2010-12-22, 03:56
Sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section but I don't know where else to post this. I just download Boxee and XBMC on my mac to see how they looked and they seem pretty cool (similar to Plex that i use right now). At christmas I am going to buy the Acer Aspire Revo to use it as my HTPC. Needless to say I am not going to have a cable subscription anymore as I have over 25 hundred movies and several TV series on my NAS. I have always only used Plex on my mac so i am not very familiar with boxee or xbmc (even though they all seem to offer the same basic functionalities).
I am going to install Ubuntu on my HTPC so at the moment I am torn between Boxee and XBMC.
What I need is a program that lets me watch my files on my NAS and then allow me to stream shows from websites. I am thinking of getting a Netflix account (I do not have it yet) and I am pretty sure I would be using Hulu as well since I can watch the latest TV shows i have missed.
I will still be able to use the browser in Linux but for pure laziness I would like if i could always keep my media center program on and just use that to get everything i need.
Can someone please explain to me what the best set up would be to have (in their opinion) and why.
I ask just because i have not played with either software too much and they do not seem to different.
Thanks
I am going to install Ubuntu on my HTPC so at the moment I am torn between Boxee and XBMC.
What I need is a program that lets me watch my files on my NAS and then allow me to stream shows from websites. I am thinking of getting a Netflix account (I do not have it yet) and I am pretty sure I would be using Hulu as well since I can watch the latest TV shows i have missed.
I will still be able to use the browser in Linux but for pure laziness I would like if i could always keep my media center program on and just use that to get everything i need.
Can someone please explain to me what the best set up would be to have (in their opinion) and why.
I ask just because i have not played with either software too much and they do not seem to different.
Thanks