Re: [PLUG] EXTERNAL: Speakers needed for all chapters!

You can download XBMC from http://xbmc.org/download/

The live version is based Ubuntu and can be installed on a CD or USB stick, so then you can boot from one of those and check it out.

Here is the first of a series of videos on how to configure XBMC. There are also some other h ow to series on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKlRjyhJh4M

Have fun!!

From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Kyle Bauer
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:29 PM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
Subject: Re: [PLUG] EXTERNAL: Speakers needed for all chapters!

Are these talks converted to video and posted on youtube or vimeo or anywhere? I'm very interested in an XBMC 101 (and probably everything else) but won't be able to make it to the actual talk.

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Grabowy, Chris <chris.grabowy@lmco.com> wrote:

> I'd thought XBMC was a replacement for MythTV (which I also use and also
> have some mixed feelings about). But per
> http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=MythTV it seems more like it's an alternate
> front-end?

I have not used MythTV, but my understanding is that it provides DVR like capability. And there are some plugins to play your music, DVDs, etc.

XBMC has no DVR/tuner capability built in. So, yes, they have added some code to XBMC to act as a frontend to MythTV. XBMC is like a media center. It will play any video format you have, any music format, etc. You can change the "skin" of XBMC. XBMC sort of assumes you already have the media and it plays it for you. Although it does have plugins to Youtube, etc. Plugins for the closed sites, l ike Netflix are not available, but generally you see some hacks posted on the forums. There are some really sweet videos of XBMC on youtube. Check'em out. The Aeon skin is my favorite so search for XBMC Aeon on youtube.

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From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of JP Vossen
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 5:17 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org

Subject: Re: [PLUG] EXTERNAL: Speakers needed for all chapters!

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:45:21 -0500
> From: "Grabowy, C hris"<chris.grabowy@lmco.com>
>
> But I have been playing with and using XBMC for the past year. I would be happy to do a demo if there is interest.
>
> http://xbmc.org/about/

+1 for this.

I'd thought XBMC was a replacement for MythTV (which I also use and also
have some mixed feelings about). But per
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=MythTV it seems more like it's an alternate
front-end?

+1 or a Boxee talk/demo/whatever too. And/or related streaming stuff.
E.g., has anyone hacked up a way to stream from Netflix to Linux? Or
related stuff...

+1 for the Eucalyptus EC2/Cloud stuff as well, I missed that in my other
list.

Later,
JP
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