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zlooo
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Just wanted to make a thread where people can share all the cool things about XBMC. I've been using XBMC since about 2005 when I first learned how to mod an xbox, I still remember my friends wanting to use the Slayers Dash... till I convinced them that XBMC was more than a video player.... it was actually a great Dashboard.
Anyways.... Here are the things I'm most excited about!
The new Trailer Button - Being able to easily access a movie trailer for my DVDs is great! My girlfriend hasn't seen many of my favorite movies and I can easily give her a synopsis with the click of a button.
Visualizations! - I remember during a party someone asked me, "Is that actually going along with the music?" Apparently XBMC looks pretty bad ass on a 40 inch LED TV.
What do you love most about XBMC?
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For me that's gotta be Cinema Experience (Trivia, Trailers, ads, etc) before each movie.
That and the rotating cd art always amazes anyone who sees it!
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zlooo
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Sorry for the dupe thread, realized it should've been posted here right after I hit the submit.
So is Cinema Experience just an add-on? Sounds pretty cool!
I have an SACD/DVD-A player.... only a few SACDs.... any way to convert them?
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mcborzu
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Anything can stream videos, XBOX 360 works but its just a boring file list. The Library and the skins that present the Library is where XBMC shines...
The little addition I love most is TV Logos...
Check out Night - A Skin For XBMC
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It displays media beautifully. Coupled with Hulu, Icefilms and a few emulators launched from Advanced Launcher application, my HTPC is a powerful rig for all of my media types.
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I have to say, i've tried Mediaportal, Meedios, etc. but XBMC is ultimative in Customization, for all the settings you can access via gui, without an infinity of Settings via seperate configurations. Since Dharma is out all these features via addons is pure in simplicity. Ofcourse there are other things that separates XBMC with other MC's, like TV Logo, ClearArt, CDArt, Extrathumbs, Extrafanart, recently Added etc. ... to style up the look and increase the "Wow" effect for everyone ...
So thumbs up for the Best Multimedia Center out there !