Topic: Xboxmediaplayer And Xboxmediacenter (Read 63 times)

Brouhaha · « **on:** October 23, 2003, 08:35:00 AM »

For the end-users, I'd say XBMC is XBMP 3.0, they'll only notice extra features and more custimization when its done (better skinning, plugins, etc).

For developpers, XBMC is better code (complete rewrite i beleive, or at least completly new core/structure with some old code recycled here and there) so they can provide enhancements and maintain the project easily. Just see it as a new start with a whole lot more experience from the previous project(s).

Luke · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2003, 11:00:00 AM »

Don't know how to explain simpler...
Don't use XBMC yet if you want all the features that XBMP has, cause they aren't there yet..

They WILL be in the future....

XBMC is the beginnings of a new program - with similar functionality to XBMP... It is programmed better and will have enhanced features, but is still in the initial stage of design..

82ross · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2003, 11:39:00 AM »

Just treat them like they are different programs made by different people. Atm XBMP is better just going by it having more features and less bugs.

XBMC should surpass XMBP in the future.

desertboy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2003, 12:02:00 PM »

QUOTE (Ph34rMe @ Oct 23 2003, 05:12 PM)

What the difference between XboxMediaPlayer and XboxMediaCenter? Or are they the same app?

Now I might be wrong but I think XBMP loads everything into memory at once and XBMC loads the code into memory as it needs it. Meaning XBMP could only go so far before memory constraints where as XBMC should be able to have more features as it loads (& unloads) what it needs as it needs it.

chelrob · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2003, 12:29:00 PM »

XBMP is now know as XBMC, how's that?

82ross · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2003, 12:39:00 PM »

XBMP is not now known as XBMC. They are two different, seperate things.

chelrob · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2003, 12:58:00 PM »

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XboxMediaCenter (XBMC) is a new free open source (GPL) multimedia player for MS's Xbox. XboxMediaCenter is still in beta stage but can currently be used to play and view most video/audio/picture formats such as MPEG/MPG, VOB, AVI, OGM, DivX, XVID, MP3, OGG, JPG, GIF and many more direct from a CD/DVD in the DVD-ROM or of the Xbox build-in hard disk drive, it can also play files over a network (LAN) from a PC via an "XStream Server" application or from a Windows (SMB) share. It has playlist + slideshow functions as well as the ability to function as a full replacement Xbox dashboard. These and more features enables the Xbox running XboxMediaCenter to fully function as a multi-media jukebox. XboxMediaCenter also known as "Xbox Media Center" or simply "XBMC".

This project is what the active official Xbox Media Player developers have been working on in secret for the last 4-6 months. This does not mean the Xbox Media Player is dead, official and unofficial developers will still be adding new code and maintain it but the lead developers will be focusing on XBMC. Remember that XBMC and XBMP are hobby projects and are only developed by volunteers in their spare-time for free.

New and big differences compared to XboxMediaPlayer:
- Entire new fully skinnable GUI engine
- Easy switching between skins (if exist)
- Dynamic loader for multiple cores/engines
- Music database with search feature
- Sort files/folders by name, size or date
- File Manager for DVD-ROM/HDD/Network
- Virtual Keyboard
- CDDB and album cover/info lookup
- Movie calibration per resolution
- UI calibration

Things that are not supported in XBMC yet:
- DVD-movie playback
- Audio Visualization
- Matroska file container
- Windows DLL's (WMV/WMA 9)
- FTP-Server
- SHOUTcast
- TV-Guide

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