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Linux Boxee Users Get Hulu Relief

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-they-can dept.

DeviceGuru writes "The Linux version of Boxee's eponymously-named multimedia platform has finally been updated to include several new features introduced into the OS X and Windows versions over the past few months. Key additions include an App Box and restored support for Hulu, which disappeared several months ago. Still lacking in the latest Linux release, however, is the long-awaited addition of Netflix movie and TV show streaming for subscribers to Netflix's monthly service."

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  1. Lead, follow, or get out of the way by mc1138 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    With more and more content being sent via internet connections rather than traditional connections, ie cable, phone, satellite, pony express, Operating Systems in order to provide mainstream support will need to be able to provide support for these types of media. Sure there will always be the niche of gamers, or coders, or whomever, but the vast majority of us want to be able to throw up the latest episode of family guy, or watch babylon 5 reruns while we work on something else.

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    1. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by bograt · · Score: 5, Funny

      the vast majority of us want to be able to throw up the latest episode of family guy

      Just like Seth MacFarlane does every week!

      (kidding, I love the show)

    2. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by Jurily · · Score: 4, Insightful

      With more and more content being sent via internet connections rather than traditional connections, ie cable, phone, satellite, pony express, Operating Systems in order to provide mainstream support will need to be able to provide support for these types of media.

      Which is why we must force them to use open standards. The problem today is everyone and their dog has their own streaming implementaion, for whatever reasons. Which is of course incompatible not only across operating systems in general, but often across Windows versions as well.

      We just need to make the producers realize this.

    3. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by characterZer0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      What incentive do they have to use open standards? Unless it makes them more money, they will not do it.

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    4. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by Tanktalus · · Score: 4, Interesting

      By providing open-standard compression/decompression media libraries from the community, the content producers can focus on, you know, content. Media producers are media producers, not software developers, so anything that allows them to focus on "core competencies" instead of flitting about with things they shouldn't have to care about should be a win for everyone.

    5. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by Yvanhoe · · Score: 2, Insightful

      This content is not available on Internet, it is available in America.
      Told it before and telling it again : when you serve content depending on IP address localization, you are doing something wrong on the Internet.

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    6. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by Jurily · · Score: 2, Insightful

      What incentive do they have to use open standards? Unless it makes them more money, they will not do it.

      Reaching the ever-growing crowd that's not win32-based. Also, standard tools make for better applications, and ultimately, happy users.

    7. Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way by NotBorg · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Who says they are developing software now? ABC uses Move Media player. They didn't develop their own, they contracted out. No real focus shifting for ABC, they're still focused on content.

      The difference open standards would make would be felt by companies like Move Networks who really are and should be focused on how the content is delivered. To ABC its not that relevant as long as they get some level of assurance from Move that their content is somewhat secure. Judging from the content you see on torrents it seems to be just that. The content is ripped from cable TV. Path of least resistance it seems.

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  2. Great by ioshhdflwuegfh · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Do latest hulu improvements also include accessibility from outside of US?

    1. Re:Great by gregthebunny · · Score: 5, Informative

      This has nothing to do with Boxee. Hulu does not stream content outside the United States because the content is provided by US television networks. (I'm not saying I agree with this, but that is certainly the rationalization.)

  3. Up to Netflix by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Informative

    Still lacking in the latest Linux release, however, is the long-awaited addition of Netflix movie and TV show streaming for subscribers to Netflix's monthly service.

    According to this thread, the ball's in Netflix's court to get their streaming service running on Linux: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=3385

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    1. Re:Up to Netflix by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 4, Funny

      The posts in that thread make me just about lose all hope for humanity.

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    2. Re:Up to Netflix by Scutter · · Score: 3, Funny

      According to this thread, the ball's in Netflix's court to get their streaming service running on Linux:

      I'd be happy if they got their streaming service working on Windows.

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  4. XBMC, MythTV? by lordofthechia · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Now to see if the XBMC and MythTV plugin (MythVodka) are working again, so far a quick google search is bringing up pages upon pages of posts of when it stopped working in February....

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    1. Re:XBMC, MythTV? by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 2, Informative

      The XBMC threads are still "we're working on it." I wish Boxee would play nice and roll out the source of the updates.

      Hulu Development Thread
      Hulu Release Thread

  5. Re:The Next "Killer App" by chammy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Mythbuntu walks you through most of the setup for Mythtv. The only problems I've ever run into were related to my ATI card (terrible drivers at the time).

    The average person won't care about doing crazy stuff like DVR on their PC -- they'll just use a real DVR like everybody else.

    Now, the average "power user" or whatever they're called would have to be pretty lame if they couldn't go through the wizards and junk in Mythbunutu. I've probably set up two databases in my entire lifetime, but in Mythbuntu it was so easy I went ahead and used it in my Amarok install too. IMO the ability to stick a DVD in and rip/burn at the click of a button is well worth the effort of the setup.

  6. Re:I need better proxy support by stokessd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've contacted the BBC and asked to pay for access. They currently do not offer anything for me. It's a market with no product. My two options are go with watching the BBC or get a proxy. The proxy costs me about the same as you are paying, and I'd be glad to send that straight to the Bebe if I could.

    Sheldon