Anthony G Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) I really like this app for managing my video and audio. It's the same XMBC that was released for the original xbox as a multi-media hub, link: XBMC is an award winning media center application for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and XBox. The ultimate hub for all your media, XBMC is easy to use, looks slick, and has a large helpful community. Edited March 27, 2009 by Anthony G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm a party pooper when it comes to XBMC. I didn't care for it much on the Xbox and still don't like it on my AppleTV. I even tried Boxee which is a heavily modified XBMC and found it disappointing. They both have all the potential in the world but they seem to function counter intuitively in terms of setup, importing media, and navigation. I'll be interested when real interface pros join the development teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I use Plex (OSX version of XBMC) as a Front Row replacement on my Mac and there is no going back to FR or WMC or any other app for me. LOVE the way Plex manages the library and everything. In fact, my only complaint would be that in the newer versions the interface is starting to get "busy" with so many Apps, the Help guides and the App store and such... You can of course choose to not display most of these but, they are genuniely useful so I kinda like having them there; its a minor complaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I've been playing around with the latest version of Plex on my Macbook and I absolutely loooove it. I'll be getting a Mac Mini for my home theater and running everything through it. Cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 I've been playing around with the latest version of Plex on my Macbook and I absolutely loooove it. I'll be getting a Mac Mini for my home theater and running everything through it. Cant wait! Can't agree enough: This is by far the best HTPC setup I've ever had. Better IMO than virtually any settop or anything you can buy at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 I've been using XBMC and it's great -- once I spent a little time renaming video files for library mode. That was a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Anyone else having trouble with the 4oD plug in through XBMC/Plex? I couldn't seem to get it to play anything this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 What's the 4oD plug-in? What other plug-ins do people use? Once in a blue moon I use the built-in iTunes one, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 What's attracted me to Plex so much is all of the plug-ins (apps) like Netflix, Hulu, Comedy Central, etc. I think these are on XBMC too right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hulu and Comedy Central, eh? It never occurred to me that those are plug-ins I'd like until now. I'll have to give them a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Yea - they are plug ins to add "channels" to your video sources in XBMC/Plex and the like. The 4oD channel is one of the wife's favorites and it wasn't working for some reason, haven't tried it again today... Most of these add ons are great but several are region restricted so watch for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I assume most people have been using the Mediastream skin. There's a new one called Minimeedia (from Team Razorfish, just like Mediastream) and IT IS F'ING AMAZING. Once you set up the optional art directories the way you want (I deleted specific show/movie art and other art I just didn't like) it's hot. I used the weather art, too and changed the RSS to the top 5 stories from Entertainment Weekly. I also use the low list view mode in Movies and TV. Make sure fanart is enabled in scraper-specific settings for IMDB. I strip out unused menu items like Programs and Shutdown from the menu settings, too. One thing: The background rotation on the main screen doesn't seem to work on the last stable XBMC release. I switched the T3CH's nightly build and everything works fine. Here's the MiniMeedia skin and links to art packages: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52078 At first blush I didn't like that typeface (similar to Comic Sans but not quite as offensive), but I have to say it really looks good once everything is set up and you're using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 That is a nice looking skin but I see what you mean about the font... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Really, I think it works once you start using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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