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By: In a Perfect World: The Death of AppleTV | Bringing Linux to the Masses

In a Perfect World: The Death of AppleTV | Bringing Linux to the Masses — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:38:58 +0000

[...] beast runs on Linux! W00T! In addition to the fact that most of the top tech blogs also cared (TorrentFreak, Engadget, Gizmodo, Electonista, Techfresh, Gadgettastic, AppleTV Source) [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:27:12 +0000

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By: .::.Crea tus Blogs.::. » Blog Archive » Los set-top boxes en el umbral de la convergencia: ahora BitTorrent llega al televisor

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:38:10 +0000

[...] el televisor y, por tanto, directamente en el hogar, alguien ha aparecido en el horizonte creando un cacharrito para poner torrents en la tele de casa. Llego a ello a travÃ©s de Torrentfreak y parece evidente que la cosa se explica por sÃ misma como [...]

By: On Humax and Set Top Boxes « On Technology

On Humax and Set Top Boxes « On Technology — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:58:40 +0000

[...] more interesting development is BitTorrent’s move into STB software and the emergence of the Myka STB. This is the future. I expect over the next few years for something similar to happen with video as [...]

By: Announcing partnership with Myka.tv [6] | Clint Is A Geek.com

Announcing partnership with Myka.tv [6] | Clint Is A Geek.com — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:23 +0000

[...] to test with yet, but when I do I’ll write more about it. TorrentFreak has also written a good overview of the Myka. So what are you waiting for, pre-order now for the low low price of $289! (and [...]

By: Daniel O'Connell

Daniel O'Connell — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:28:00 +0000

[...] Article here: http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-on-tv-080321/#comment-316283 [...]

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Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:56:52 +0000

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By: craigdennisonline.com » Consoles Are Dead: Long Live Convergence (Apparently)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:46:38 +0000

[...] use of peer 2 peer technologies is already seeping into the mainstream with this set-top box having a built in bitTorrent client as well as being able to play 1080i HD content – something which [...]

By: BrainaicX

BrainaicX — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:29:40 +0000

I just plug my PC into my TV ><
But it seems nifty none the less

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By: Rich8899

Rich8899 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:08:55 +0000

Networked Tivo and Tivo.net leverages exisitng equipment with no need to spend $$$

http://sourceforge.net/projects/tivodotnet

By: 123Kid

123Kid — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:38:18 +0000

Nice.

By: #sh Blog

#sh Blog — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:13:47 +0000

BitTorrent in a box…

Ein Hersteller in den USA will ab Sommer diesen Jahres eine TV Set-Top Box namens Myka auf den Markt bringen. Diese soll es einfach ermÃ¶glichen, Filme auch direkt via BitTorrent zu beziehen. Dabei soll wohl die Benutzerfreundlichkeit im Vordergrund st…

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By: chris

chris — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:38:59 +0000

seems overpriced 2 me i bought a 50 dollar hdmi upconrting divx dvd player with usb slot on just put xvids avi’s mpeg;s etc. on the flash drive and use it with my dvd player.

By: mierda media

mierda media — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:24:39 +0000

A card reader/ext. hard drive adapter for a t.v. would be awesome.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:59:57 +0000

[quote comment="315692"]
[quote]What happens when the videos it finds are in Rar format?[/quote]

It either unrars them or can’t.

[quote]Or the torrent is stuck at 97% because there are no seeders?[/quote]

The same thing happens as to anyone who downloads torrents – it doesn’t complete. Simple.
[/quote]

To me, a box like this seems aimed at people who aren’t well versed in the use of things like BitTorrent. I mean, it’s a box that you plug in and it lets you download TV shows and movies, then play them on a TV. Anyone who is knowledgable about BT will already be using a computer to download this stuff.

When a novice buys something like this, they expect it to work. Judging by my own experiences with BT, I’d expect this to have about a 50% success rate, if that.

By: Introducing Myka… BitTorrent on your TV « TubeSplash - Online Television News

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:43:04 +0000

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By: p2p

p2p — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:31:55 +0000

On private trackers you don’t hit and run, you keep seeding, which most likely you can’t do from desktop. Check this out – http://www.vuzebox.com

By: asscore

asscore — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:35:14 +0000

in response to norm, no a monitor does not look great, and I dont know about you but i dont have a couch or recliner in front of my computer. Also there are those of us with nice stereos and movie projectors, and we hate watching movies on little ass computer monitors

By: cc

cc — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:32:01 +0000

how the speed when playback . will it lag

By: Norm

Norm — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:57:18 +0000

Ever since I started using torrents, I haven’t needed a tv. My computer monitors look so great, that I just play everything on my computer. Since I download all my favorite shows, I have no need for tv service so I canceled my cable subscription. If torrents continue to grow in popularity, I’m afraid boxes like these will become obsolete.

By: Psi

Psi — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:52:20 +0000

That is awesome. I will probably get one when the price drops.

By: eggs

eggs — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:49:34 +0000

Torrefntfreak is dead

By: lol

lol — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:29:49 +0000

This is going to be a major flop. The only people that would buy something like this are the people that use torrents already (this isnt going to open up bittorrent to the masses). We already have on demand TV, films etc. And anyone can buy a slingbox for a quarter of that price and stream everything hassle free anyway.

The people that would buy this are smart enough to have already set up a cheaper and workable solution.

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By: slash

slash — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:05:47 +0000

[quote comment="315356"]Good Idea but $460 for 500 gig model. I paid $60 for an upconverting dvd player that lets me plug in usb flash drive. Also what would a virus do to this myka?[/quote]

…it said linux, not windows. show me a torrent with a virus for linux in it.

By: Ben Jones

Ben Jones — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:14:16 +0000

[quote comment="315801"]I don’t bother with this. I have a laptop with a ATi mobility radeon HD2900 which easily takes HD formats and attach it by the DVI to HDMI cable to my HDTV. It’s much cheaper than buying and Blu-ray player, as you only have to buy the external blu-ray disk drive.[/quote]
so…
What you’re saying is you bought a laptop for about $1500 which can do the same job as this $350 box? This is surprising?

The point is, this is a standalone box. It’s going to be ready to go out of the box, and it should be simple enough for anyone to use.

Yes, I’m sure many of us could assemble boxes to do the same, might even be able to do cheaper, but whilst you can use it, will your grandmother be able to? That will be the big test of the Myka unit – its usability.

Also, speaking as one who trained as a design engineer, assembling a system from lots of pre-made parts that only go together one way isn’t really that much of an accomplishment, nor is using the box afterwards with the software you’ve decided to put on it. copmuter assembly nowadays is no more difficult than a 5yo’s jigsaw set.The trick is making it retailable and attractive to people.

Now please, no more e-penii waving of “I bought a $2000 computer and I can just plug a TV in and do the same, so I’m not interested” It’s irrelevent. I have 3-4 systems I could do the same with, but I’m still looking forward to this box.

By: Crandom

Crandom — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:01:42 +0000

I don’t bother with this. I have a laptop with a ATi mobility radeon HD2900 which easily takes HD formats and attach it by the DVI to HDMI cable to my HDTV. It’s much cheaper than buying and Blu-ray player, as you only have to buy the external blu-ray disk drive.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:49:53 +0000

[quote]Won ton searching, d/l could bring viruses. A novice in bittorrents[/quote]

This thing runs Linux, therefore no chance of viruses.

[quote]What happens when the videos it finds are in Rar format?[/quote]

It either unrars them or can’t.

[quote]Or the torrent is stuck at 97% because there are no seeders?[/quote]

The same thing happens as to anyone who downloads torrents – it doesn’t complete. Simple.

[quote]ye toolsâ€¦..you can get a divx player and burn your .avi’s to blank cd-r’s as data, then crack it on!
blank CD’s cost like 20câ€¦â€¦why put it on blank dvd?:?[/quote]

Because blank DVDs cost the same (or less) and can hold 6 times more.

By: Bruce Wagner

Bruce Wagner — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:33:42 +0000

Don’t forget about the other option:

You can now buy a Philips/DVD/Divx-AVI/JPG player… which allows you to watch downloaded AVI files through a menu…

And it costs some incredibly low amount.

There are other brands too.

We bought one and love it!

By: The P!nk Pr!nce

The P!nk Pr!nce — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:07:50 +0000

Looks pretty mental, if they can get all the niggly bits that are bound to pop up sorted out by x-mas I would be up for getting one!

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:17:30 +0000

RESPECT!

By: Digimuse

Digimuse — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:09:41 +0000

It reminds me of the LamaBox.

What ever happened to that?

By: thenotsojollyroger

thenotsojollyroger — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:43:46 +0000

ye tools…..you can get a divx player and burn your .avi’s to blank cd-r’s as data, then crack it on!
blank CD’s cost like 20c……why put it on blank dvd?:?

By: crimson

crimson — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:57:22 +0000

nothing my http://www.popcornhour.com/ cant do already

By: Rekrul

Rekrul — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:26:02 +0000

What happens when the videos it finds are in Rar format? Or the only torrent it can find of a movie is on a private tracker? Or the torrent is stuck at 97% because there are no seeders?

By: poop

poop — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:35:17 +0000

quick tute on s-vid cables:
http://forum.superfundo.org/index.php?topic=4668.0

By: mierda media

mierda media — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:51:07 +0000

Wonder how this thing searches for the files.Won ton searching, d/l could bring viruses. A novice in bittorrents
would be better off letting someone in the know set this up.If there is such settings.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:00:13 +0000

Considering it can play networked media, isn’t the size of the HDD somewhat irrelevant? can’t you just pull out the recordings and have it stream the videos from your other PCs?

Yes, this requires some basic networking skill, but if you’re going to give the thing the ability to stream over a network, you may as well design it with techies in mind.

I agree with bertz – the more mainstream these become, the better it is for BTorrent – think of all those non-tech-savvy users, seeding movie files for ages without lifting a finger (assuming the thing auto-seeds)

By: steveballmer

steveballmer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:50:44 +0000

Apple tv is a darned joke and so is this! Thieves!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: JoeRodge

JoeRodge — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:17:09 +0000

[quote comment="315453"]**our videos onto a tv
**what they are doing is
**making[/quote]
wut

By: p2pvine.com

p2pvine.com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:58:54 +0000

Get BitTorrent on Your TV with Myka…

Until recently, if you’ve wanted to play videos you’ve downloaded on your TV, you either needed to hook it to your PC, buy an AppleTV, or use an Xbox. Now, one company aims to add another option – one which can get the videos itself, via BitTorrent…

By: bertz

bertz — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:51:01 +0000

**our videos onto a tv
**what they are doing is
**making

By: bertz

bertz — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:47:50 +0000

What you’ve got to concider is we, as people who use torrents frequently, are not the market they are aiming this product as, as alot of us have already got our own system for getting our vids on a tv. What it doing is trying to add to the legal side of bittorrent by maknig it more mainstream, which is very good for the protocol

By: Demonsweat

Demonsweat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:03:07 +0000

This looks great. On my end I use a modded xbox most of the time which plays anything I throw at. The 360 I have also works but it gets an attitude sometimes.

By: bob

bob — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:51:52 +0000

A much better box is the popcorn hour a-100.
http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/
Will play almost every video and audio codec (including mkv)and if you put in your own hard drive it has a bittorent client also.
Only problem with it is that there is a waiting list to buy one. About a 2 month waiting time to buy one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:43:03 +0000

[quote comment="315356"]Good Idea but $460 for 500 gig model. I paid $60 for an upconverting dvd player that lets me plug in usb flash drive. Also what would a virus do to this myka?[/quote]

Lets do the math algebraically

Linux = no viruses = x
myka = Linux box =y

X+Y=Linux box named myka Linux!=viruses

By: Kortanig

Kortanig — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:20:42 +0000

Sure we can all do it easier and cheaper, but think of how much this opens up the torrent market to those not on the leading edge of the wave like us… hopefully it is configured to leave their torrents seeding for a long time!