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March 2010
(78%)
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The editors liked
Supports all the popular media formats
1080p Output
Small and Attractive
Excellent UPNP capabilities
Supports external storage as well as an expandable internal storage
Price
Small Dimensions
Full retail package HDMI cable bundled
Can playback almost anything from mpeg1
2
4 ASP & AVC formats
Can playback almost all audio formats (mp3
AAC
Flac
Ogg
WMA
RA)
1080p and DTS soundtracks are not a problem for this player
Sup...
Fast
Silent
Full HD
Easy to setup
Small footprint
Quiet operation
Three USB ports
Wide compatibility with video
Music
And photo formats
Intuitive interface
Good value
Lots of supported formats
Ease of use
Low price
Wide fileformat support
Internal hard drive bay
HDMI cable included.
Impressive file format support
Builtin BitTorrent client
Takes an internal 2.5″ HDD
Support for USB WiFi adapter
Small size and well made
Use with or without HDD
Fast and easy to use
Wired or wireless with the optional dongle
Good looking interface
Plays pretty much everything
Includes Bitorrent client
Quiet
The editors didn't like
Bland UI
Windows 7 connection issues
Gold
The design of the remote control could be better
Support for Greek subtitles needs some work
Included fan makes lot of noise unless you disconnect it
No Internet Widgets
Menus and overall graphics could have a better design
Windows 7 sharing needs re...
Would have liked another USB port
Cooling system could be better
Wireless USB adaptor not fitting on the back USB port
Small footprint, Quiet operation, Three USB ports, Wide compatibility with video, music, and photo formats, Intuitive interface, Good value,
Cooling system could be better,
The Patriot Box Office Core has proven to be an extremely versatile media player. It played all the video, audio and photo formats I tossed its way, and the various connectivity options make playing media from multiple sources quick and easy. Its com...
The Patriot PBO Box Office media player is a great solution for those home theater aficionados who don't want or need the added complexity of a dedicated HTPC. Compared to most computers, even those mini-ITX formats, the PBO has a tiny footprint. It'...
The Patriot Box Office media player appliance is by far the most capable video player we've currently tested. It can connect up to practically any hosting device you can think of, from local devices to UPNP servers and just about any networked device...
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It's easy to be critical of a product like the Patriot Box Office that is designed to perform many different tasks instead of focusing on being best on a handful few. To be fair, however, at $100 it is hard to ask for everything, especially if you hav...
Supports all the popular media formats, 1080p Output, Small and Attractive, Excellent UPNP capabilities, Supports external storage as well as an expandable internal storage, Price,
Bland UI, Windows 7 connection issues, gold
Now everything wasn't flawless with the Box Office. There was a network connection issue with Windows 7, where there would be no folders listed under the NET options. I used a work around, adding the computer manually. To do this, I added a new adminis...
Overall, Patriot's Box Office represents a great first effort by a company making its first steps into the field of consumer electronics devices. The box's main feature is to play just about any media file type and bring your media collection to your big...
Small size and well made, Use with or without HDD, Fast and easy to use, Wired or wireless with the optional dongle, Good looking interface, Plays pretty much everything, Includes Bitorrent client, Quiet
Slow wireless speeds, Remote must be pointed right at box, Limited connection options
The Patriot Box Office is basically the perfect media player, it’s small and quiet and it plays pretty much everything out there. It has both HDMI and composite connections on it so you’re covered for SD and HD Tvs, and the picture quality is...
