HTPC Software

[Gizmo]

I'm in the process of planning my first HTPC build and I would like to get peoples thoughts on what software to use. I'd like to steer clear of Windows Media Centre as it looks ugly. Currently I like the look and feel of XBMC however don't really know what else is out there?

What do you gents use?

[norbs]

XBMC.

[nutty]

I use XBMC, its really good for just playing back previously downloaded stuff, recording/watching tv its a bit poor..

that being said, no reason to build a HTPC for XBMC, just buy a rasberrypi! costs $50 and supports CEC so you can control it with your TV remote.
Only problem is you need a server/NAS for storage

[Duke]

XBMC FTW!!!

Also have a read of this post of how my HTPC is setup: http://www.arseforums.com/phpBB/viewtop ... 74#p360867" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hit me up if you have any questions when you get to using it.

[Pinger$]

I still use mythtv... for now, but probably going to switch to xbmc soon.

[plastik8]

How many people are using Xbmc for live tv? I still use widows media centre just for the live tv, as I tried Xbmc about a year ago and found it very slow and clunky. Has it changed much?


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[Shonky]

I must be the only person still using Mediaportal, since the 1.5 update it's improved a lot but it can be a bit of a chore to setup initially with the myriad of settings in the configuration editor, occasionally I fire up XBMC on my HTPC but never seem to find anything worth making the switch for.

[Duke]

How many people are using Xbmc for live tv? I still use widows media centre just for the live tv, as I tried Xbmc about a year ago and found it very slow and clunky. Has it changed much?


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The new version of XBMC (Frodo) main focus was to improve the live TV functionality. But I haven't tried it.

[AstrO]

How many people are using Xbmc for live tv? I still use widows media centre just for the live tv, as I tried Xbmc about a year ago and found it very slow and clunky. Has it changed much?

I'm still using Windows Media Centre for live TV (and with extenders).

[J.D.]

Wot I done:

http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/2810841" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pretty solid system based on Linux.

[Gizmo]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Looks like I'll go with my first choice, XBMC. It's my birthday in a couple of weeks, I'll have to start dropping hints to the better half

[Gizmo]

Built the HTPC over the weekend and running XBMC 12.2 It's very nice.