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Published: Jan 13, 2010 Author: Niko Lupala Editor: Amber Lupala Provider: Patriot Share this article:

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HTPC is something that is getting into every house these days, but what if you don't want a big computer by your TV? There are several small media players on the market that can stream the content to your TV so you don't have to have a bulky computer hooked up to it.

Patriot Box Office is one of these devices and we recieved one of them for a review, we are going to see how this device handles various formats such as; images and music so stick around to see what we think about it.

About Patriot:

Check out their website for more information, http://www.patriotmem.com/company/index.jsp

Features:

Supports Full HD-video playback up to 1080p
Supports Dolby® Digital and DTS® surround sound
Expandable internal storage via 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD
Supports video playback via UPnP network streaming
Browse for shared videos, photos and music from networks and USB Flash Drives and USB external storage
Supports many popular media formats

More features, http://www.patriotmem.com/products/detailp.jsp?prodline=6&catid=69&prodgroupid=159&id=895&type=20
 

The Product:

 
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The unit comes packed in a blue box with a picture of the unit on it. They also included a WIFI adapter from Patriot which is recommended if you want to stream media through WIFI without any issues. 

On the side of the box you can read about the Box Office various features.

 
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With the device you get a bunch of accessories and among them there is a quick install paper, cd with manual and software, batteries, and a power adapter so you can power the unit up. It works from 110-240V so you won't have any problems regardless of where you live around the world.

You also get a USB cable, RGB cable, and a HDMI cable that is classed 1,3 for the latest functions as to date.