What is a media center without a p2p-client, or more specifically, BitTorrent?
mvix-mx780hdToday, there are many ways to download files with BitTorrent without using your PC. From BitTorrent-compatible NAS-devices to wireless routers with BT capabilities, new products are constantly developed to improve your downloading experience. Oddly enough, there are no media centers that come with a built in BitTorrent client. Strange, because this could be one of the most fruitful and convenient combinations. There have been attempts though. In 2005, a Dutch company introduced the “Lamabox”, the worlds first “p2p compliant” media player. The device was capable of connecting to all the popular p2p networks (including BitTorrent), and users could search, download and play all the files they could find. Unfortunately the “Lamabox” was discontinued, and up to now, I haven’t seen any BitTorrent compliant devices like it. This is likely to change with the release of the new media center from Mvix, which will have a built in BitTorrent client. With the yet to be released Mvix MX-
