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[MWS Natural]

I currently have a pretty powerful gaming PC in my office living room about 20ft from my HT setup. I stream from my PC to the PS3 to play my HD movie backups. Would it be a better solution to run a long HDMI cable to my AVR and then use XBMC? Are you able to fwd/rwd mkv clips with it?

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

There are a lot of things a HTPC can do that just using a 360 can't.

Yes, like playing Final Fantasy XII in true 720p on a fully calibrated Sony Super Fine Pitch CRT via HDMI sitting on my big comfy couch.

Glory Glory Hallelujah !!!

 

[MWS Natural]

I currently have a pretty powerful gaming PC in my office living room about 20ft from my HT setup. I stream from my PC to the PS3 to play my HD movie backups. Would it be a better solution to run a long HDMI cable to my AVR and then use XBMC? Are you able to fwd/rwd mkv clips with it?

Anyone with XBMC experience?

 

[Marty Chinn]

Anyone with XBMC experience?

Ya, you can forward and rewind at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, and 32x speeds on MKVs. Also you have the skip incriment too.

 

[mrklaw]

I currently have a pretty powerful gaming PC in my office living room about 20ft from my HT setup. I stream from my PC to the PS3 to play my HD movie backups. Would it be a better solution to run a long HDMI cable to my AVR and then use XBMC? Are you able to fwd/rwd mkv clips with it?

assuming you can get remote controls to the PC, then its nearly always better to avoid streaming.

Although I'd have a play with a trial setup of XBMC on your PC first, get it tuned just how you like it, and check its suitable for you before you start spending money and routing cables.

 

[Marty Chinn]

assuming you can get remote controls to the PC, then its nearly always better to avoid streaming.

Although I'd have a play with a trial setup of XBMC on your PC first, get it tuned just how you like it, and check its suitable for you before you start spending money and routing cables.

With a gigabit network, why would streaming make much of a difference in that case? I place all my video content on my server and pull the data off them on to my HTPC and everything works just fine.

 

[Cheeto]

I currently have a pretty powerful gaming PC in my office living room about 20ft from my HT setup. I stream from my PC to the PS3 to play my HD movie backups. Would it be a better solution to run a long HDMI cable to my AVR and then use XBMC? Are you able to fwd/rwd mkv clips with it?

MKV is a container, not really a type of file...however, XBMC will play pretty much anything you throw at it.

 

[MWS Natural]

With a gigabit network, why would streaming make much of a difference in that case? I place all my video content on my server and pull the data off them on to my HTPC and everything works just fine.

My computer is in my office, I don't have a dedicated HTPC currently hooked to my AVR. I eventually want to get a full time media server because currently I'm using the 3TB in my main PC.

 

[reilo]

I'm not necessarily looking for a HTPC, but rather a wireless HDMI solution -- if one exists.

Basically, I'm moving into a new apartment, and the way it will be setup, I don't want to hassle with routing cables and other such nonsense from my MacPro to my HDTV.

In the little research that I have done, is this my solution?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815135006

Looking at that price though... yikes. I feel like it has all of the right format support, but if I have to, I'll build a HTPC on my own that suits me better. I just want to first find out if there are any simple and viable solutions that can stream a HDMI signal via wireless using a set-top box.

 

[Rentahamster]

The only wireless solution I like is a wireless media extender or HTPC. Never heard of that particular one. I prefer making my own, though.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I'm not necessarily looking for a HTPC, but rather a wireless HDMI solution -- if one exists.

Basically, I'm moving into a new apartment, and the way it will be setup, I don't want to hassle with routing cables and other such nonsense from my MacPro to my HDTV.

In the little research that I have done, is this my solution?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815135006

Looking at that price though... yikes. I feel like it has all of the right format support, but if I have to, I'll build a HTPC on my own that suits me better. I just want to first find out if there are any simple and viable solutions that can stream a HDMI signal via wireless using a set-top box.

That is actually a media player, not a wireless HDMI solution. The last I checked, wireless HDMI is even more expensive but it could have dropped since they were released. You're really better off just buliding a HTPC or getting something that content streams. Problem with wireless is the bandwidth required to play HD content. 1080p and wireless can be a problem.

 

[reilo]

I see, thanks!

Best to just transfer the files over and then let the HTPC handle the playback it seems.

 

[Rentahamster]

If you have a strong n or g signal, then you might be able to get away with streaming 1080p compressed video. Might have to increase the buffer, though.

With wireless 1080p it's a lot of YMMV.

 

[reilo]

Just built and ordered myself the parts for my HTPC:

Motherboard: Intel BOXDG43GT G43 R - $86.99

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E7500 2.93G 45N R - $119.99

Memory: A-DATA 1GBx2 ADQVE1A16K R - $47.99

Graphics Card: Sapphire 100296HDMI HD4670 R - $74.99

Harddrive: Seagate 500GB ST3500418AS - $49.99

Case: Lian-Li PC-C37B RT - $149.99

Total: $546.12

Went with a more mid-range system than the low-end I was initially scoping for. What I like the most about this setup is that the motherboard has Digital-Audio Out and the Graphics Card has HDMI 1.3 Output.

 

[koam]

Boxee Box all the way. why?

First look at the size and design:

Secondly, it support every codec and container under the sun.

Thirdly, built in wireless N, sd cart and two usb.

Forthly, the best UI period. The UI is insane. It will auto categorize your tv shows into seasons and episodes, download the art and synopsis all automagically. Best of all, you could control the UI via the iphone.

Comes out in first half of 2010, ~$200.

Edit: The app is available for Mac, Windows and Linux if you want to test it out.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Boxee Box all the way. why?

First look at the size and design:

Secondly, it support every codec and container under the sun.

Thirdly, built in wireless N, sd cart and two usb.

Forthly, the best UI period. The UI is insane. It will auto categorize your tv shows into seasons and episodes, download the art and synopsis all automagically. Best of all, you could control the UI via the iphone.

Comes out in first half of 2010, ~$200.

Edit: The app is available for Mac, Windows and Linux if you want to test it out.

How much customizing can you do with that version of Boxee compared to the PC app? I just checked out the skin, and I gotta say I like some of the choices XBMC offers as far as interface goes, and the flexibility of it all so I'm not convinced yet that Boxee beats out XBMC in interface. Also what's the capability of the unit? Does it handle 1080p, uncompressed 7.1 PCM? And really, you think the box looks nice? That price is nice though.

 

[DJ_Lae]

I ended up taking the lazy Ion route for mine and picked up a $400CDN 3610 Revo - your typical dual-core Ion stuff plus 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive.

Part of the decision was made for me, as I'm not a big fan of a lot of the mini-ITX cases and even then they're still fairly sizable as most are built to accomodate a disc drive, which I don't need.

It's also kind of cute.

 

[Omar Ismail]

I ended up taking the lazy Ion route for mine and picked up a $400CDN 3610 Revo - your typical dual-core Ion stuff plus 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive.

Part of the decision was made for me, as I'm not a big fan of a lot of the mini-ITX cases and even then they're still fairly sizable as most are built to accomodate a disc drive, which I don't need.

It's also kind of cute.

I'm looking at this exact same device. What's your thoughts on it? How does it handle 1080p content? How does it handle HD Flash content?

 

[Marty Chinn]

I ended up taking the lazy Ion route for mine and picked up a $400CDN 3610 Revo - your typical dual-core Ion stuff plus 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive.

Part of the decision was made for me, as I'm not a big fan of a lot of the mini-ITX cases and even then they're still fairly sizable as most are built to accomodate a disc drive, which I don't need.

It's also kind of cute.

Congrats! What are you running on it? Windows? Linux? XBMC?

 

[Firestorm]

Holy crap I just found out Alaska was finished. Beautiful XBMC theme.
http://xbmc.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=126

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdO36ttjWjA

 

[Khalid-S]

I ended up taking the lazy Ion route for mine and picked up a $400CDN 3610 Revo - your typical dual-core Ion stuff plus 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive.

Part of the decision was made for me, as I'm not a big fan of a lot of the mini-ITX cases and even then they're still fairly sizable as most are built to accomodate a disc drive, which I don't need.

It's also kind of cute.

I am using Acer Revo 3610 Atom (with Ion 330) and am satisfied. It handles 1080p so well. Most of time I run Boxee and watch internet content and sometimes Hulu Desktop app.

For some reason it doesn't play 720p mkv out of box so I downloaded the K-lite codecs and now it is perfect. I bought a USB TV Tuner and I can watch some tv channels (Fox, NBC, ABC and a some tv channels) using the new Media Center that came with Windows 7.

By the way Boxee announced a new version with totally new interface.. here are some pictures.

the rest: http://gizmodo.com/5421014/boxee-beta-finally-ready-for-primetime-just-about

 

[DJ_Lae]

I'm just using Windows 7, which came with it.

I like it so far, although I've yet to find a satisfactory media player that actually utilizes the GPU properly. My girlfriend had bought a handful of TV series in HD from iTunes, which are just on the verge of playability thanks to iTunes being CPU heavy and GPU light. The SD versions are fine, but the HD versions stutter and skip.

It also doesn't seem to handle the video from my Sanyo FH1 - then again, it is 1080p and 60fps, which is more demanding than Blu-ray and doesn't surprise me much.

Any suggestions for media players? I know I'm probably stuck with iTunes for shows purchased there as it has DRM (unless there's a way to play them back elsewhere) but I'd love something a little more streamlined for basic playback, as I'm going to start going through my DVD collection and ripping everything.

 

[aznpxdd]

CoreAVC or ffdshow + media player classic = all you ever need.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I second Media Player Classic if you're going to use Windows. Eventually I'll recommend XBMC once they get GPU finished. There's already work under way, and even if you want to use XBMC now, you can use external players plugged into it to do GPU decoding. I highly recommend looking into XBMC if you want a HTPC interface on your TV.

On a different note, here's the latest addition to my setup:

It's the Logitech MX Air Mouse. It works either on a surface, or like it sounds, in the air with gyros. I'm actually impressed with how well and natural it works in the air. Also, the air functionality will work straight out of the box without needing to install anything.

 

[Rentahamster]

CoreAVC or ffdshow + media player classic = all you ever need.

Actually, Media Player Classic Home Cinema is all you ever need.

Or, Windows Media Center + CoreAVC w/ CUDA (if you got nVidia), (with ffdshow audio if you prefer).

That's pretty much it. Most of the guides out there on the internets are obsolete, but most still work more or less.

 

[pj]

Is there any word on when or if netflix will allow PC users to stream in HD? It's complete horseshit that I have to turn on my ps3 or 360 if I want to stream something at the best quality.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Is there any word on when or if netflix will allow PC users to stream in HD? It's complete horseshit that I have to turn on my ps3 or 360 if I want to stream something at the best quality.

Streaming and best quality seem like an oxymoron to me

I think I'm more annoyed that Netflix doesn't support anything other than stereo. That's one of the things keeping me from using their streaming for movies.

 

[Cheeto]

Forthly, the best UI period. The UI is insane. It will auto categorize your tv shows into seasons and episodes, download the art and synopsis all automagically. Best of all, you could control the UI via the iphone.

Boxee is derived from XBMC, you should check that out.

 

[pj]

Streaming and best quality seem like an oxymoron to me

I think I'm more annoyed that Netflix doesn't support anything other than stereo. That's one of the things keeping me from using their streaming for movies.

HD netflix on my ps3 looks at least as good as cable HD, maybe better. The sound thing is annoying, though. Maybe it's a limitation of the technology? Do any streaming sites have surround sound?

 

[Ettie]

XBMC questions.

1. In my movies library, I have entries for each .vob from my dvd rips, resulting in multiple entries for every movie, with the same title. How do I fix this? Using the mediastream skin, the DVD's show perfectly in the Videos section, only one line per title.

2. Using the mediastream skin, or any other I guess, how do I get the view from file mode to whatever the other mode is called? (Is this why I'm seeing multiple entries in #1?) EDIT: FOUND ANSWER!

 

[Barkley's Justice]

Honestly, deciding on which HTPC to get has been a huge battle for me.

I've narrowed it down to either an:

Acer Revo
Asrock Ion
Dell Zino

Mainly interested in 1080p FLAWLESS playback of MKVs. A lot of the stuff I read, people mention (perhaps off-handedly) "works well". They never specifically state, "works perfectly". Which leaves me with a lot of doubt at times.

This article on Lifehacker made it sound like XBMC + AcerRevo = Heaven:

http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the-cheap

But you guys are saying Linux 1080p on a Revo is no good??

Preferably I'd like an emulator box too. Something that could (hopefully?) play my 2D Dreamcast games and maybe my PS2 games.

Edit: Searching for available Revo's online has been difficult. Many stores are sold out or don't have units in...Not sure if it's because of the holidays or if those units are being cleared out for something else.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Honestly, deciding on which HTPC to get has been a huge battle for me.

I've narrowed it down to either an:

Acer Revo
Asrock Ion
Dell Zino

Mainly interested in 1080p FLAWLESS playback of MKVs. A lot of the stuff I read, people mention (perhaps off-handedly) "works well". They never specifically state, "works perfectly". Which leaves me with a lot of doubt at times.

This article on Lifehacker made it sound like XBMC + AcerRevo = Heaven:

http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the-cheap

But you guys are saying Linux 1080p on a Revo is no good??

Preferably I'd like an emulator box too. Something that could (hopefully?) play my 2D Dreamcast games and maybe my PS2 games.

Edit: Searching for available Revo's online has been difficult. Many stores are sold out or don't have units in...Not sure if it's because of the holidays or if those units are being cleared out for something else.

Whoa, who said a Revo is no good for 1080p? The box that I built does 1080p perfectly. It's not a Revo but the hardware is similar. You can get 1080p out of Windows or Linux with the box I built.

 

[Omar Ismail]

Honestly, deciding on which HTPC to get has been a huge battle for me.

I've narrowed it down to either an:

Acer Revo
Asrock Ion
Dell Zino

Mainly interested in 1080p FLAWLESS playback of MKVs. A lot of the stuff I read, people mention (perhaps off-handedly) "works well". They never specifically state, "works perfectly". Which leaves me with a lot of doubt at times.

This article on Lifehacker made it sound like XBMC + AcerRevo = Heaven:

http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the-cheap

But you guys are saying Linux 1080p on a Revo is no good??

Preferably I'd like an emulator box too. Something that could (hopefully?) play my 2D Dreamcast games and maybe my PS2 games.

Edit: Searching for available Revo's online has been difficult. Many stores are sold out or don't have units in...Not sure if it's because of the holidays or if those units are being cleared out for something else.

First off, I wouldn't go with the Zino HD. To get HD video playback you need to go with the dual-core AMD processor upgrade, and that takes it to price levels that are higher than the Revo. Furthermore, hardware acceleration with the Radeon HD3200 isn't as active/developed as with Ion. It's there, but I think the Ion's popularity is giving it a leg-up in further development.

As for the ASRock vs Revo, it depends on what you want to do. If you're going with a Linux install of XBMC then the Asrock ans the Revo are on similar footing. However, many SKUs of the Revo offer Windows 7, while all Asrock's come with no OS. So if you want to go with Windows7 unless you have a way of getting a free version of it, then the Revo wins out.

 

[rykomatsu]

Maybe someone can point me in the right direction for this...

I'm currently running a Shuttle XPC w/ one PCIe slot for my video card. I'm trying to either find a small form factor mobo that supports 2 PCIe (one for video card, one for Intensity HD video capture card...this can be a x1 slot) or the Shuttle XPC w/ 2 slots.

For this, I would need to build from the ground up, so if there's a recommended SFF 2x PCIe slot mobo out there, I'd like to hear about your experiences with them, especially if you've used it as an HD recorder of sorts alongside HTPC functionality...

 

[Cheeto]

XBMC questions.

1. In my movies library, I have entries for each .vob from my dvd rips, resulting in multiple entries for every movie, with the same title. How do I fix this? Using the mediastream skin, the DVD's show perfectly in the Videos section, only one line per title.

You may need a custom stacking regex, can you post an example of some files' names that are showing up multiple times.

 

[reilo]

I just realized that my Lian Li PC-C37B doesn't come with a PSU. Any recommendations for one?

The case can fit standard ATX:

The important thing is, you can install a standard ATX power supply for system stability.

 

[Ecto311]

Searched and thought this thread had the newest and most relevent information so far. I am looking for a program to rip my dvd collection with. I have handbrake but it dumps me screwed up video and also crashes on my system for some reason. I am looking for something like xilisofts dvd ripper. I have the ultimate edition but all the files I make run in a smaller window on my 360 and the sound is never synced up. I have tried almost all the options in that program and cannot find anything to get the sound right.

Does anyone know of a program where I put in the disk, have a decent amount of options as far as compression and it makes me a file? Also out of the file formats the 360 is compatible with what would be the best for size and picture quality?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Cheeto]

Searched and thought this thread had the newest and most relevent information so far. I am looking for a program to rip my dvd collection with. I have handbrake but it dumps me screwed up video and also crashes on my system for some reason. I am looking for something like xilisofts dvd ripper. I have the ultimate edition but all the files I make run in a smaller window on my 360 and the sound is never synced up. I have tried almost all the options in that program and cannot find anything to get the sound right.

Does anyone know of a program where I put in the disk, have a decent amount of options as far as compression and it makes me a file? Also out of the file formats the 360 is compatible with what would be the best for size and picture quality?

Thanks for any help.

I don't know much about encoding for the 360, all I know is that there are crappy restrictions, transcoding hoops to jump through, etc...

I can tell you how I get movies off the disc and on to my media server. I use DVDFab to rip the movie off the disc into a folder, no encoding or anything... just decrypt and copy. Then, depending on how much I like the movie, I'll either make an ISO out of it and keep it like that to retain menus, special features, etc since many PC-based media players will play them just like the DVD... or I will use handbrake and bring it down to a single video file. The reason I use two separate programs is because it easier to do many rips of dvds and cache them, and then queue up a ton of encodes overnight. Since it only takes 10 minutes to get it off the disc and over an hour to encode, I find it more efficient that way.

If I were you I'd ask on the handbrake forums what works best for Xbox360.

 

[VelvetMouth]

I'm looking for something to load all my old dvds on to. I don't need a fancy HTPC or HD quality just a storage device to hold 100+ dvds and then an interface like XBMC to play them on my tv. Any suggestions? I have several 360's, blu ray player, high end PCs and home network all set up if that helps.

 

[Cheeto]

I'm looking for something to load all my old dvds on to. I don't need a fancy HTPC or HD quality just a storage device to hold 100+ dvds and then an interface like XBMC to play them on my tv. Any suggestions? I have several 360's, blu ray player, high end PCs and home network all set up if that helps.

Best way would be to get a big hard drive for one of the PCs on your network, then get a good nettop to run the media interface on. The current hot hardware seems to be the ASRock ION 330HT, but there are cheaper options out there.

 

[Ecto311]

I don't know much about encoding for the 360, all I know is that there are crappy restrictions, transcoding hoops to jump through, etc...

I can tell you how I get movies off the disc and on to my media server. I use DVDFab to rip the movie off the disc into a folder, no encoding or anything... just decrypt and copy. Then, depending on how much I like the movie, I'll either make an ISO out of it and keep it like that to retain menus, special features, etc since many PC-based media players will play them just like the DVD... or I will use handbrake and bring it down to a single video file. The reason I use two separate programs is because it easier to do many rips of dvds and cache them, and then queue up a ton of encodes overnight. Since it only takes 10 minutes to get it off the disc and over an hour to encode, I find it more efficient that way.

If I were you I'd ask on the handbrake forums what works best for Xbox360.

That doesn't sound bad at all. I know the 360 can handle different formats but since it will be playing most all these files I was wondering what is the best for that particular system.

As far as ripping to iso and going from there, how did you setup handbreak for a batch conversion of more than one file? I had handbreak rip and encode and it did a shitty job so I ditched it. Lots of people have said handbreak is the way to go so I am not against trying it again. I will search around for more information specifically in the handbreak forums.

Also, does anyone know how to get a thumb nail of the movie to be played on the 360? I have seen it a few times but when you hit the home button then go to video files it just has a blank generic film icon for everything I have ripped so far.

 

[SUPREME1]

The tv stand/media center, I do like.

Where and how much?

 

[Cheeto]

That doesn't sound bad at all. I know the 360 can handle different formats but since it will be playing most all these files I was wondering what is the best for that particular system.

As far as ripping to iso and going from there, how did you setup handbreak for a batch conversion of more than one file? I had handbreak rip and encode and it did a shitty job so I ditched it. Lots of people have said handbreak is the way to go so I am not against trying it again. I will search around for more information specifically in the handbreak forums.

Novice: It's pretty easy to do using the GUI: http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Queue

Fancy Pants: You can script it using the CLI: http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide

 

[Marty Chinn]

I'm looking for something to load all my old dvds on to. I don't need a fancy HTPC or HD quality just a storage device to hold 100+ dvds and then an interface like XBMC to play them on my tv. Any suggestions? I have several 360's, blu ray player, high end PCs and home network all set up if that helps.

You could get an Xbox 1 if you don't already have one and soft mod it to run XBMC. That'll run DVD ISOs just fine. You could even just replace the HDD with something much larger and store them all on there, but honestly I think what you might want is some sort of network storage so you can stream from it. If you want to keep the costs low, I'd just look for some sort of adapter that will let you plug an external HDD to it and make sure it uses a standard network share protocol like Samba(SMB) for file sharing. Definitely stay away from anything that requires you to install an app on the client to access the files. I used to use a Linksys NAS adapter before I moved up to my Mediasmart Server.

 

[VelvetMouth]

You could get an Xbox 1 if you don't already have one and soft mod it to run XBMC. That'll run DVD ISOs just fine. You could even just replace the HDD with something much larger and store them all on there, but honestly I think what you might want is some sort of network storage so you can stream from it. If you want to keep the costs low, I'd just look for some sort of adapter that will let you plug an external HDD to it and make sure it uses a standard network share protocol like Samba(SMB) for file sharing. Definitely stay away from anything that requires you to install an app on the client to access the files. I used to use a Linksys NAS adapter before I moved up to my Mediasmart Server.

Thanks. We've been thinking about an HP server which might be the best and in the end cheapest route to go.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Thanks. We've been thinking about an HP server which might be the best and in the end cheapest route to go.

I very highly recommend the HP Mediasmart Server. A lot of others around here also are in high praise of it. It's a bit more than some of the NAS solutions out there, but then again it just does so much more and is much more flexible. I'm up to 8TB on mine now and I'm now going through and ripping my DVDs to ISO so they're all available on the network to be accessed in any room or any computer/media device. Let me know if you have any questions about the HP.

 

[Ecto311]

Novice: It's pretty easy to do using the GUI: http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Queue

Fancy Pants: You can script it using the CLI: http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide

Just posting again to say I tried this last night. I set up 4 movies that I had ripped from the disk with dvdfab and let handbreak do its thing. Thanks a lot for the information. A few movies a night and I will have this collection down in no time. Now its just a matter of finding a good spot between compression size and picture. Thanks again.

 

[Cheeto]

Just posting again to say I tried this last night. I set up 4 movies that I had ripped from the disk with dvdfab and let handbreak do its thing. Thanks a lot for the information. A few movies a night and I will have this collection down in no time. Now its just a matter of finding a good spot between compression size and picture. Thanks again.

No problem, I was there a couple months ago... Ripped my 200+ dvd collection, took awhile but its awesome once its done. Now I'm working on the blu-rays...

 

[mrklaw]

No problem, I was there a couple months ago... Ripped my 200+ dvd collection, took awhile but its awesome once its done. Now I'm working on the blu-rays...

Me too. I don't want to encode because it'll take so long. But if I don't I'll need 2TB just for my current 65 discs, so I'll have to rethink my storage solution (simple external USB HDDs so far)


I'm not a fan of boxee. Felt the internet video part was over emphasised compared to locally stored content (which is my main need), and the 'auto' formatting of TV and movies didn't do very well for me - it kept thinking TV shows were movies based on the naming. It didn't even seem to allow me to have separate folders for TV & movies. So I've gone plex for now. If Boxee has improved over the last year then I might take another look

 

[Cheeto]

Me too. I don't want to encode because it'll take so long. But if I don't I'll need 2TB just for my current 65 discs, so I'll have to rethink my storage solution (simple external USB HDDs so far)


I'm not a fan of boxee. Felt the internet video part was over emphasised compared to locally stored content (which is my main need), and the 'auto' formatting of TV and movies didn't do very well for me - it kept thinking TV shows were movies based on the naming. It didn't even seem to allow me to have separate folders for TV & movies. So I've gone plex for now. If Boxee has improved over the last year then I might take another look

Have you tried XBMC?