Tag Archives: OpenSource

Windows Media Center XBMC integration

February 17, 2010

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Windows Media Center XBMC integration

Not content with integrating only Boxee, Teknowebworks have made the same integration possible with the project that started it all, XBMC.
BMC Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and XBMC. When clicking on XBMC in Windows 7 Media Center, the software automatically closes Windows Media [...]

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

February 17, 2010

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Windows Media Center Boxee integration

If you have a Windows 7 powered HTPC, Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an armchair viewers way to control the excellent Boxee app directly within Media Center.
Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and Boxee. When clicking on Boxee in Windows 7 Media Center, the [...]

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

February 2, 2010

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XBMC gets native DXVA2 support (Hardware Acceleration)

XBMC has been progressing at an incredible otherworldly pace and tonight’s latest Changeset is no exception. From Revision 27376 Onwards, XBMC now supports dxva2 decoder support for vc1/h264 courtesy of the Boxee DXVA implementation.  Thats right, my aging Athlon 4400XP now barely hits 20% CPU usage with most 1080p material.
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Windows 7 and Vista Audio Changer

October 8, 2009

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Windows 7 and Vista Audio Changer

I have recently updated my main HTPC to the RC of Windows 7 and unlike Windows XP, it is not currently possible to set the default sound output device for the entire system through software.
With my previous HTPC build, My Auzentech DTS X-Plosion card would encode DTS on the fly for stereo sources and was [...]

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SABnzbd binary newsreader

September 14, 2009

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SABnzbd binary newsreader

It is time to highlight some more great OpenSource Software. This time it is SABnzbd, A highly flexible, feature packed and modular binary newsreader.  SABnzb is available on  Windows (XP/Vista/Servers), Linux/Unix, Apple OSX and NAS devices.
What is SABnzbd?
SABnzbd is a free/open-source cross-platform binary newsreader written in Python.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, [...]

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Boxee Update: Mac, Pandora, Hulu and Radiotime.

April 7, 2009

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Boxee Update: Mac, Pandora, Hulu and Radiotime.

The Open Source XBMC fork; Boxee, has been going from strength to strength adding some new “most requested” features and also managing to get Hulu into the front end thanks to a unique legal workaround.  The new version is currently only for Mac platforms at this stage with Windows and Linux soon to follow.
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XBMC MEDIA CENTER

March 13, 2009

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XBMC MEDIA CENTER

In our second Sourced article the spotlight is on the award winning XBMC Media Center.

What is XBMC?
Originally named Xbox Media Center, XBMC is now a full featured, award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media.  I have been using XBMC since it’s transformation from xbmp (Xbox Media [...]

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