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Boxee vs. Zinc vs. Hulu

Posted by timothy on from the we-had-to-invent-tv-and-we-liked-it dept.

For those with a Windows PC and some time for TV, DeviceGuru writes "Which is the best Internet media streaming application for a media-center PC? Boxee, Zinc, or the new Hulu Desktop? A post at DeviceGuru.com reviews these three media streaming platforms and draws some interesting conclusions. Key pros and cons are tabulated and numerous screenshots are included. Interestingly, despite lots of Boxee hype, Zinc already has a number of valuable features that Boxee is scrambling to add to its next version, due out in the fall. On the other hand, Boxee boasts far more third-party content-access applications support."

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  1. Re:None of them by Daengbo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Agreed that they aren't too useful for me, but Boxee does torrents and runs on Linux, so it's really my only choice of the three.

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  2. Re:Screw them ALL! by macaddict · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Since none of them support OS X unless you have an Intel processor

    Hulu does. I'm running Hulu Desktop on a G5.

  3. PC or Platform by houghi · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The summery first talks about the PC and then about a platform. Which is it?

    For the PC I prefer MPlayer-plugin with Firefox. As a platform I use my Linux hosting and as a player I use http://www.gdd.ro/gddflvplayer.html

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