I’d suggest that the Xbox is the most-used electronic device in our house, aside from the fridge. For years I’ve used XBMC on our original Xbox to play media from our networked computers on the TV. This setup works really, really well, but provides two less-than-perfect scenarios.

Firstly, because of hardware limitations, the Xbox cannot decode H.264 video files. This is a problem, as more and more media I want to watch is being delivered in a higher quality format, but we’re forced to stick with older, lower-definition releases.

Also, the Xbox will one day die, and what will I replace it with? Although the fan-base is huge, I’ll only be able to buy another second-hand Xbox, complete with its own history of abuse. Even considering the CPU limitations, “another Xbox” was the most likely avenue.

I now know about Boxee on the Apple TV and think this might be a suitable solution.

Has anyone used this before and if so how did you find it? I’m hoping it extends the Apple interface, because I think that their Front Row-esque menus are clean and clear.

Adam and I launched The Frontier Group’s blog today. You’ll find that most of my technical or computer-related posts will be published there from now on, and lambie.org will take a more personal direction.

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