Comments on: How-To: Making The Most Of Apple TV With XBMC And Boxee http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: links for 2010-02-08 | .:: a few thoughts on the subject by rob wright ::. http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353012 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:07:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353012 [...] How-To: Making The Most Of Apple TV With XBMC And Boxee (tags: apple appletv boxee xbmc) February 08th 2010 Posted to Links [...]

]]> By: Eric http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353011 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:53:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353011 Just going to add up that most movies and tv shows torrents use H264 high profile, so most of this stuff wont play fine. If you rip and make your own stuff from your Bluerays, you wont encounter this problem since all you have to do is use the proper encoder settings.

]]> By: Eric http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353010 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:48:38 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353010 It plays 720P h.264 fines if you use a low profile settings when encoding. I am using Handbrake for windows with the default appleTv template. The only thing I did is rise up video resolution to 1280×720.
Plays perfectly with both XBMC and native AppleTV player.

]]> By: Shane http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353009 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:34:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353009 I’ve been using an ATV & XBMC for over a year, I’ve never even touched the other stuff it comes with.

I prefer the ATV to a mini because it’s eaiser to explain to my wife how to get XBMC started if the system crashes for what ever reason.

The only drawback is the in ability of the system to play back full HD (@ 1080), which I’ve had my mini do.

While some might say an optical drive would be nice, the purpose of having the system run the xbmc is to do away for need to these things…but that’s my opinion…

]]> By: steve-o http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353008 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:36:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353008 I’ve tried using the code above to get the download for the nightly build but I get an error whenever I try to start the download through Apple TV.

I’m using the latest launcher, on the most recent Apple TV software. Am I doing something wrong? I see it there on the bottom of the selections in downloads (like in the screenshots) but it doesn’t work… any ideas?

]]> By: JWizzz http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353007 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:34:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353007 I have my ATV running XBMC and Boxee. As for playing DVD’s, the USB port becomes live if you install the kextloader update in NitoTV. I attached a 1 gb USB drive that has DVDshrink ripped DVD’s, works like a charm.

]]> By: JeffreyAre http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353006 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:58:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353006 Just installed Boxee and XBMC onto my Apple TV. Couple of questions arise. Is their an easy way to get Boxee to recognize and play iTunes music? That would include old DRM-infested music, newer purchases without DRM, and music ripped from CDs. Also, what to do about applications on Boxee that just do not work?

]]> By: poo http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353005 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:19:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353005 Plex is the way to go for Macs

]]> By: Andrew Bednarz http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353003 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:58:55 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353003 The atvusb-creator (http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/) has a PPC version so you should be fine. All you need the Mac (intel or PPC) for is creating the USB stick.

]]> By: Ian Royce http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353002 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:09:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353002 I have gone down the road with Boxee on my ATV using ATVFlash for software. All came to a grinding halt when I discovered that I had to be using an Intel Mac as host. I am still using a PPC iBook!
Should I give this patch a try? … Can I get XBMC and maybe even Boxee to work using my PPC?

]]> By: McDave http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353001 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:25:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353001 “Its important to note, however, that some 720p HD playback can be a bit jerky, due to XBMC not having hardware acceleration support”

No, this is because like other generic media extenders your ATV tries to playback content as well as it can, it can’t guarantee playback unless you fix the media to a standard profile. In connecting it directly with open content of any profile you’ve bypassed iTunes’ QA step (convert to AppleTV) that ensures the content will play back on the ATV. This step means consumers aren’t exposed to the sub-par experience you describe as it provides the same guarantee that allows DVD Video profile media from any source to play on any DVD Video player.

Let’s hope the hackers will provide their own QA function and see it as a critical requirement rather than part of a locked-down system which is trying to oppress them! (probably some kind of self-assurance that they’re actually important enough to oppress). Until then my ATV will remain un-hacked.

McD

]]> By: Andrew Bednarz http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-353000 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:43:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-353000 Boxee is actually based on XBMC, with all the online content on top. I’m not interested in online content, just the content of my local SMB shares, so XBMC is the quickest way to get there.

]]> By: Bret Wade http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-352999 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:06:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-352999 I am using hacked AppleTVs to play Video_TS files as well, but I prefer the nitoTV interface, it’s much cleaner. I do use Boxee to stream Pandora and to watch the Daily Show. Boxee has a great iPhone remote app that will displays the current Pandora song.

]]> By: Nick http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-352998 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:49:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-352998 Funny, I’m in Canada and have been using XBMC on my AppleTV for months.

]]> By: Keith Smith http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-352997 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:17:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-352997 I have 2 AppleTVs with boxee on both of them. It works great for me and was the simplest solution for streaming video content I have on my computer to the TV. Haven’t had any of the jerkiness mentioned, just looks great. I have a windows box so creating the patchstick was more complicated than necessary but I believe they now have a true windows release so it should be easier for most. Also, I can access Hulu, though it’s been an on and off again thing, but right now it is on. I love Boxee.

]]> By: harkjohnny http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-making-the-most-of-apple-tv-with-xbmc-and-boxee/#comment-352996 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:25:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29566#comment-352996 so, I’ve been using my aTV almost exclusively with boxee since Dec 08 to stream video from my iMac. it works great (except for HD content as you mention, but seeing as I’m an HD newb it hasn’t bothered me… after 2 years with no cable/satellite the availability of content was more important than the picture quality.)

but thing is, I’ve never tried XBMC… is it worth a look? what advantages does it hold over boxee?

will either of them ever do true HD?

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