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OpenELEC Is Fast-Booting XBMC For Home Theatre PCs

10:30AM October 21, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

OpenELEC aims to make home theatre PCs as DVD player-like as possible, using a lightweight, instant-on version of XBMC that updates itself for a maintenance-free media centre. More »

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How To Stream Your Media From Home To Your Phone Anywhere You Go With Plex

1:00AM July 16, 2011 | Alan Henry

Your smartphone is great for catching up on your favourite TV show on your commute or watching that movie you’d been meaning to get to, but there’s one pesky detail that often gets in the way. You have to remember to do a time-consuming sync beforehand; if you don’t, you’re out of luck. Here’s how to stream any media from your home computer (Windows or Mac) to your smartphone (iOS or Andoird) using media centre application Plex. More »

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Top 10 Ways To Power Up Your Home Theatre PC

1:00AM June 19, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Whether you’ve built yourself an XBMC machine, a Boxee box, or a Windows Media centre PC, here are our ten favourite ways to turn a home theatre PC into a media-watching powerhouse. More »

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Ask LH: How Can I Play Blu-ray Discs On My Computer?

3:00AM May 28, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Dear Lifehacker, My laptop came with a Blu-ray drive, but I can’t seem to play Blu-rays with it, and everyone says I need to buy extra expensive software to use it. Even VLC can’t play them. (I thought it played everything!) Is paying $US50 my only option? Sincerely, Miffed Movie Lover More »

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Set Up XBMC As A Video Alarm Clock

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3:30PM March 17, 2011 | Angus Kidman

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. More »

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Ask LH: How Should I Replace My Xbox Media Centre?

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1:15PM March 3, 2011 | Angus Kidman

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. More »

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Power Up Your XBMC Installation With These New Add-Ons

4:00AM February 24, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

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. More »

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XBMC Now Available For Jailbroken iPhone And iPad

2:00AM January 22, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

iOS: We recently showed you how to install XBMC on your 2nd-gen Apple TV, but if you’re looking for a more mobile experience, XBMC has just been released on Cydia for jailbreaking iPhone and iPad users. More »

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How To Install XBMC On Your Apple TV 2

2:22PM January 21, 2011 | Adam Pash

Great news for anyone looking for a tiny, cheap standalone XBMC box: You can now install XBMC on an Apple TV 2. Here’s how it works. More »

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XBMC 10 Dharma Makes Installing Add-Ons, Skins Much Easier

11:00PM December 20, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows/Mac/Linux: XBMC, the powerful, trimmed-down media centre that’s easy to love, is out with a 10.0 “Dharma” release. New in this version are add-ons and skins you can add and change from your remote control, along with hardware acceleration and more. More »