Boxee on Friday announced that it has delayed the rollout of Vudu and Netflix for its Boxee Box until later this month.

The services were supposed to be available on the company's set-top box by the end of 2010, but that did not happen.

"I know many users will be upset. I am disappointed that we couldn't make it happen in time for the end of the year. However I'd ask that you put your faith in us," Boxee chief executive Avner Ronen wrote in a blog post.

"While both services are up and running in our offices on the Boxee Box, we need some more time to test each application to make sure they are ready for launch," he continued.

Vudu is expected to be available next week, while a "brand new version" of Netflix is scheduled to roll out by the end of January.

"I'd like to think you chose Boxee because we offer something different, in our approach, in our commitment, in our passion, in the way we communicate (whether its good stuff or bad), and in how quickly we move on the stuff that matters most to our users," Ronen wrote.

The $199 Boxee Box started shipping in early November, with services like Netflix, Vudu, and Hulu Plus noticeably absent. Vudu was expected to arrive on the Boxee Box in November and Netflix by year's end. Boxee also said at the time that it was working with Hulu to bring Hulu Plus to the Boxee Box, but didn't commit to a firm date. A December firmware update provided few answers.

For more details, see PCMag.com's full review of the Boxee Box and the slideshow below, as well as our round-up of available set-top boxes.