We have a bunch of Boxee Box news today!
Pre-order now!
D-Link has signed up Amazon (US only) as exclusive pre-order partners for the Boxee Box. People who pre-order through Amazon in the US will receive their Boxee Box before it goes on sale anywhere else.
We think the Boxee Box is ideal for people who want to:
- Play what you normally watch on your computer (whether it is on the Internet or your home network) on their TV
- Tailor the Internet experience to a huge flat screen
- Do it in full HD, 1080p with 5.1 surround whenever possible
- Share the stuff you watch with your friends and see what they are watching
- Use a simple remote rather than a keyboard and mouse
If that is what you are looking to do on your TV then you will love the Boxee Box. It’s $199 and it’s available for pre-order now 
UPDATE: you can now pre-order the Boxee Box in Canada through BestBuy.
International launch:
We have some good news for people who live in _______ (see list below)! D-Link has decided to go for an International launch rather than just release in the US.
Come this November the Boxee Box will be available in the following countries: the US, Canada, Australia and in Europe – Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
As soon as we have news regarding other countries we will let you know.
Intel Inside:
The Boxee Box has moved to a completely new platform, and is now based on the Intel Atom Processor (the Intel CE4100 system-on-a-chip codenamed “Sodaville”). This switch means that Boxee will be part of the Smart TV program that Intel is pushing and that will be heavily promoted this fall.
At CES we demoed a Boxee Box running on Nvidia’s Tegra 2 platform. We decided to make the switch to Intel earlier this year (which was a part of what delayed us from our earlier ‘Q2 launch date) to provide better support for high-profile h264, HD playback. There is plenty for us to do with Nvidia on the mobile front and future generations of Tegra are being designed to support a wide variety of video formats, so we are excited to be continuing our relationship in other ways.
The Boxee Box with Intel Inside supports full HD. 1080p, High Profile 4.1. And while the spec calls for 62.5Mbit/s, we have actually tested it in excess of 90Mbit/s (sorry, that’s the highest bitrate sample we could get our hands on). No sweat.
We’re at the Intel Developer Forum today showing off the new Boxee Box by D-Link so if you’re in the area, stop by and see us.
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Hi, … living in Spain I tried to pre-order to Amazon.com, but they say that they can't deliver it to my address and then I saw in the Boxee box information :
" Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. "
So how international customers can make their pre-order as U.S. ones !?
because I red above that it was possible: " D-Link has decided to go for an International launch rather than just release in the US. "
Please can you help me, I'd like to pre-order it too.
Thank you
Pre-order is available only in the US & Canada, but in November it will start selling across Europe online and in some cases in retail
Avner, will HFS+ be supported? I have 4tb formatted as such, and if its supported I will be pre-ordering this week!
it does support HFS+. I have 6TB of HFS+.
Thanks for the quick reply! Your level of involvement in all things Boxee never ceases to amaze me. I will be placing my order on Wednesday. I am so excited!
I was wondering, why is there such a price difference between the US and the Australian prices? In australia it is going to retail for $350, yet in the US its going for $200. Even with exchange rates and shipping it will only cost approx $250 for people to import from the states to australia. Is there some $100 Australia Tax that DLink is adding onto the price or is it something legitimate?
I've seen this question posted above without an answer. If the Boxee has an external hardrive connected to it, will I be able to transfer files onto the external hard drive through the Boxee from my laptop / desktop? Thanks and looking forward for the release!
I was wondering if you have any control over D-Link's pricing? They have announced that the Boxee will cost AUD$350 in Australia, yet the US$ price of $199 is like AUD$208 and shipping is less then $40 if using a mail forwarding service.
Also, and more importantly, will consumers have warranty or support concerns if we choose to import a Boxee ourselfs, and not purchase from D-Link locally?
FINALLY!!!
except…
$349AUD is such a rip off. That's about $100 more than I'm every going to pay.
Count me out.
Avner hey,
will the boxee box electric current is universal or its only compatible for the us?
cause i order one from amazon and im living in israel.
thanks
omer.
I see no answer about the $350 ripoff that it's gonna be in Australia. Good luck selling it locally most people will get it shipped from the USA
Since WDTV opened the competition with its sub $200 pricing its going to be a hard sell for boxee. Especially with the Apple TV device @ $129aus which has similar aspirations with a lower 720p res
The price gourge for teh Australian market is pretty stupid from a marketing point – compared to WDTV live and a 2 tb HD for the same price as a boxee.
I have a PCH a200 and was considering the switch – but at that price point I will likely not bother.
It looked good especially the remote!
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Do you have a release date for Israel?
Also, is there any way to connect the Boxee to an older picture-tube TV until I can finally get my hands on a 1080-capable LCD or plasma?
No release date for Israel. It only works on flatscreen TVs with HDMI. sorry.
Depends on your TV connections. You can buy a HDMI to composite adapter from here…
http://www.hdtvsupply.com/hdmi-to-composite-conve…
But it's an expensive option. Best bet is to go out and buy a new TV.