UI Improvements For Boxee Box Incoming
While the interface wasn’t on our list of no-nos in our Boxee Box review, there’s always room for improvement. Boxee has announced in their forums that they’ll be updating the box’s firmware with a few changes that should make it smoother overall.
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Here’s what’s going down:
- An initial setup screen that lets you choose whether Boxee should focus on local content or stuff pulled from the web, addressing a common complaint amongst the geekier crowds that the Boxee Box UI put too much emphasis on web content.
- More sort and filter options in the browse screens
- Alphabetical navigation (skip to letters)
- Mark watched/unwatched, browse only one or the other
- Hourly and manual scan options
Sounds like a substantial update. Hopefully Boxee will continue to support the software and add features like these.
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