GeeXboX

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GeeXboX	GeeXboX is a free embedded Linux distribution which aims at turning your computer into a so called HTPC (Home Theater PC) or Media Center. Being a standalone LiveCD-based distribution, it's a ready to boot operating system than works on any Pentium-class x86 computer or PowerPC Macintosh, implying no software requirement. You can even use it on a diskless computer, the whole system being loaded in RAM.	Free software Version:2.0 Alpha 2 Released:20100313 Size:18.9MB Download (author site)	10.0 (N/A) 1 votes	Read 1 comments (2277917 views) Add comment Notify me
	Latest version: 2.0 Alpha 2 (March 13, 2010) Download sites: Download from author site Supported operating systems: Windows Linux Sections/Browse similar tools: Linux video tools,  Media Center/HTPC/PS3/360 Alert me! when this software has been updated. Report this tool(dead link/new version out)	Click to enlarge screenshot
	Version history: GeeXboX 2.0-alpha2 release (03/13/2010) It's already been one month since 2.0-alpha1 release so here's alpha2. This release fixes a lot of bugs that have been encountered by our users on this first 2.x series preview. * Normalize LIRC configuration by providing generic binding for each and every remote control. * Initial port to ARM architecture: stay tuned, it's gonna be awesome news soon :-) * Restoration of UPnP/DLNA feature with a brand new stack. * Restoration of internationalization support. * Upgrade of nVidia drivers: proprietary, legacy one and addition of Nouveau. * Add Kernel Mode Settings (KMS) for ATI/Intel/nVidia drivers. * Upgrade to Linux 2.6.33 kernel. * Fix LiveCD and Win32 installers, you can now install GeeXboX to disk again. * Fix OGG files playback issue. * Upgrade Enna to future upcoming 0.5.0 release, including hundreds of bug fixes and new features such as Weather enhancements, GeoIP localization, UPnP support, SHOUTcast and Podcast streaming. View entire changelog Guides and How to's: No guides/tutorials, submit guides here. Report this tool(dead link/new version out)
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	Give your old (~9 year's old) PC hardware a new life! Download the ISO from the website. Burn the ISO to a CD-R Boot Now your 10 year old Desktop/Laptop PC is turned to a media player! Capable to playback VCD, CVD, SVCD, x(S)VCD, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, Divx, Xvid , H264... Add a DVD-ROM and you can watch DVDs or DVD-Rs with data. You don't even need a Hard Disc! only a CD-ROM, a motherboard with a USB port (get a PCI card and add some if you don't have), a CPU (minimum P2 at 400Mhz, I tried with a P2 @233Mhz and mpeg 1/2 and audio worked with no problems!), any kind of sound card, 64MB of RAM and a VGA card! This distro even has a realtime USB Frame based detection: Just add your frame on a USB port and start watching / listen the files you have store there! You can Plug on the USB port your ipod (or any chinapod), your mp3 stick, your USB Memory stick, your mobile walkman phone, your Hard Disc external frame, anything! Imagine that: you have a very old laptop. The CDROM is broken, the Hard Disc doesn't work and the screen doesn't work. But it has one USB port and a VGA external: it's all you need! Boot from CD, buy a VGA to TV adaptor (RF, Component, RGB, whatever...) and you are ready! your broken 8 year old laptop is a media player now! Of course, with later hardware, you can have Hi-Def, DVB, Video/Audio Capture, you know... Give this distro a shot: you'll be amazed, believe me! It's not a fancy solution, but it sure converts your old hardware to a multimedia terminal! Posted December 11, 2007 by SatStorm. Tool version 1.1 using OS Win2K Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
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