Iomega has joined D-Link to offer a set top media player with Boxee’s software included. TV with Boxee is interesting in that not only is their a full suite of multimedia options, but they’re also offering the player as diskless and in a NAS version with 1TB and 2TB capacity options. The onboard storage is a similar approach that Western Digital has taken in their WD TV Live Hub.
Iomega has joined D-Link to offer a set top media player with Boxee’s software included. TV with Boxee is interesting in that not only is their a full suite of multimedia options, but they’re also offering the player as diskless and in a NAS version with 1TB and 2TB capacity options. The onboard storage is a similar approach that Western Digital has taken in their WD TV Live Hub.
The Iomega TV with Boxee is powered by the Intel Atom processor CE4100, bringing enough power required to play 1080P HD videos, run a TV browser, play Adobe Flash 10.1 and more. Incidentally, this is the same configuration D-Link uses, which means Boxee will easily be able to roll out firmware updates for both units. The unit also includes WiFi built-in for easy network setup and streaming, dual USB ports and is DLNA compatible.
While the headline is Boxee and the internal storage options, the Iomega TV product has been around for a bit. On the content side they offer popular services like VUDU, Crackle, Pandora, mainstream broadcast media, and some cable outlets.
Pricing and Availability
Iomega TV with Boxee will be available in February in diskless ($229), 1TB ($299) and 2TB ($349) versions.
