Filed under: Internet, Video, Macintosh
Boxee media player adds ABC.com to its lineup
by Brad Linder Jan 22nd 2009 at 5:00PM
Today's update is significant, because up until now ABC's web video player has been something of a walled garden. While CBS, Fox, and NBC have been making their videos available for distribution on Hulu, Fancast, AOL TV, MSN TV and a variety of other outlets, if you want to watch full length episodes of ABC shows you're pretty much stuck with the ABC web site.
ZeeVee's ZViewer does offer a full screen interface for perusing ABC videos, but video playback is rather clunky since you have to click a button on the screen to resume playback after each commercial. Boxee lets users navigate through the whole video with a remote control. No mouse required.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Adam said 10:53PM on 1-22-2009
Do I need to manually download an update? It's not showing up for me on my Mac.
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Calagan said 8:34AM on 1-23-2009
It's nice from Boxee to add content like Hulu, CBS and ABC, but for non-US users, it really gets frustrating when you click on friends' recommended shows only to get a nasty message showing up, telling you this is not available in your country.
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Jash Sayani said 8:34AM on 1-23-2009
Finally I can watch LOST on my Mac....
Time to ditch cable?
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lobato said 9:41AM on 1-23-2009
> Boxee's Ubuntu and Windows software can't handle ABC video yet
I haven't even found a Windows version to download there... is it in private beta or something?
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Brad Linder said 9:44AM on 1-23-2009
Yup:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/01/16/first-look-at-boxee-alpha-media-center-for-windows/