Comments on: Five reasons Iomega TV beats Boxee Box

By: Tim Borka

Tim Borka — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:08:42 +0000

I like the track pad. The rest of the points are either opinion or negatives. I don’t like the looks, want an internal drive, or iomega’s bloatware.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:59:11 +0000

^the the^the thing

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:58:18 +0000

"We’ve already established that buying an Iomega TV with built-in storage isn’t a particularly good deal on price-per-GB level"

Um, no you haven't. TFA doesn't even mention what the the costs. Was there a paragraph that got edited out?

By: James M S

James M S — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:25:13 +0000

The more the merrier I say. I love my D-Link Boxee Box and agree with Richard Rudol's comments, that when it comes to Iomega and NAS, It's best to let the customer decide an alternative if they want. Too many friends have had woes with Iomega NAS and support. As for the design, I guess it all depends on taste. I prefer something different and enjoy the sinking box design. If you like the designer Philippe Starck, then the Boxee box will be pleasing to the eye. If you like IKEA and the organized look, then the Iomega box is right up your alley. Kudos to Iomega for the Track Pad, but I guess there will eventually be a third party that will roll out a Boxee remote that has voice recognition. Who knows? The industry is on it's head about the Internet Set Top Box and it will only get better for all. I hope.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:46:27 +0000

Huh? It's not called Iomega "TV!"? or "Boxee!"? …strange.

By: Dain Binder

Dain Binder — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:52:42 +0000

Agreed.

By: prd

prd — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:47:27 +0000

1) I LIKE the Boxee Box design… what I don't need is another "router" box setting on my rack.
2) This option (which undoubtedly will cost you) is neither here nor there. All my files are on a server anyway so that any device in my home can access it. But you can plug a drive into the BBox if needed…
3) The BBox is not vaporware. You can buy it now, and it works great. I have yet to find a file it won't play. There will always be an update upcoming…
4) Big deal… this will probably cost you extra after some trial period anyway. Remember #2 up there? Can already be done if wanted… which its not… I either take media with me or can stream from several sources already.
5) I like the track pad option – that is a great addition. But does it still have the qwerty keyboard? That is also very useful…

I Like iOmega (can't tell you how many Zip!, Jazz! and Clik! disks I still have), and it's always good to have options… but it hardly beats the BBox…

By: Richard Rudol

Richard Rudol — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:04:49 +0000

It sounds very nice; however, the biggest minus is fact this box is made by iOmega. I have recently dumped my iOmega NAS and replaced it with Boxee Box and Synology NAS and finally everything works just as suppose to.
Do not waste your money with iOmega. It is simply junk.