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Open Source Multimedia Center For Windows

Posted by timothy on from the not-if-your-windows-are-managed-by-fluxbox dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new opensourced multimedia center for Windows has been released. Media Portal boasts the ability to turn your PC into an advanced HTPC (Home-Theatre PC) and PVR/DVR (Personal/Digital Video Recorder). It allows you to listen to your favorite music and radio, watch all your video's and DVD's, view, schedule and record live TV and much more. The software is a port of the homebrew Xbox Media Center software which requires a Modded Xbox to run."

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  1. Hardware by hoggoth · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This could be interesting.
    What is the most inexpensive hardware with enough OOMPH to run this?

    I looked at Mini-ITX systems, and the HUSH grabbed my eye. Then the price grabbed me somewhere else.

    And I don't really want to get an XBOX then modify it, so don't give me the obvious answer...

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  2. Re:HAHA by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Insightful
    An Open Source solution running on Microsoft branded hardware.

    You're still paying the Micrsoft tax after all.

    Actually, if you buy the Xbox but no games for it you're screwing Microsoft, since the box is a loss-leader. The real revenue is games and services.

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  3. What does this do that MythTV doesnt? by billybob · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd say RUNS ON WINDOWS is a pretty damn big feature that MythTV lacks. :P

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