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Special mention of the Zotac AD10 and AD12 boxes. Decently priced, small, very quiet, and fully functional. OpenELEC From the website: quote:Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, or OpenELEC for short, is a small Linux distribution built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a complete XBMC media center. OpenELEC is designed to make your system boot as fast as possible and the install is so easy that anyone can turn a blank PC into a media machine in less than 15 minutes. This is a great and easy way to turn almost any computer into a XBMC appliance very quickly, and best of all you don't have to have a lot of know how to do it. Raspberry Pi $35 - $100 XBMC can be run on the Raspberry Pi system, which can be purchased for $35 for the B model. I would recommend that you only consider the B model for XBMC if you plan on streaming HD video because the $25 A model only has wireless networking. Also, consider that the Raspberry Pi system does not include anything but the system board. You will need to provide an SD card for storage, a USB power supply, a remote control or some kind of input device, and probably some sort of casing. If you have to purchase most of these items, you could be spending nearly $100 after shipping for a device that is a single core arm chip running at 700MHz. It is a more attractive option if you have extra SD cards, old USB phone chargers, HDMI cables, and/or spare remotes around. Android Devices ? - $100 Please note that Android support in XBMC is pretty new and you will need to research abilities of any Android device you purchase. I recommend checking theXBMC hardware forum or the Wiki Android Hardware Page to see how well your device is supported. I personally think that Android devices will be the device of choice for most people in the future. For $100, you can purchase a low power system that comes with everything you need to get up and running, with better specs than the Raspberry Pi. The Pivos XIOS DS is the official android target platform for XBMC. There are custom builds of XBMC available on Pivos's forums that have full HD acceleration. Currently, you should stay away from Android/HDMI stick computers like the MK802. Nearly all of them use an Allwinner chipset that not currently supported in XBMC for HD playback. I do expect there to be better Android/HDMI stick systems supported in the future. iOS and OSX (appleTV, Mac Mini, etc) $99 and UP The first and second gen AppleTV boxes are able to run XBMC, but I would not recommend either of them over the alternatives due to the cost of hardware and their limited power. I would also recommend against purchasing a Mac Mini or other Apple computer for the purpose of running XBMC, once again because of the cost compared to other platforms. The 3rd generation AppleTV currently has no jailbreak method. Until it has one, there is no way of knowing how well XBMC would be supported. Assuming it was jailbroken and supported in XBMC for 1080P playback, it would be an attractive option at $100. But I fully expect there to be more android options available at and below this price point in the very near future, and they will not require any hacking or jail breaking to run XBMC on. What about my Xbox 360, PS3, and WiiU? Or the Xbox 720 and PS4? Although XBMC got its start on the original Xbox, the foundation has publicly said they are not working to port XBMC to current or next gen consoles. If you want to use your consoles to stream media from your computer or server, look into PS3 Media Server (despite the name, it works on all current consoles). What remote should I get? XBMC can be controlled with a mouse and keyboard, but most people want some sort of remote for the best experience. The XBMC wiki has some great information, and here's a quick round up: IR Receivers/Remotes Some systems mentioned above will include an IR receiver in the system itself, or you can buy an external one to plug into one of your USB ports. IR receivers allow you to use any standard IR remote to control XBMC. There are a bunch of different ones available, but if you buy one that comes with a MCE remote, you'll probably have the least trouble. You need to get one that accepts RC6 commands. Lots of IR/remote combos are not RC6 compliant and the receiver will only work with the included remote. Special mention of Flirc which makes it very easy to setup your existing remote as a MCE remote. You'll find the Harmony line of remotes very popular, as they can control multiple devices and support Activities, which allow you to send multiple commands to multiple devices with one button press. Most people in this thread are using some sort of combination of an IR remote and iOS/Android remote to control their system. RF Remotes With IR remotes, you need direct line of sight to the IR receiver. If your components are hidden out of the way, or you have a lot of IR interference in the room, you can try a RF remote. The Harmony line mentioned earlier has RF options, and there's also the D-Link Boxee remote. The Boxee remote has a keyboard and a simple layout that makes it very easy to use, and since it's RF it doesn't require line of sight to anything. iOS/Android Remotes There's a lot of different apps for Android/iOS that will allow you to control XBMC. Luckily Team XBMC has stepped up their Wiki game and started maintaining a page for both. Here are the iOS Remotes, and here are Android remotes. There is also an Official XBMC Remote app for iOS now. If you're on Android, I'd recommend the amazing YATSE for Android. For iOS, I'd steer you to XBMC Commander. All of them have different strengths and weaknesses, though, so check out all of them. Keyboard/Mouse/Trackball Combos Sometimes, you just need a keyboard and mouse, so here's some goon recommended units: Rii Mini, Logitech K400, Lenovo N5901. Note that mouse support is not great in XBMC, and most of the popular skins either don't support it all or not very well. HDMI-CEC If your TV supports HDMI-CEC, you can buy an officially supported adapter and control XBMC with your TV remote. As always, the XBMC wiki page has more details. Gamepads XBMC Frodo has built in support for gamepads, most notably the Xbox 360 Controller. On Windows everything should work fine, but if you're on Linux see this page for details on how to get it to work. Ok, I've got it installed but what the hell do I do with it? XBMC has a learning curve, but Team XBMC has done an incredible job over the recent years in making it simpler to use, and more importantly documenting everything. The XBMC wiki now has detailed instructions for doing almost everything you could want to do: Quick Start Guide, which is a MUST READ for anyone new to XBMC. Syncing multiple libraries, which walks you through sharing one library between multiple XBMC devices Live TV/PVR Setup, which discusses the various options for adding live TV broadcasts to your XBMC install or turning your XBMC into a PVR. ***NOTE*** Setting this up is going require some time, research, and a working knowledge of computers and software. Be sure to read through the available documentation before asking questions. Video Library Tags, which are used to group or filter content in your library. You can group TV Shows with Movies, for example, or movie sequels with one another. Smart Playlists are playlists that allow to specify media that matches a certain set of user-defined rules. Examples include Recently Played Songs, Top 100 Songs, or Rock music from the 70s. What are add-ons and how do I get or use them? Think of add-ons as apps for XBMC, although that doesn't quite cover their scope. Add-ons add functionality that ins't included with XBMC. See the add-on wiki for more information. See the second post in this thread for notable and new add-ons. I want to change how XBMC looks. Then you need to download some skins! Skins are XBMC's themes, and can drastically change the look and feel of the application. Once again I'll point you to the wiki page that has great information. I'll also send you to the second post for some recommended and awesome skins, and a few thumbnail previews as well. Most skins have dedicated threads or even subforums, so be sure to check out the skin subforum at XBMC if you're having problems. If you fancy yourself the creative type and want to make your own, the Skin Development subforum has the information and help you need. If you're downloading skins that are not in the official repo, make sure they are compatible with your version of XBMC. If the skin hasn't been updated for Frodo, there's a good chance functions will be completely broken, and you will see strange problems. Each skin's thread or forum should list the version it works on. FAQ, Supplemental Software, Useful Threads Can I get Netflix working via XBMC? Yes, but you don't really want to. On Windows 7, it requires Silverlight and doesn't function very well. On Windows 8, you can launch the official app but controlling it with a remote will require some work on your part. I don't believe it's supported at all on Linux or OpenELEC. Most people in this thread will tell you to buy a $40 Roku if Netflix is the most important way to stream videos to you, or to use any of the gazillion devices that have Netflix support. Why does everyone keep talking about SAB, Sickbeard, CouchPotato, and Usenet? Go read the official Usenet thread, which explains everything. Unless it's specific to integrating those programs into XBMC, keep all questions and discussion in that thread as well. I downloaded this add-on to stream German horse racing and now it doesn't work! Welcome to the world of XBMC add-ons! Most are created by one person working in their spare time, and as such may break as video sources change, or may be completely abandoned as the author moves on in life. The best place to talk about this is the add-on's official thread on the XBMC forums. Feel free to ask for possible replacements in this thread. ***NOTE*** This doesn't just apply to video add-ons, but all types. I want to build my own HTPC and have a bunch of super technical questions about it. You should check out the dedicated HTPC thread or the official PC Building thread. Can I play BluRay Discs on my HTPC via XBMC Yes, but it's a fuckload of work, and most people will tell you it isn't worth it. I use Windows, and want to use my remote to control other applications. Then check out EventGhost. It's a crazy flexible piece of software that allows you do all sorts of amazing things with your IR remote and various other input devices. It's not the most intuitive piece of software, but it can make life with a HTPC much easier to cope with. For example, I have a button on my remote that sends ALT-TAB for when Windows decides to put the taskbar over XBMC. The files on my server are all named differently, and nothing scrapes correctly in XBMC. HELP! I want to place a special emphasis on this: you need to have your media named correctly for XBMC to work for you. There are a zillion tools to help you sort your files out. Scroll through the Supplemental Tools subforum for examples. In no particular order, I'd also suggest Tag & Rename, TVRenamer, <put more stuff here> What's coming up for XMBC? Check the roadmap. XBMC seems to be eating CPU up, what's the deal? Stolen from Elysium, go into the add-on section and disable "Common Plug-in Cache" and see if that helps. A special note about upgrading to Frodo from previous versions XBMC Frodo has made some dramatic under the hood changes to the way XBMC works. It is highly recommended that you read through the FAQ on the XBMC wiki so you understand some of those changes. Notably, your entire artwork cache will need to be rebuilt the first time you enter your video and music library. Also, many add-ons that you may have been using simply aren't compatible with Frodo. You can see other known issues here, or read through the XBMC forum for more user issues. EC fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Don Lapre posted:Note on the IR receivers. You need to get one that accepts RC6 commands. Lots of IR/remote combos are not RC6 compliant and the receiver will only work with the included remote. Thanks! Feel free to list any spelling errors or things that need corrections. I'd also be grateful if y'all have suggestions for renaming programs and other links to put in the "Ok, I've got it installed but what the hell do I do with it?" section. Oh, and if you have a favorite add-on or skin that you want to see featured in the second post, now is the time to link it. Edit: kri kri what link should I use for trakt now? Edit2: what a fantastic day for the xbmc forums to be having time out issues  VV I'll add something EC fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Feb 1, 2013 |
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Second post updated with add-ons and skins. kri kri posted:Trakt (real version) is here: I'll add this in as well. Does anyone have a screenshot of the home screen of Metropolis I can use? The Frodo thread doesn't seem to have any, and I haven't gotten around to updating yet.
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Updated OP: new OpenELEC section, added Harmony link to IR, and added Zotac links to PC system section. I'm going to take a break, but if there's anything more that needs to be changed or added, post it and I'll get to it.
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Traxxus posted:Here's Metropolis. Thanks! monkeybounce posted:And the Foxconn equivalents since I can never remember what the hell the model numbers are. If y'all wanna give me some links or info I'll add it in.
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Various updates to the OP: Fixed the image link to Metropolis in the second post so it would match the other screens. Also added a note about the screenshots not being 100% representative of what the skins might look like. Bonzo posted:I get a script error. Did you reinstall? kirbysuperstar posted:I didn't, though apparently I was lying anyway! It worked fine in RC2, but in Frodo final it builds channels and then.. does nothing. Black screen, can't quit, gotta process-close XBMC. Script version is 2.1.0 - not sure if there's a new revision or not. Looking at the last page of the thread, the dev is apparently testing a "stable pre" version but isn't 100% happy with it yet. I *think* that's the version you download at this link, but I'm not sure. In the meantime I've edited the plugin description in the second post to let people know it's having issues. berzerker posted:For people considering Advanced Launcher vs. alternatives for emulators, you can get AL looking pretty good: Linked to this post in the AL description. wolfbiker posted:You should add the D-Link DS-22 Boxee Remote Control to the remotes section. It has a minimal design with a keyboard on the reverse side. It uses RF rather than IR so you don't need a direct line of sight. WAF (wife acceptance factor) is very high with this remote. Added a section for RF remotes (that I don't think is particularly informative, if anyone has any suggestions for that let me know) and linked the Boxee remote. Edit: Added a section about upgrading to Frodo on previous versions. If y'all have anything you think could go wrong for people let me now and I'll add it. EC fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Feb 2, 2013 |
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I copied and pasted it from a post from the previous thread. I thought at the time it was a bit rough on ATV devices, but didn't spend the time to edit it. It's on my list to update. Although I think the price is going to be a issue. JB-ready ATV2s are going for close to $200 on Ebay right now, and at that price point you can find a more capable box (if not one that is quite so simple). Still, if you're already in Apple's ecosystem it might be worth it to you, and I'll update the section to reflect that. Edit: I'll probably wait to do anything with the iOS section until after the new Jailbreak comes out, which is rumored to be this weekend. EC fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Feb 2, 2013 |
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Man, that was a fairly painless update to Frodo, and the new Version of Metropolis is great. For some reason my music library has disappeared, but I'll figure that out shortly. I was planning on blowing everything out and starting fresh but  Maybe if I start having problems, but everything is good so far.
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mattfl posted:Running OpenELEC on my Revo and I'm having issues with movie scraping. As in, nothing is working. TV Scraping is fine however. Anyone else having this issue? The site isn't working on my phone, so it's probably down for a bit. Wait awhile and try again.
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So does Sickbeard still do the thing where you can't change thumbs on a show without doing a complete refresh first? If so, should I just stop having Sickbeard create metadata and allow XBMC to handle it? 
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That reminds me that I need to write up or link some stuff about Tags, smart playlists, etc an put it in the OP. Any reason why some images wouldn't show up in the library? Season thumbs, mostly, but also episode thumbs.
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So, it looks like a bunch of my image files for season thumbs are screwed. According to the image section of the Frodo FAQ, the images need to be labeled seasonXX-(poster/banner/fanart).ext. Unfortunately, even changing the filenames to that from the existing seasonXX.ext doesn't work. I have to manually browse to each individual file. So, gently caress that. I haven't seen a solution on the XBMC forums, so I'm just going to delete my library and start all over. Now that trakt is working it shouldn't be hard to sync the files. No more physical metadata files, either. While I'm at it I'm going to blow away the entire install. Things were working fine but if I'm going to be recreating all my libraries again I may as well. The one thing I'll miss is some of the music library stuff like the Top 100 played, but that's not a big deal.
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So I'm not all that impressed with the changes to recently added. I'm doing a completely fresh install and scanning items into my library for the first time. Movies actually seem alright, and in the order I would expect. TV Shows are a mess, though. Shows from 2011 are showing in the RA list, but none of the shows that were created this week are. It's crazy. Edit: After digging on the XBMC forums, it appears that recently added works on file modified not file created. For some reason I have 40 files that have modified dates in 2097/2098. I have no idea why. I don't even know how to alter them, to be honest. Anyone know how to alter modified dates on a file? Otherwise they're always going to be in the RA list. Of course, since I'm doing a new install switching it back won't do me any good.  I will say that setting up XBMC for the first time is far simpler than it should be. If it didn't take so long to download images for my oversize library I'd already be done. Speaking of images, the system seems really laggy in updating the images as you scroll through a list. Hopefully this gets better over time, but I have a feeling for lists that are always updating (like The Trailers add-on) there will always be a delay before the correct image is shown. EC fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Feb 3, 2013 |
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For those with crazy file modified dates like mine, I found a program called SetFileDate that will modify them. It worked great, but now every time I open it I get a crash. Yay free software! jonathan posted:For the cinema experience script I made a 14 minute demo awhile back: Linked this in the OP. jonathan posted:Poster art and fan art improve over time. Installing frodo final caused poster images to repeat and skip etc the first time I scrolled through (on an i5 htpc with 8gb ram on a Gbit lab). This is about a 150 movie library. That's good to hear. I've got about 900 movies (and a much less powerful machine) so it'll probably take a few weeks to get sorted.
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Sendo posted:They were discontinued a long time ago, finding one now is pretty much impossible and they never released another version either. Someone should have told me that before I added it to the OP. 
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Whoever said that Trakt is working lied. That poo poo is crashing after marking 100 or so episodes watched. And it takes XBMC all the way down with it.
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kri kri posted:Are you using the latest zip file from github? It worked perfectly for me it just took a long time to sync my shows. Yep, the one you linked earlier. It's frustrating, it'll work for a 100 eps or so and then crash, freezing XBMC. I posted a debug log in the official thread, we'll see what happens.
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torjus posted:Please tell me more or link to a source, because this sounds amazing! Here's the video posted in the previous thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8viUD5WPrCA I think that this is the development thread for it if you want to follow along.
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Why does that not surprise me? Hopefully he'll get enough interest and support that an experienced dev will start helping him out. Meanwhile, I'm in Recently Added hell. After fixing most (all?) of my weird modified dates on my TV Shows, my RA list was still all screwy. Shows that happened to be modified on 2/3 or 2/4 of previous years were showing up, but refreshing them would drop them from the list. So I've deleted my entire library and am starting fresh to see what happens. If I bring up a list of all my shows in file explorer and sort by modified date, it comes out perfect, so I'm really curious as to what XBMC is going to show after it's done. Also, how do y'all handle the shows that TVDB totally screws up the order of? I've heard things about XEM, and that Sickbeard replacement app is mentioned here and there. I don't want to completely switch scrapers, though, and I don't want to create individual nfo files. Is there a way to import one TV show using a different scraper than the rest?
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Craptacular! posted:Structure your shows folders by scraper, I suppose: Haha, no. I'd rather go back to using NFO files at that point. Thanks for the info, though.
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Elysium posted:However, now i'm reading about OpenELEC, which seems like it would be great for an old system (Pentium D) that is only being used for XBMC. Can I run OpenELEC just from a USB thumb drive? As in, I can completely disconnect the noisy and old HDD inside the box? All the actual video files would be streaming off the new computer over the network. Does it work like that? That is exactly how it works.
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GateheaD posted:Here's a fun one: Look through the supplemental software subforum for a media manager. There's apparently a new version of Ember, which will probably do what you want, but there's a bunch of them in there.
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Optimus_Rhyme posted:hell yeah If I didn't already have weekend plans, I know what I would be doing. Will definitely be trying this out soon. Don Lapre posted:If you have a harmony remote you can use this tutorial and adapt it to whatever applications you want to use. Will be adding this to the OP soon, thanks for the link.
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Try going directly to that album and pressing INFO (I) and scraping it that way. If it freezes again, check the debug log to see what's going on. Depending on how big your library is, it could take a while to scan.
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monkeybounce posted:I have mine set to a MiCasaVerde Vera and have scenes for specific actions. If love to see a write up or even just a link dump about this stuff. I'm insanely interested, I just haven't been able to involve myself to pull the trigger. Also what are you using for ambilight?
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:I can speak to the Philips Hue saying that its easy to set up and will link in with XBMC. I just searched on the XBMC forums and didn't see anything. Do you mind linking something or writing a brief description as to how it works? I want to add some of this home automation stuff to the OP but I'm not very knowledgeable at all.
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jrtc2 posted:Another option that works out of the box is to use a gamepad - I use the wireless xbox 360 controller and, aside from a few glitches, it seems to work pretty seamlessly. Particularly good if you're using steam big picture mode on your HTPC anyway. Excellent point, added a Gamepad section to the OP under remotes. If I need to provide any more detail, let me know.
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Has anyone messed around with SiriProxy for XMBC? Here's the thread on the XBMC forums, and here's an outdated video of the plugin in action. Someone has recently forked the original version and added features, along with Frodo compatibility. I think it would be super cool to use Siri to control stuff, but looking at a Windows tutorial makes me kind of not want to go through the hassle.
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Added Pneumatic: Interesting add-on that integrates with your SAB install and is able to play videos from incomplete RAR sets. To the program add-ons section. Also added a link to the Official XBMC iOS remote which I just found today. Begall posted:I have a fork of this for SiriServerCore, but it's not yet Frodo compatible as since updating my phone to 6.1 & jailbreaking I've not been able to use my SiriServer. How much would you say you use Siri to bring up something rather than just your remote? I think that it would have to be pretty smart to get much usage from me. If I could say "show all unwatched tv show episodes in the last two weeks" for example, or "show all unwatched comedy movies."
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Added the following to the OP: --- Service Add-Ons Library Watchdog: This add-on watches your media sources for new files, and automatically updates XBMC's library when it finds them. ---- If anyone uses additional service add-ons I'll add them to the list. Also, if you're on iOS make sure to check out the Official Remote app. It's free, and way faster than any other remote app I've tried before. XBMC Commander always took 10 seconds or so to bring up a list of music, for example, where as this one does it instantly. Highly recommended.
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FreakyZoid posted:Anyone else have trouble with the Trakt add-on? It's updated my movie library & synched my watched items there, but it isn't updating my TV show library, and doesn't seem to be scrobbling stuff as I watch it. This was working for me up until Friday, when it stopped scrobbling shows. I'm sure there's either an update to the add-on in the thread (link is in the second post of this thread) or Trakt did something on their end and we need to wait for an update. I haven't had a chance to check yet, though.
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Feb 17, 2013 16:10
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EC posted:This was working for me up until Friday, when it stopped scrobbling shows. I'm sure there's either an update to the add-on in the thread (link is in the second post of this thread) or Trakt did something on their end and we need to wait for an update. I haven't had a chance to check yet, though. I didn't change anything on my end, but it started magically working again. Shows that it missed scrobbling are in my trakt history as manually marked seen, so there ya go. 
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Feb 19, 2013 13:35
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Added the following to the OP, after seeing it in the HTPC thread: -- XBMC seems to be eating CPU up, what's the deal? Stolen from Elysium, go into the add-on section and disable "Common Plug-in Cache" and see if that helps. --
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Feb 21, 2013 20:55
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Added XeeBo to the skin list in the second post, since I stumbled across the Frodo version. Any new stuff people are using? I've been scrolling through the new posts on the XBMC forums once a week or so and haven't seen anything, but if I miss something special let me know and I'll add it in. I do find stuff like people requesting XBMC ports for their watch, though.
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Feb 24, 2013 01:17
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iluvpr0n posted:I have used radbox.me which has a bookmarklet and xbmc plugin, but I haven't used it in a bit to verify it's still good on Frodo. I missed that from boxee too. The thread for it hasn't been updated since 2011, but if anyone tries it out and confirms that it works I'll add it the OP.
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Feb 25, 2013 15:15
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Are you sure you're using SMB?
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Feb 27, 2013 14:31
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Atarian posted:Yup. I share the folder in windows, and browse to it in xbmc under the SMB option. That's super weird. Maybe enable debugging and try to open one of the files, and see if anything weird sticks out. I have no trouble using SMB, but I'm on a Windows box.
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