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Control Your Media From Afar With A DIY, Built-In Coffee Table Touchscreen

In an effort to get some serious control over his home theatre PC, DIYer Jarolix skipped the remote ad went straight for a fully featured desktop computer built into the coffee table.

May 25, 2011
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Stream AirPlay Videos To Windows With A WMC Plugin

Windows: We’ve shared a few plugins to make your entire home AirPlay-compatible, but if you’re a Windows Media Center user, this plugin will help you stream videos and photos right to your Windows desktop or home theatre PC.

May 21, 2011
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Ask LH: What Is UPnP And How Do I Use It To Stream Media To My TV?

Dear Lifehacker, I’m tired of transferring my movies and TV shows to my PlayStation 3′s hard drive whenever I want to watch them. It says I can stream media from my computer via UPnP, but I’m not sure what that means or how to set it up. Help! Sincerely, Stressed with Streaming

March 17, 2011
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Set Up XBMC As A Video Alarm Clock

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Want to get woken up with something more enticing than an alarm? Lifehacker reader Lifehacker reader Hung-Su details how to automate your XBMC media centre to wake you with your choice of programming.

March 11, 2011
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Downpour Is A BitTorrent Client Made For Media Centres

Mac/Linux: Most BitTorrent clients work just fine at grabbing and managing your downloads. Downpour is a highly customisable installation that works hand-in-hand with your chosen media centre, automatically importing media and supporting your filing and renaming preferences.

March 3, 2011
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Ask LH: How Should I Replace My Xbox Media Centre?

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Dear Lifehacker, For the last few years I’ve been using my Xbox as a media centre of sorts — basically plugging my external hard drive in and watching TV shows and movies through it as well as DVDs. But the other week the Xbox died (damn three red rings!) Now I need something to replace it and was hoping you could provide some advice.

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How To Get More From Your Home Theatre Without Paying A Dime

Unless you had your home theatre set up by a professional, chances are you aren’t getting the best possible video and sound out of your existing setup. These simple tweaks will take just a little bit of time but will make a world of difference.

February 24, 2011
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Power Up Your XBMC Installation With These New Add-Ons

In its latest update, much-beloved media centre application XBMC added one-click add-on installation, bringing browser-like extensions to your media centre. If you’ve ever wanted to incorporate watching TV, listening to podcasts, or playing video games to your XBMC box, the new add-on system is incredibly easy to use, and can power your box up to do all sorts of things. Here’s how it works, and a few of our favourite XBMC add-ons.

February 18, 2011
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Plex For Android Streams Music And Video From Your Media Centre

Android: Plex is a great media centre, and has a really convenient iOS app. Now that same app, minus the remote control (for now), is available for browsing and viewing your media centre content on your much smaller screen.

January 29, 2011
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Roll A Powerful Media HTPC For Less Than $US500

The web is rich with streaming video, and there’s no reason you should limit yourself to enjoying it all on smaller screens. Here’s how to roll your own home theatre PC and consolidate your media centre components to one small, sleek box.

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