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Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-sure-think-so dept.

Anonymous writes "Can a modded Xbox running homebrew software really beat all existing designed-for-the-living-room multimedia devices hands down?! Tom's Hardware Guide seems to think so. They reviewed Xbox Media Center (XBMC) and say the free open source software turn an Xbox into The Ultimate Multimedia Center, the ideal home playback system for audio and video. (Apparently there is a PC software version available too: Media Portal)" The article also explains some of the more convoluted issues surrounding XBMC. But I definitely agree that this is a great system.

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  1. Coincidence? by John+Girouard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else getting an ad for Windows XP Media Center Edition in the middle of the article?

  2. Re:um.. by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    can something from microsoft really be The Ultimate?

    It isn't until you install some free software on it. Think of it as spraying perfume on a pig.

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    Trolling is a art,
  3. Re:Another Rip Off by cosmo7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You should not reinvent the wheel on user interface.

    Imagine if the wheel had been square when it was first invented. Everything would be terrible. Cars would shake themselves apart. Bicycles would kill their riders. But people would say "don't re-invent the wheel" and so you'd be stuck with it.