Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Software

OS:
Since I knew that 720P would be pushing it a bit, I knew I needed a fast decoder like the CoreAVC decoder. This meant that I would have to run some form of Windows. I decided on Windows XP as I have a feeling that Vista would consume to many resources.
I installed Windows XP from a USB stick using this guide.
After installing I disabled restoring and eye candy.

Other software:
I chose to use XBMC as the media center software for the following reasons:
  • I like the look and "smoothness" of it
  • It enables me to remote control it from an iPod Touch (or iPhone) using XBMC Remote
  • It has a built in uPnP server that enables me to stream music to an iPod Touch upstairs using PlugPlayer
In order to be able to utilize the CoreAVC, I needed to setup XBMC to use an external player. I decided on using Media Player Classic Home Cinema edition (MPC HC)
To configure XBMC to use an external player see this guide

To troubleshoot and change settings, I have installed RealVnc on the HTPC. (Remote Desktop would also do).
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    Maybe you can use a BCM970012 hardware decoder card, it is using the mini-pci-express slot. That card will give you MPEG4 H.264.

    http://www.slashgear.com/acer-netbook-gets-1080p-hd-upgrade- with-broadcom-bcm70012-mod-2750341/

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  2. RasmusSeptember 4, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    Yep, I've had a look at it, and if I ever need to run 1080P I will definitely try it. It is pretty cheap on eBay. But for now 720P is fine for me since my display is only 42"

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  3. dannyvDecember 2, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    I just set up an atom 330 and will be doing exactly the same thing with a broadcom card. Would it be possible to post your advancedsettings.xml configuration. Thats the only thing I'm not to sure abot setting up.

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  4. RasmusDecember 3, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    The newest XBMC (from repository) uses playercorefactory.xml to configure external players. It is pretty straightforward.

    Take a look at http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_use_an_External_Player_for_media_playback

    I cannot post my xml file here, as blogspot seems to think it is php or aspx.

    But I am sure the link above will send you in the right direction.

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