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I've got XBMC running on an Acer Aspire Revo now. Ubuntu 9.10 with XBMC live installed on a SD Memory card (no hard drive makes it quieter and cooler). Using an old Microsoft Media Center remote I had laying around.

ATOM processor and Nvidia ION Gaphics, gives me full 1080p rendering capability.

I've got the higher end model (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product) but I here that even the single core model can handle 1080p with ease.

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Wow, that's a pretty nice little box!

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Heath wrote:Wow, that's a pretty nice little box!
That it is. Installing XBMC on the flash card took all of about 15 minutes... For $300 it can't be beat (except maybe by the $200 model). :)

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Has anyone here been messing around with mediabrowser for MC7? I'm having an issue with Pegasus 2.2.3 and nested trailer folders killing my library.

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tssgery wrote:
Heath wrote:Wow, that's a pretty nice little box!
That it is. Installing XBMC on the flash card took all of about 15 minutes... For $300 it can't be beat (except maybe by the $200 model). :)
How about this little guy?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/vias ... or-diyers/

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xCbtmVjF7sI&re ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xCbtmVjF7sI&re ... edded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

Don't even worry about putting a hard drive in it. A little RAM, and XBMC on an SD card and you're good to go!

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Ok, THIS is what I want sitting under my TV running XBMC!

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Sweet.

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Heath wrote:Ok, THIS is what I want sitting under my TV running XBMC!

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I have three of these already. Why do I need one that plays DVDs?

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Chiclo wrote:I have three of these already. Why do I need one that plays DVDs?
Why not? :thumb:

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Heath wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have three of these already. Why do I need one that plays DVDs?
Why not? :thumb:
Try as I might, I can't argue with that logic.

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Post by Heath »

Do any of you other Xbox modders have a copy of the Auto-Installer Deluxe disc that you can send me? Trying to download it has proved rather difficult. All I can find are torrents that aren't seeded or a bunch of rar files on a site like rapid-share that just sends me in circles.

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Heath wrote:Do any of you other Xbox modders have a copy of the Auto-Installer Deluxe disc that you can send me? Trying to download it has proved rather difficult. All I can find are torrents that aren't seeded or a bunch of rar files on a site like rapid-share that just sends me in circles.
I don't know if this will help or not, but Auto-Installer Deluxe 1.0 can be downloaded from the Xbins FTP. The easiest way to access it is to download this program:

http://www.360-hq.com/uploads/12/0/xbins_downloader.zip

Load the xbins.bat file, it'll pop up a command prompt menu that will eventually launch Filezilla's FTP program connected to xbin's ftp.

Next, go to:

/XBOX/Console Based Applications/apps/Auto Installers/Auto Installer Deluxe/_old/

The first file is Auto-Installer Deluxe v1.0.zip. They also offer torrents for later versions (up to 2.11), but I don't know how well the connections are. The xbins.org website also offers some update files, but I couldn't tell you how they work either.

Anyways, hope that helps. The xbins FTP is a great source for all kinds of homebrew software for PS3, WII, Xbox and Xbox 360.


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