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Popcorn Hour Popbox
6.2 out of 10

Popcorn Hour Popbox

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Overall 6
6.0

Not for Apple OSX Lion Users

acricketer "cric", Amazon
16 October 2011
  • Summary: Very excited when I first got the Popbox to stream movies and shows from my iMac to the TV. Was disappointed to find out that Apple no longer supports SMB file sharing in...
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Overall 6
6.0

Not Good For Music

Joseph Bejm "JB", Amazon
3 October 2011
  • Summary: 3 Stars for Movies 1 star for Music and other problems PopBox is going back... If you want just for movies then this box is OK but if for other stuff then think twice...
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Overall 6
6.0

I prefer a Boxee Box

adangit, Amazon
9 May 2011
  • Summary: I recently purchased the ZyXEL NSA221 2-bay Network Attached Storage and Media Server NAS Media server, 2x2TB Western Digital drivers, a PopBox and a Boxee box to see
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Overall 6
6.0

Only so so after all the hype

mbeebe, Amazon
5 December 2010
  • Summary: It works well on a basic media player level and never stutters over the network, but it regularly freezes and doesn't have any of the functionality originally hyped on
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Overall 6
6.0

Could have been better.

C. Pommer, Amazon
16 August 2010
  • Summary: This product works great, other than the fact that when I bought it I was supposed to be able to stream Netflix through it.
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Overall 6
6.0

A good device that will get better

Robert Nederhorst "throbby throb", Amazon
22 July 2010
  • Summary: I have a WDTV Live and I am replacing it with the popbox at this time. Why? Well, I have a large collection of movies and being able to see the thumbnails from IMDB is...
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Overall 6
6.0

Over-hyped Disappointment

Jake Wharton, Amazon
21 July 2010
  • Summary: I've been craving something to natively challenge the XBMC and Boxee scene and this device was promised to be such a contender.
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Overall 6
6.0

This CAN be a 5 Star Device

Lance Chapman, Amazon
18 July 2010
  • Summary: Almost every con is being worked on by Syabas they have taken notice to the problems and all major fixes can be done with software.
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Overall 6
6.0

Unless You Want to Play the Role of Beta Tester, Don't Buy

Brandon Creek, Amazon
18 July 2010
  • Summary: After having the Popbox for the weekend, I can honestly say that it has the most potential of any media streamer I have purchased.
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