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Free Boxee XBMC-Based Media Centre Now Installable On Apple TV
Posted by John Mahoney at 11:30 PM on October 1, 2008
Boxee has been turning any PC, Mac or Linux box into a capable, social-networking equipped media centre for a while in its extended alpha phase--and now, news is that it will also work on your Apple TV for a free way to go beyond the iTunes lock-in for streaming all DRM-free media. Like aTV before it (which is not free), Boxee installs on a flash drive (this time using Mac-only for now ATV USB Creator) and sports a similar interface as the original Xbox version that started it all. Sign up for the alpha: [Boxee]
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n
Posted October 2, 2008 8:52 AM
@dombutchello: teamm8@gmail dot com
RamV10
Posted 11:54 PM 1/10/08
So I can't seem to find this on their site, but...It's based on XBMC, can I run it on my Xbox?
RamV10
dimoko
Posted 11:52 PM 1/10/08
I'm sure Steve Jobs is going to love this. Apple is usually fairly generous with their hardware.
dimoko
zakharm
Posted 12:27 AM 2/10/08
@salviati: They are forks from the XBMC Linux port. I know that Plex is still pulling updates from the main project, but not sure about Boxee.
zakharm
Jon B.
Posted 12:26 AM 2/10/08
Sweet, I don't own an Apple TV though (and don't plan to)...
do they make this for FrontRow?
Jon B.
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 12:21 AM 2/10/08
Skinning Apple interfaces makes Baby Jesus cry.
OMG! Ponies!
salviati
Posted 12:08 AM 2/10/08
Is it just me, or have there been a ton of new XBMC ports recently. It seems like I've heard of 4 or five different spin-offs in the last year - some are cross-platform, and others are platform specific. Are these groups working together, or are they incompatible with each other?
salviati
dombutchello
Posted 12:35 AM 2/10/08
If anyone needs an alpha invite, leave me your email!
dombutchello
Tank
Posted 1:10 AM 2/10/08
@dombutchello: erg22@me.com
Thanks!
Tank
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 12:57 AM 2/10/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Then I guess the creators of RockBox are heading straight to the Grand Opening of the 11th Circle of Hell.
Kaiser-Machead
2-7offsuit
Posted 1:33 AM 2/10/08
@OMG! Ponies!: This is a lot more than a skin.
2-7offsuit
Maasneotek
Posted 2:26 AM 2/10/08
@dombutchello:
stray1@gmail.com
Maasneotek
domerdel
Posted 2:35 AM 2/10/08
MKV support?
domerdel
Waverider
Posted 3:38 AM 2/10/08
@dombutchello: waverider1103@gmail.com
Waverider
marc_wtih_a_c
Posted 4:03 AM 2/10/08
@Jon B.: This is an XBMC port. You can run it on any Mac already. It would be a frontrow replacement not run in conjunction with.
marc_wtih_a_c
marc_wtih_a_c
Posted 3:57 AM 2/10/08
@domerdel: MKVs have worked in XBMC but I doubt the AppleTV will have an easy time with anything more than 720P. I guess it depends on the type of MKV file.
marc_wtih_a_c
avneron
Posted 6:08 AM 2/10/08
boxee is a replacement for Frontrow on the Mac. it plays MKVs as well as a bunch of other formats.
on Apple TV the idea is to complement the existing Frontrow, so boxee is added as another option on the menu, but you can still use your Apple TV as you did before
avneron
lordofthetoast
Posted 7:15 AM 2/10/08
@dombutchello: lordofthetoast@gmail.com
super thanks!
lordofthetoast
lordofthetoast
Posted 7:13 AM 2/10/08
your going to need an intel mac by the way. stupid quad g5, your useless.
lordofthetoast
vkewalra
Posted 7:45 AM 2/10/08
kewalramani.vikas@gmail.com
Thanks!
vkewalra
salviati
Posted 8:03 AM 2/10/08
@dombutchello: keitha2k at yahoo dot com. Thanks.
salviati