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<blockquote data-quote="ixian" data-source="post: 411513" data-attributes="member: 54932"><p>They are almost different products filling different needs. They both happen to do a good job of playing ripped movies, tv shows, and music. XBMC is simplier to get going, has an awesome skinning engine, and runs on a huge variety of platforms (although as someone else pointed out, every OS port other than Linux is more or less an afterthought, even the original Xbox it started on).</p><p></p><p>Beyond that it depends on how you define a HTPC, which is different for everyone. If you just want a simple media box you can hook up to your TV, control with a remote, and play movies you torrented off the Internet, XBMC is for you. If you are a dedicated Open-source supporter and want a 100% free system (ironically, to run on expensive computer hardware you paid for and more likely than not to play media you didn't) XBMC is about your only choice.</p><p></p><p>If you want a total Media Center that can work out of the box yet be customized to the ninth degree, completely replace every source including Blu-Ray and live TV/Tivo, and look good doing it - Media Portal is it.</p><p></p><p>Is XBMC prettier? Sure. It has a more advanced skinning engine, and highly developed skins like Aeon Stark to show it off. But Media Portal is no slouch either, and frankly when it comes to actually showing the video, it has the edge in my book. Each to their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ixian, post: 411513, member: 54932"] They are almost different products filling different needs. They both happen to do a good job of playing ripped movies, tv shows, and music. XBMC is simplier to get going, has an awesome skinning engine, and runs on a huge variety of platforms (although as someone else pointed out, every OS port other than Linux is more or less an afterthought, even the original Xbox it started on). Beyond that it depends on how you define a HTPC, which is different for everyone. If you just want a simple media box you can hook up to your TV, control with a remote, and play movies you torrented off the Internet, XBMC is for you. If you are a dedicated Open-source supporter and want a 100% free system (ironically, to run on expensive computer hardware you paid for and more likely than not to play media you didn't) XBMC is about your only choice. If you want a total Media Center that can work out of the box yet be customized to the ninth degree, completely replace every source including Blu-Ray and live TV/Tivo, and look good doing it - Media Portal is it. Is XBMC prettier? Sure. It has a more advanced skinning engine, and highly developed skins like Aeon Stark to show it off. But Media Portal is no slouch either, and frankly when it comes to actually showing the video, it has the edge in my book. Each to their own. [/QUOTE]
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