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the boxee box is an htpc/media entertainment center that plays all types of video, audio, and links with several major websites. it replaces a computer being hooked up to the tv full-time. rama, this is perfect, really. ps3 needs you to manually decode most of the more esoteric forms of video (like matroska) and isn't the most graceful streamer of music either. oh, and this has full 10.1 flash support, whereas the ps3's browser sucks donkey dick. a modded original xbox can't handle good HD video without occasional hiccups, and it doesn't support hulu or the website features. a laptop's nice, but you've gotta hook it up every time (not to mention most laptops don't like 1080p streaming that much, there are few that'll work without being a lot of money). and a desktop won't support any tv through a digital output (a la hdmi) without 'recognizing' it every time you turn the tv on, which'll screw up multi-monitor support and everything every time you change the channel on the tv (i know this for certain, my tv screws up my three monitors every time). 200 for seamless integrated media support? that's even better than one of those netbook media centers running XBMC or something, and this has gigabit internet, integrated .11n wireless, sd card support, optical audio out, and lots of installable apps to sweeten the deal. this is a stunning item that i'd easily pay 300 for, and it's only 200...with a full qwerty remote! ps: connor, check this out for more information about the boxee box.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/boxee-box-officially-announced-under-200-flash-10-1-support/ the boxee box has officially been announced. honestly? i can't build an htpc with those features for 200$. i'll be buying one. what about you? has anyone else been following set-top htpcs lately? there's some cool stuff available. considering this'll do facebook, twitter, pandora, hulu, just about any streaming audio, video, or picture content, AND look good at the same time...it's perfect. /necrobump update: boxee box releases in nine days. it's available at amazon, with some features listed on-site there. link here.

hey man, do you know any metulz? after that whole homicide of homeless people showed up and were just smelling up the room, i'm glad we were able to jam for a while. it was mad fun, dude. YOU! i need to get in touch with you!

weather didn't clear up? sorry, man. wasn't my megaman hat thing. looks like it's yours now. maybe that'll make you feel better =) yeah, vinnie, it's all about the n64. i'm not that great myself, and the controllers were total shit (you couldn't dash at all), but it's a lot of fun. d-lux always owns me, though...damned kirby and your overpowered-ness. i play as dk, though, so it's my own damned fault i get hosed half the time.

didn't we just talk about this on the phone like two days before this was posted? thanks to the props, everyone! i don't mind critiques, either, so thanks for that as well. everything will help me improve down the line.

whew, i really had a good time this year. too bad i was sick for half of it. dude, you're like game music superhero or something, you know them all. i love jamming with you because i can say 'how about this?' and you've already got a sweet arrangement to try. also jamming props to the xenotones, piano guy, and the metulz drummer who was in there half the con. was our drive not funnnn? =( =( =( seriously, though, anyone who can keep up a running conversation for seven hours with me and not recap old stuff is pretty awesome. i usually struggle on long trips to stay awake, but not this time! fourteen hours round-trip for me is pretty good. smash was a lot of fun! we need to get more people to play that game. the others are dumb, it's all about the original =) we will also definitely need to organize some more catan next time. the only reason i went to stuff is because i happened to be near someone who was organizing it. no reason to rage about it.

picking it up now.

i'm home and happy to finally sleep in a real bed - but i still miss everyone =( diotrans, we'll catan it up next year!

too bad you couldn't get 7. it'll install the drivers for you, as long as w7 recognizes the board - which it always does.

HOW MANY FISH HEADS? jhalsdfjhalsdf WARP ME TO HALIFAX

dude i'm so sorry! i'll stop mixing now. lame originality is seriously an issue on the internet - i just want to hear the same shit that's been around for eight hundred years...none of these non-fitting chords. now get off my porch.

i totally grabbed it. anyone up for playing when i'm back from mag?

i'm leaving tomorrow morning, around 11. HOT.

one of the guys i'm driving needs a ride back to lancaster pa on sunday (he thought the con only went until then). anyone in that area?

hellz yeah! i've been wanting that one!

i have a few of those black plastic things from going to see it a few times. they're relatively nice, actually.

it's a good movie, and it's only a dollar to rent. that's not THAT bad. i was hoping for a trials HD discount too, but oh well.

this thread needs to die already. there will not be a golden sun remix project any time soon, for one main reason - there's simply not enough interest in it.

which is good marketing strategy.

go figure =( components were super cheap for a while, right before sdram prices skyrocketed. that might have had something to do with it. i dunno.

did you even bother to look at the specs of that particular card first before posting that? that's a dual-gpu card, hence the SLI in the name. it's two cards on one chip to save space. a notebook graphics card isn't like a desktop graphics card. a 9800M wouldn't be dropped in like a 9800GT would be. it'd either be integrated onto the motherboard or installed directly from a factory. laptop graphics cards fall under the same pricing distinction as good agp and pci only cards do - if you need it, you've gotta pay a premium for it. hence the 1k pricepoint. edit: neblix, what i just said applies as well. yeah, the 260's better by a little bit...than 2 9800M cards. of course it'll only be a little bit in that regard. also, like i said above, it's not a desktop card. what looks like a minimal gain is extensive for a laptop because of the limited heat profiles and power capabilities. 10% more performance isn't much in a desktop but is light years in a laptop. same goes with the cpus (also, like i told you in that email, ghz isn't everything. manufacturing processes, heat profiles, FSB...).

i wasn't a fan of the random mylifesucks stuff either, but that's just me it's a guest writer, neko. not the normal crap.

bullshit. that 9800GT's a last-gen mobile card that's been out for ages. there's a mobile 260 or 275 card out now that puts that thing to shame. 650 is a good deal, likely because the cpu is a piece of shit. but i don't think i'd call foul on it.