D-Link recently introduced Boxee Box, a rather unconventional-looking $200 set-top box that promises the control and flexibility of a desktop program packed into a standalone box. DigitalTrends tested the device and concludes that it works with almost any file and plays a wide variety of online content, but complains about the design and the unstable software.

"Feeling stifled by the narrow scope set-top boxes like Apple TV, but not quite ready to start stuffing circuits into a box to build your own home theater PC? D-Link pushes forth an unlikely solution with the funky and curiously geometric Boxee Box, which promises the control and flexibility of a desktop program packed into a standalone box. While it somehow manages to fall a little short of both, plenty of digital entertainment gurus will still find plenty to like in its imperfect middle ground."



Link: DigitialTrends