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ali_g · 02-03-2010, 10:05 AM

Like the title, i'm after finding the best free (open source) Media Center that's most compatable with other Media Center plugins etc..

***elootos*** · 02-03-2010, 10:28 AM

(02-03-2010 10:05 AM)ali_g Wrote: Like the title, i'm after finding the best free (open source) Media Center that's most compatable with other Media Center plugins etc..

Well the first I can think of is XBMC that came off the back of the xbox. Then theres Media Portal, but as powerful as it is, it can also require a lot of configuration so wouldn't be as reliable as Microsoft Media Center.

andyrite · 02-03-2010, 02:01 PM

Mythtv!

***elootos*** · 02-04-2010, 12:54 PM

(02-03-2010 02:01 PM)andyrite Wrote: Mythtv!

Do you use it then? Prove it's the best with a 'sales pitch'. We're listening! Wink

ali_g · 02-04-2010, 01:35 PM

(02-04-2010 12:54 PM)elootos Wrote:
(02-03-2010 02:01 PM)andyrite Wrote: Mythtv!

Do you use it then? Prove it's the best with a 'sales pitch'. We're listening!

Yea maybe i should empasise the WHY bit Smile

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With both/all the above mentioned open source MC equivelents, none have support for Emucenter which i am trying to get running.

Please can someone find another MC that does support it? or is that just being picky?

andyrite · 02-04-2010, 04:03 PM

Mythtv can do much the same as windows 7 mc. Trouble is its a right pain to setup and maintain. Best left to the linux guys

mookydudz · 03-01-2010, 07:03 AM

(02-04-2010 04:03 PM)andyrite Wrote: Mythtv can do much the same as windows 7 mc. Trouble is its a right pain to setup and maintain. Best left to the linux guys

I agree, i attempted to set MythTV up only to find it was way too complex & to get the best from it you need a Server & clients running Myth. Similar to WHS & Win 7 networks i see most of you have. Only its unix & i hate fannying with the command prompt!! Wah

***elootos*** · 03-01-2010, 05:01 PM

(03-01-2010 07:03 AM)mookydudz Wrote: I agree, i attempted to set MythTV up only to find it was way too complex & to get the best from it you need a Server & clients running Myth. Similar to WHS & Win 7 networks i see most of you have. Only its unix & i hate fannying with the command prompt!!

Thanks for the good brief explanation, I had a quick look at it today on the PVR Comparison chart on Wikipedia (I want something like that on this site's Wiki!) and see that it offers all that a Media Center system could ever give making it probably the most powerful solution, but without the easy usability and full Windows support which is a real shame. Like you say, it's one solely for the power-users.

huxley · 03-04-2010, 02:06 AM

XBMC was the first media progy I ever used and will always have a soft spot for it.
My old Xbox sits under my parents TV running a recent build. My mum loves taking photos, and in her 70s I`ve taught her how to ftp stuff onto the box so she can view her work on the big screen.

***elootos*** · 03-04-2010, 12:48 PM

(03-04-2010 02:06 AM)huxley Wrote: My mum loves taking photos, and in her 70s I`ve taught her how to ftp stuff onto the box so she can view her work on the big screen.

Nice! We'll be that older generation one day and I wonder what our kids will be teaching us Blink