2010-04-19, 18:19
Hello! I gave up cable over a year ago and have been trying to work on a suitable replacement for my fiancé and myself. I bought an Acer Aspire Revo 1600 a little while back and installed Ubuntu and Boxee on it, which was fine but was not very user-friendly for the fiancé so I've been looking into better options for us.
What I'm hoping to find is something that will allow us to do the following things:
The TV Tuner and Hulu are the least important but would be nice if those were options. I've done a bit of searching around and I think XBMC would be able to handle most of my needs but I wasn't certain so I thought I'd just ask.
Also, is there any downside to installing XBMC Live? The only thing I plan on using this computer for entertainment on my HDTV.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
What I'm hoping to find is something that will allow us to do the following things:
- Download TV/Movie torrents within the interface or from our computers onto a shared source
- Be able to watch baseball games via MLB.TV
- Easily navigate through the menus using a WMC remote or other remote device
- Watch streaming shows through Hulu or other source (and navigate through them easily)
- Be able to watch live TV programming via a TV Tuner or other source
The TV Tuner and Hulu are the least important but would be nice if those were options. I've done a bit of searching around and I think XBMC would be able to handle most of my needs but I wasn't certain so I thought I'd just ask.
Also, is there any downside to installing XBMC Live? The only thing I plan on using this computer for entertainment on my HDTV.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.