Philips describes its new HMP2000 as a ‘smart media box’, along the lines of rivals such as the AppleTV and Western Digital’s WDTV Live. However, it would probably be more accurate to describe it as a Netflix box, since Netflix is clearly its primary raison d’être. Philips HMP2000 HD networked media player Media smartie: …

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Monday 7th May 2012 12:01 GMT ridley

Design by committee

Who on earth sits down and thinks "I know lets make a set top box that nothing will stack on"?

Apart from that a very very limited device.

Very much a fail for me.

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Monday 7th May 2012 13:37 GMT Kristian Walsh

Wouldn't the 7000 be more review-worthy?

It's mentioned in passing, but it seems to be a better specified unit, with DLNA support too...

In price and features it's more like the AppleTV or WD... how about a group-test?

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Monday 7th May 2012 14:45 GMT Karl 14

Boxee Box

I've had two of Boxee Boxes since launch, and are the sweetest media players out there...

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1. Tuesday 8th May 2012 10:17 GMT Alex Walsh
  
  Re: Boxee Box
  
  I've got a boxee box. They're buggy as hell- mine now hangs as I try to switch accounts. There's always something not working quite right :/
  
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Monday 7th May 2012 15:20 GMT Anonymous Coward

Pass!

Philips are really on the downward spiral to a 'stick on' brand if they are not already there. If its "G" its not a hope of doing the 1080p over wireless unless the router is next to it.

All the are hoping for is, seeing the Netflix signs in curry's/tv and putting it on the shelf near bye undercutting the next brand. Its where Philips are these days, following and not leading.

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1. Monday 7th May 2012 17:55 GMT Greg 16
  
  Re: Pass!
  
  If it was streaming your own content then yeah wireless probably wouldn't be fast enough - but netfix is pretty low bandwidth so it should work fine.
  
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