Archive for the ‘Video’ Category

Review: Boxee is the power tool

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

In my reviews of OTT solutions, I would be remiss if I didn’t write about the much anticipated Boxee Box. Boxee has been available as free software for a laptop or home theater PC for quite some time, but I’ve avoided it because I prefer a small box, a turnkey appliance. ...

Review: Roku is the perfect streamer

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

TweetContinuing my reviews of “over the top” (OTT) solutions, the Roku deserves a special place in the list of options. Roku started out with music streaming devices, then moved on to video a couple years ago. Their equipment and software is mature and feature rich, showing the polish of consistent updates. ...

Review: Sezmi delivers OTA plus OTT

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

TweetCustomers are doing more than ever with their fast Sonic.net Fusion service, with video being a primary application. I’ve written previously about OTT, or “over the top”, which is the delivery of video entertainment via, or over the top of, an Internet connection.  More and more consumers and adding over the ...

Full Circle

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Imagine if: The wrong path With the World Cup in progress, I’ve seen more discussion about ESPN’s “360″ subscription model, (now called “ESPN3“) and we’ve seen one or two requests from customers that Sonic.net subscribe to ESPN3 for all of its customers. However, I have real concerns about what ESPN is attempting ...