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Entertainment

How To Get The Best Xbox One Features Now

Don’t want to wait until the end of the year or beyond for the new features announced on the Xbox One? You can do most everything that it offers with a lounge room PC right now. Here’s how.

24 April 2013

Entertainment

Ask LH: Can I Get DRM-Free Movies And TV Shows Without Pirating?

Dear Lifehacker, I want to build an awesome media centre and download digital copies of my movies and TV shows, but everything is riddled with DRM these days. I don’t want to pirate shows. Is there any legal way to get DRM-free movies and TV on my media centre?

26 March 2013

Entertainment

Ask LH: Should I Use Plex Or XBMC For My Home Theatre PC?

Dear Lifehacker, I want to make the perfect home media centre but I’ve come across a very tough decision: should I use Plex or XBMC? I’ve heard great things about both platforms, and don’t know the main differences. Can you help me decide?

20 March 2013

Entertainment

Ask LH: Can I Set A Sometimes Password On My Media Centre?

Dear Lifehacker, I have a Windows 8/Plex Media Centre PC that is always on but requires a password every time it is restarted. I don’t want to disable the password entirely in case it is stolen but having the password is inconvenient at home because I have to use the keyboard instead of my remote.

19 March 2013

Entertainment

RasPlex Puts Plex On Your Raspberry Pi-Powered Home Theatre PC

We’ve shown you how to build an XBMC media centre using a Raspberry Pi, but some of you. RasPlex, a build of Plex that also uses OpenELEC, works like a charm on your Pi-powered home theatre.

18 March 2013

Entertainment

Filebot Gets Your Downloaded Music And Movies In Shape For Your Media Centre

Windows/Mac/Linux: If your media library looks anything like mine, it could use a tuneup. Missing subtitles; files that XBMC or Plex won’t recognise because they’re not named properly; missing episode, series or movie info; the list goes on. Filebot is an open source, cross-platform batch file renaming and organisation tool that will whip your library into shape in no time.

8 March 2013

Entertainment

The Complete Guide To Turning Your Video Game Console Into A Living Room Media Centre

Your video game console is great for playing games, but you might not realise it’s also one of the best media centres around. Here’s how to set up all of the modern consoles so you can stream videos and music to them direct from your computer.

23 February 2013

Entertainment

XBMC Is Now Available For Apple TV 2 Running iOS 6.1

If you’ve been waiting for XBMC media centre to finally be available for the latest jailbroken Apple TV 2 running version 5.2 (iOS 6.1), you no longer have to wait. You can now install XBMC with the latest stable update.

6 February 2013

Entertainment

How To Watch And Record Live TV On Your XBMC Media Centre

Building a media centre is a killer way to watch or stream your favourite movies and TV shows. If you miss being able to watch live TV or want to record it so you can watch it later, you can turn your XBMC box into a personal video recorder (PVR). Here’s what you need to do.

30 January 2013

Entertainment

THX Tune-Up For iOS Helps You Calibrate Your Home Theatre System

iOS: Adjusting the settings on your HDTV and sound system make for a better entertainment experience compared to just using the default out-of-box settings. While we’ve posted guides on getting more out of your home theatre and calibrating your HDTV, this interactive app from THX makes it even easier.

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