros is taking a wholly different approach, and has open-sourced the firmware for its Neuros OSD media center, meaning that anybody is free to write add-ons that extend the device's functionality. This week the company announced that thanks to the open-source community, the device now lets users browse, search and view the entire YouTube catalog."

3 of 88 comments (clear)

  1. Already taken care of by AragornSonOfArathorn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My Wii "set-top box" works great with YouTube, thankyouverymuch :-)

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  2. Re:Interesting idea, now do it with useful gear by stabiesoft · · Score: 4, Interesting

    agreed, this box woulda been something 10 years ago. Now though with no HD, its a joke. I have a Roku that was doing HD 5 years ago. I'm looking for a replacement and some of the the new stuff from netgear/linksys looks promising, but obviously if it was hackable it would be better. Hopefully Neuros will come out with an HD offering.

  3. Re:Interesting idea, now do it with useful gear by Qwavel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I disagree.

    nothing I watch is HD. Nothing I download is HD. And YouTube certainly isn't HD. So how is this an HD world?

    I'm assuming that you (and many others) have HD TV, but this box is not meant for watching TV on.

    Regarding the onboard storage, why would I want that? With USB ports and Ethernet I can add storage to the OSD in many easy ways. Built-in storage would be inflexible and would increase the cost.