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I'm playing catchup here, reading up on this issue on 3 different forums, but here is my 2 cents. Sorry if I re-state a few things.
Yes, PC is more powerfull, more flexible, etc. However, it is much more difficult to put in your living room.
This is why using XBMC as a front end would be so advantageous. Because of the ease of using a product already designed to output to your TV, the Xbox is a perfect candidate for use as a front end for MediaPortal. Not that using your PC to run MediaPortal is a poor solution, but the ability to use the Xbox as your interface would be beneficial to both sides.
For MediaPortal, it would draw a much broader user base than it already does. MediaPortal appears to be THE program to use for making a HTPC, and having more users added to the already strong community could only propel MediaPortal forward.
For XBMC, the addition of Tivo/PVR functionality would, in my opinion, complete XBMC. Not only this, but even without the Tivo/PVR functionality, XBMC already dominates most of the competion, whether it be Corperate, or Opensource.
Imagine the ability for an average user to be able to easily set up a PVR system in there living room. A system that has more functions than most commercial models, and for half of the price of anything equivalent.
Yes, PC is more powerfull, more flexible, etc. However, it is much more difficult to put in your living room.
This is why using XBMC as a front end would be so advantageous. Because of the ease of using a product already designed to output to your TV, the Xbox is a perfect candidate for use as a front end for MediaPortal. Not that using your PC to run MediaPortal is a poor solution, but the ability to use the Xbox as your interface would be beneficial to both sides.
For MediaPortal, it would draw a much broader user base than it already does. MediaPortal appears to be THE program to use for making a HTPC, and having more users added to the already strong community could only propel MediaPortal forward.
For XBMC, the addition of Tivo/PVR functionality would, in my opinion, complete XBMC. Not only this, but even without the Tivo/PVR functionality, XBMC already dominates most of the competion, whether it be Corperate, or Opensource.
Imagine the ability for an average user to be able to easily set up a PVR system in there living room. A system that has more functions than most commercial models, and for half of the price of anything equivalent.
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