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Boxee is releasing a USB-based tuner for over-the-air TV support, but your HDTV probably already has one built in. (Credit: Boxee) Boxee co-founder Avner Ronen took to the official Boxee blog this morning to announce the Boxee Live TV tuner. It's a $50 TV tuner dongle coming in January that connects to one of the Boxee Box's USB ports and works with either free over-the-air TV signals (which typically include the major networks, plus PBS) or unencrypted Clear QAM cable channels. (There's a useful overview on Boxee's site.) The pitch is that the Live TV tuner makes the Boxee Box an exceptional cable-cutting device, letting you still watch major TV events like local sports and award shows, while catching up on other TV and movie content via streaming video services like Netflix and Vudu. (But not Hulu Plus, which still hasn't been added to Boxee, despite the announcement over a year ago.) The catch? That all sounds great, until you remember that every modern HDTV already has a built-in ATSC tuner that allows you to watch live TV. Sure, the Boxee Box Live TV tuner will save you the hassle of switching inputs on your TV and it will likely have a prettier interface, but $50 is a lot to pay for that convenience. (Especially if you have a Harmony universal remote you can program with a handy "Watch TV" command to effortlessly switch from the Boxee to the TV's built-in tuner.)   Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57325881-221/why-boxee-boxs-tv-tuner-needs-dvr-support/#ixzz1ebXWCirI