Remember our roots?: XBMC 2.0 released

onkl · 2006-10-02, 15:45

Congratulations to the team over there.
See here

and-81 · 2006-10-02, 16:48

2.0 is a fantastic milestone for the XBMC project. They've really done something remarkable. A true Killer App.

I run two modded Xbox's for the sole purpose of running XBMC. It's had a huge impact on the way I use my television, I use XBMC almost every single day.

Congratulations.

infinityloop · 2006-10-02, 19:23

cool.
*runs and updates his xbox*

donaldkennedy · 2006-10-03, 11:10

Excellent news for the XBMC community! I've not used XBMC (I came direct to MP), but having had a quick browse round the XBMC site, it looks a very interesting tool, with a lot more inbuilt functionality and potential than most of the "bespoke" hardware media player devices.

One thing I couldn't get my head round with it - is XBMC going to be suitable to use as a client for the new TV Engine 3.0? If so, then I can see a lot of modded Xboxes heading my way - potentially a lot cheaper than sticking a number of MP clients around the house, and probably easier to support...

Cheers for any guidance anyone can offer

Donald

thechad · 2006-10-03, 13:45

XBMC would be suitable for TV Engine 3.0 client however only for SD and not HD content.

Also the TV server appears to use .Net Remoting which would not be supported by the XBOX to my knowledge, meaning we would have to employ some sort of proxy plugin to marshal commands between the xbox and the TV server.

PS Well done to XBMC for a great stable product

Gamester17 · 2006-10-03, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by donaldkennedy

is XBMC going to be suitable to use as a client for the new TV Engine 3.0?

With some work, sure. How hard it will be to add to XBMC depends on the MediaPortal API

However, personaly I hope that TV Engine 3.1 (or TV Engine 4.0) will have full UPnP support:
UPnP support (Universal Plug and Play)

Gamester17 · 2006-10-03, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by thechad

XBMC would be suitable for TV Engine 3.0 client however only for SD and not HD content.

Yes the Xbox 733Mhz CPU has some problems decoding true 720p video (and 1080i is impossible).

Maybe we could get HRHD (Half Resolution High Definition) recording/streaming at 960x540 resolution MPEG-2 (MPEG-TS) in MediaPortal?, as the Xbox hardware should be able to decode that and upconvert it to a 720p display via the GPU without dropping any frames (possible even be able to upconvert it to 1080i in most cases)

cowpie · 2006-10-06, 10:41

very cool, I'm trying to install it now to see how well it works with the Mediaportal xbmc plugin

colincliff · 2007-01-16, 22:46

sorry to revive an old thread but has anyone got a tv-engine client working on xbmc. Would mean i could get rid of my standalone pvr

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and-81 Portal Developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Age: 27 Posts: 2,251 Thanks: 30 Thanked 145 Times in 88 Posts Country: My System	2.0 is a fantastic milestone for the XBMC project. They've really done something remarkable. A true Killer App. I run two modded Xbox's for the sole purpose of running XBMC. It's had a huge impact on the way I use my television, I use XBMC almost every single day. Congratulations. __________________ - Aaron. IR Server Suite - Version 1.0.4.1 MCE Replacement Plugin - Version 1.0.4.1 You don't need the MCE Replacement Driver

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thechad Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Geelong, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	XBMC would be suitable for TV Engine 3.0 client however only for SD and not HD content. Also the TV server appears to use .Net Remoting which would not be supported by the XBOX to my knowledge, meaning we would have to employ some sort of proxy plugin to marshal commands between the xbox and the TV server. PS Well done to XBMC for a great stable product __________________ Last edited by thechad; 2006-10-03 at 13:52.

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2006-10-03, 11:10	#4 (permalink)
donaldkennedy Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Swansea Age: 41 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Excellent news for the XBMC community! I've not used XBMC (I came direct to MP), but having had a quick browse round the XBMC site, it looks a very interesting tool, with a lot more inbuilt functionality and potential than most of the "bespoke" hardware media player devices. One thing I couldn't get my head round with it - is XBMC going to be suitable to use as a client for the new TV Engine 3.0? If so, then I can see a lot of modded Xboxes heading my way - potentially a lot cheaper than sticking a number of MP clients around the house, and probably easier to support... Cheers for any guidance anyone can offer Donald

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cowpie Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	very cool, I'm trying to install it now to see how well it works with the Mediaportal xbmc plugin

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colincliff Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	sorry to revive an old thread but has anyone got a tv-engine client working on xbmc. Would mean i could get rid of my standalone pvr

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