For example, one day, when I turned on the box, MovieMax HD was playing Quantum of Solace, HBO HD was showing Les Misérables and Epix 2 HD had No Strings Attached (hard pass on all three).īelow these rows, there's a row of icons: Free to Me, Live TV, New, Music and Today. The top two-thirds have thumbnail images of shows or movies that are currently playing, and on which channels. Pressing the Xfinity button on the remote brings up the Flex's main home page. After that, it was just a matter of logging in to my respective streaming apps. I was expecting to at least have to type in my password.

After I plugged it in, the Flex automatically found and connected to my home Wi-Fi network, with no input required from me. Getting the Flex up and running was easier than starting up other streaming devices I've used. It took a lot more effort to press the membrane buttons on the X1 remote than on any other remote I've used. I don't mind the extra buttons what I do mind is how stiff they are. There's even a Record button, but it doesn't do anything. There are volume and channel rockers up top, media playback buttons below them, a D-pad in the middle and a number pad at the bottom.

Flex type box connection