RE: HD media player - consensus on the best?

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must say I'm really impressed how far XBMC has come on, especially
with the new look skins.

Is there anywhere where your PCH wins over it?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dean Barrett
> Sent: 06 April 2010 13:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HD media player - consensus on the best?
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> Yes - have tried all three.
>
> Plex - on a mac mini - but didn't have horsepower for bluray rips
> Boxee - much more focused on Social Media
> XBMC - currently the prettiest of the three in its current form (just
> my
> opinion)
>
> I've installed the iPlayer/Youtube/Apple trailers on XMBC all work
> great,
> which didn't when I tried them on Plex (though that was some time ago)
>
>
>
>
> Dean.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 06 April 2010 12:46
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HD media player - consensus on the best?
>
> Ian/Dean,
>
> Have you tried Boxee instead of XBMC? Any thoughts?
>
> I guess Plex is the other alternative - but a latest mac mini is just
> too
> expensive :(
>
> Paul.
>
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Ian Oliver
> > Sent: 06 April 2010 07:43
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HD media player - consensus on the best?
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> > In article
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> <564D52CC2069D44EB996CDEAD94D911E98F1753454@xxxxxxx
> > x
> > el.com>, Paul
> > Gale wrote:
> > > I guess this is impossible as everyone has their own
thoughts and
> > experiences on this and there
> > are a LOT out there - but, is there a consensus on which hardware
> > media players would be at the top of the list for quality,
features
> > and most of all UI usability?
> >
> > Acer Revo R3600, Linux, and XBMC.
> >
> > Ian Oliver
> > Sunny Leeds, UK
> > Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
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