XBMC

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XBMC	XBMC is a free software cross-platform media player and media center entertainment hub/jukebox. XBMC is capable of playing back almost all known video, audio and picture formats from a computers harddrive, DVD-ROM drive, a local-network, and the internet. Supports XboX, Mac, Windows(Experimental), Linux.	Free software Version:9.11 Alpha 2 Released:20091112 Size:81.1MB Download (author site) Download (direct link) Download beta Download old versions	6.6 (N/A) 4 votes Similar tools	Read 4 comments (2928229 views) Add comment Notify me
	Latest version: 9.11 Alpha 2 (November 12, 2009) Download sites: Download from author site Download from mirror (direct link) (81.1MB) Download latest beta version here Supported operating systems: Windows Mac OS Linux Download old versions Sections/Browse similar tools: Linux video tools,  MacOS 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: XBMC 9.11: Alpha2 ready for testing November 12th, 2009 Team XBMC The second testing release in the Camelot series has been tagged and is now available for general consumption. The first Alpha was a great success; all of the known issues listed in the previous announcement have been fixed, along with a slew of others. All of those who are currently using Alpha1 are strongly encouraged to update. Though the same warnings still apply: this should be treated as pre-release software and is only for those who don’t mind running into a few bugs. As usual, some of the builds are still being created or uploaded. The new files will appear on the downloads page and the PPAs as they become available. View entire changelog Similar tools/Alternative to XBMC: MediaPortal,  Moovida Sponsored tools: Guides and How to's: No guides/tutorials, submit guides here. Acronyms / Also Known As: XBMC Media Center, XBMC Live Report this tool(dead link/new version out)
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	It is free and a lot of work has been put into it but it is still a long ways away from being useful; it is getting better and better but it is not there yet. I found it hard to setup and did not particularly find the support to be that good. Seems like you have to be a died in wool XBMC believer otherwise you are not treated very well. Posted April 04, 2009 by notso. Tool version 9.04 using OS Vista Ease of use 3 of 10 Functionality 2 of 10 Value for money 7 of 10 Overall score 4 of 10
	I completely disagree with last poster. Excellent media center app, very mature, not beta. Great support from the xbmc.org community. Posted March 23, 2009 by sionpriory. Tool version pre-9.04 using OS Other Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10 Guides: http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_Online_Manual
	For use in Windows this software has potential but is still buggy(smb support for example is supposed to work but it mostly does not) and is lacking. The volunteer folks who are working very hard on this are spread thin and really do not have time to respond in a reasonable manner to questions or inputs. They tend to respond rather harshly to any kind of critique or questioning. It seems to be a rather aloof group. Also, this software seems to be geared for folks with a high level of computer savy and programing expertise. Posted November 09, 2008 by bits. Tool version Beta 2 using OS Vista Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 2 of 10 Value for money 9 of 10 Overall score 4 of 10
	This def worth a Look . Shows its origins on the Xbox but seems to have all the bits you would expect in a media centre. Video audio and photos. I quite like the look and feel and it should support all the common codecs, with easy upgradeability. Still has some rough edges, but its a beta version. Considering the original Xbox is really just a cutdown computer without the Burden of running windows, this should transfer quite easily. Give it a try and let the developers know what you think. Posted July 01, 2008 by RabidDog. Tool version Beta using OS WinXP Ease of use 6 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
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