Home Theater reviews the Akimbo Systems Video On Demand Player and says this:
“Akimbo has entered the video on demand fray with a unique service, the first to deliver video content via the Internet to a set-top box, versus the more traditional cable/satellite VOD solutions. The Akimbo player is also comparable to a DVR. Both are hard-disk-drive-based source components, but the only signal Akimbo can accept is the digital programming available from their dedicated servers in the form of DRM-protected Windows Media 9 files. As a result, Akimbo is putting much time and money into providing a wide variety of content, positioning themselves first and foremost as a service provider. Keep in mind that the deck is not an encoder of any sort—it’s strictly a Windows Media 9 decoder.”

full review here.

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