2012-11-18, 17:48
So, I figure a good x-mas present to the household would be a media center. I look around and it seems xbmc is what most would recommend. There appears to be different versions to run on top of other OS's and then a version that is it's own OS. What would be best for me? My daily use computers in the house run ubuntu, obviously the ubuntu based one caught my eye right away, but then the idea of having it's own OS appeals to me also.
What I'm looking to get out of a media center
-Play dvd
-Play run a torrent client
-Have a remote of some sort, what are my options here?
-Be able to share files on a network, allowing me to sit here and file manage
-Play music in a visually appealing way.
-way to browse and play youtube videos would be a bonus
is there anything else I might not know I want that xmbc offers? I really can't seem to find a list of features.
as for ubuntu vs own OS, I would imagine the file sharing would be effortless if I used ubuntu version, or is it simple with the own OS also? also would I be able to run a torrent client? or would it possibly be more simple to run the torrent client on this computer and just have it save files on the media center?
I guess I'm getting at, before I buy hardware, I want to make sure I can do what I want with the software.
What I'm looking to get out of a media center
-Play dvd
-Play run a torrent client
-Have a remote of some sort, what are my options here?
-Be able to share files on a network, allowing me to sit here and file manage
-Play music in a visually appealing way.
-way to browse and play youtube videos would be a bonus
is there anything else I might not know I want that xmbc offers? I really can't seem to find a list of features.
as for ubuntu vs own OS, I would imagine the file sharing would be effortless if I used ubuntu version, or is it simple with the own OS also? also would I be able to run a torrent client? or would it possibly be more simple to run the torrent client on this computer and just have it save files on the media center?
I guess I'm getting at, before I buy hardware, I want to make sure I can do what I want with the software.