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<blockquote data-quote="eeknz" data-source="post: 948013" data-attributes="member: 88766"><p>I got to this thread from a search wondering why my XBMC couldn't play any live TV from the STB, but can play direct over the air channels no problem.</p><p>The answer to that question for me, in case anyone else has a similar issue, was to just map D: on the XBMC to D$ on the MEPO as that's where the buffer and recording folders are anyhow.</p><p>That was way back on page 4 of this thread. Then I waded through a fairly polite flame-war on the virtues of XBMC vs MEPO. So here is my take on it. I had XBMC on my old Xbox something like 6 years ago. It was good at the time, and lead me to MEPO, which I think is better than XBMC/Plex and all the others that lack PVR functionality.</p><p>I do agree with 'codec-hell' though. I bought a ViewSonic VOT132 for the bedroom TV, which is a generic Atom/ION lightweight machine. MEPO works well for everything as a client except HD live TV with the codec's used here in NZ. I couldn't get a smooth picture no matter what I tried. Format, Win7, XBMC, it's running. I haven't installed or configured any codecs for anything and the TV in HD is typically great.</p><p>The XBMC also has an online plugin for ZILN, which is kinda cool. I could never get Online Videos to do it.</p><p>I have the MCE remote. It sucks on XBMC.</p><p>The CPU load on the little machine is far too high when there is nothing happening. It's the default skin with no active content. What could it possibly be doing?</p><p> </p><p>So, while I really appreciate all the work that the XBMC team have done, and how easy it was to make it function at a fairly low level, I'd rather have MEPO on the box. Then all the devices would have the same interface which would help my general popularity around the house. Compatibility with small, low noise, fairly cheap client devices is what I'm looking for right now. I want to move the capture PC out of the living spaces, so XBMC may well find another spot in the house and I'll have no MEPO clients at all if I can't find a machine that is small,quiet, and capable of running HD TV without the codec hell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eeknz, post: 948013, member: 88766"] I got to this thread from a search wondering why my XBMC couldn't play any live TV from the STB, but can play direct over the air channels no problem. The answer to that question for me, in case anyone else has a similar issue, was to just map D: on the XBMC to D$ on the MEPO as that's where the buffer and recording folders are anyhow. That was way back on page 4 of this thread. Then I waded through a fairly polite flame-war on the virtues of XBMC vs MEPO. So here is my take on it. I had XBMC on my old Xbox something like 6 years ago. It was good at the time, and lead me to MEPO, which I think is better than XBMC/Plex and all the others that lack PVR functionality. I do agree with 'codec-hell' though. I bought a ViewSonic VOT132 for the bedroom TV, which is a generic Atom/ION lightweight machine. MEPO works well for everything as a client except HD live TV with the codec's used here in NZ. I couldn't get a smooth picture no matter what I tried. Format, Win7, XBMC, it's running. I haven't installed or configured any codecs for anything and the TV in HD is typically great. The XBMC also has an online plugin for ZILN, which is kinda cool. I could never get Online Videos to do it. I have the MCE remote. It sucks on XBMC. The CPU load on the little machine is far too high when there is nothing happening. It's the default skin with no active content. What could it possibly be doing? So, while I really appreciate all the work that the XBMC team have done, and how easy it was to make it function at a fairly low level, I'd rather have MEPO on the box. Then all the devices would have the same interface which would help my general popularity around the house. Compatibility with small, low noise, fairly cheap client devices is what I'm looking for right now. I want to move the capture PC out of the living spaces, so XBMC may well find another spot in the house and I'll have no MEPO clients at all if I can't find a machine that is small,quiet, and capable of running HD TV without the codec hell. [/QUOTE]
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