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XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0 - Released!

xboxmediacenter.com — Team-XBMC and The XBMC Project is proud to announce the release of XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0. XBox Media Center (XBMC) is an award winning, free, open source media player for the Xbox™ game-console.

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  • thenativeraver, on 10/12/2007, -101/+7Xbox Media Center (latest CVS) supports the following:

    Supported hardware platforms and Xbox options

    * Compatible with modded retail Xbox™, Debug/Development-Xbox and DreamX
    * Fully control XboxMediaCenter and its features via a Xbox™ IR DVD-Remote
    * Fully control XboxMediaCenter and its features via a Xbox™ game controller
    * Controllable via USB-(HID)-Mouse (Left/Right/Middle buttons and Wheel supported) #1



    Supported output media formats and devices:

    * TV-output: 50hz/60Hz NTSC-M/J (America/Asia) and PAL (Europe/Africa)
    * Widescreen (16:9) and normal-TV (4:3) aspect ratio video output support
    * RCA, SCART, RF Coaxial, S-video, Component/RGB (adapter available)
    * VGA-output is also possible via third-party adapters or VGA-hacked BIOS
    * NTSC playback on PAL Xbox/TV and PAL playback on NTSC Xbox/TV
    * HDTV support, multiple resolutions 480p/720p/1080i (adapter required)
    * LCD-display output support to view status and control XBMC with TV OFF #8
    * Analog audio-out (stereo/mono) via phono-connection or scart-adapter
    * Digital audio-out (stereo/mono/surround) SPDIF (adapter required)



    Supported input media formats and devices:

    * Play media-files directly from a CD, VCD or DVD media in the Xbox's DVD-ROM drive #2
    o (Supported CD/DVD formats: ISO 9660 Mode1/2/XA, UDF 1.02 and XDVDFS/CDX)
    * Play media-files directly from Xbox built-in hard drive or a network) #4
    * Stream media-files from a computer over a network via UPnP XBMS, or SMB/SAMBA/CIFS
    o Including all NAS (Network Attached Storage) that support UPnP or SMB/SAMBA/CIFS
    * iTunes Music Shares via DAAP (network stream from Apple iTunes on Mac or PC) #5/#11
    * Stream supported media-files from the internet (if the stream-format is supported too) #5/#11
    * Stream media STORED, (NOT COMPRESSED), directly from RAR and ZIP archives
    * Xbox Memory Cards (FATX) and USB Mass Storage Devices (FAT16/FAT32 formated)
    o Including most USB Mass Storage Devices (like flash-memory) smaller then 4GB



    Supported file/container formats:

    * Audio-CD (CDDA) playback for normal audio CD's (including CD-TEXT support #7)
    * SVCD and VCD (Video CD) video, (SVCD/VCD menus are not supported yet)
    * DVD-Video directly from Xbox DVD-ROM drive, Harddisk-drive or network
    * MPEG, MPG, M2V formats (inc. VCD's .dat and .bin and DVD's .vob)
    * MPEG-TS (TY/TS/DV) DVB transport stream format
    * MP4 (MPEG-4 video) container
    * RIFF AVI (AVI 1.0) container
    * OpenDML AVI (AVI 2.0) container #1
    * BivX (AVI with several audio streams) container
    * Microsoft ASF/ASX/WMV/WMA containers #5
    * Microsoft DVR-MS (Windows Media Center) containers #5
    * QuickTime QT/MOV containers #5
    * Nullsoft Steaming Video (NSV) containers #1
    * Nullsoft Steaming Audio (NSA) containers
    * MPA, MP2, MP3 and WAV containers #5
    * AAC, M4A, MP4 (MPEG-4 audio) audio containers #5
    * RealMedia (Real Video/Audio) RM/RAM/RA/RV/RMVB containers #1
    * OGG and OGM containers
    * Matroska (матрёшка) MKV containers #1
    * VIVO (VIV) containers
    * PVA containers
    * NuppelVideo containers
    * FLI and FLC containers
    * Tracker Mods (18 formats supported) audio
    * M3U, PLS, CUE and STRM audio/video playlists #1



    Supported video codecs:

    * MPEG-1 (VCD/MPG) and MPEG-2 (MPEG/SVCD/DVD/VOB/DV/TY) video
    * MPEG-4 ASP: DivX;-) 3.11, OpenDivX 4.0, DivX 5.x/6.x (Pro), XviD 1.x and Nero Digital ASP
    * MPEG-4 AVC - Advanced Video Coding (H.264); Nero Digital AVC and x264 video codec #1
    * Microsoft's Windows Media Video v7, v8 and v9 (MSMpeg4/WMV v1, v2, and v3)
    * RealVideo codecs: 1.0, 2.0 (RealPlayer G2), 3.0 (RealPlayer 8) and 4.0 (RealPlayer 9)
    * QuickTime 5.0, 6.0, 6.3 video and audio codecs (QDMC / QDM2) #1
    * 3ivx D4 / 3vi1 MPEG-4 video (inc. MSZH/ZLIB Compressed-Header containers) #1
    * Sorenson v1/v3 (SVQ1/SVQ3) QuickTime video
    * Apple Graphics (SMC) video
    * On2 Technologies VP3 (VP3.x), VP4 (VP4.x), VP5 (VP5.x), and VP6 (VP6.2)
    * Intel Indeo 3.1/3.2 (Indeo3)
    * NuppelVideo (NUV)
    * VIVO 1.0 and 2.0 (VIV)
    * ITU H.261 video
    * Creative Labs YUV (CYUV) video
    * Supermac Cinepak (CVID) video
    * ASUS V1 (ASV1) and ASUS V2 (ASV2) video
    * Autodesk FLI and FLC Animation



    Supported video formats and resolutions

    This is a comparison table of common video-codecs to show what the Xbox CPU/Processor can handle:
    Codec / Resolution 352x288 480x576 720x576 960x540 1280x720 1920x1080
    MPEG-1/MPEG-2 1 2 3 ? 4
    MPEG-4 ASP (XviD, DivX) 5 ?
    MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) without Cabac & Deblocking ?
    MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) with Cabac & Deblocking 6 7
    WMV9 (Windows Media Video v3) ?

    ? = Undetermined (the Xbox-hardware may or may not be to slow to decode at an acceptable frame-rate)

    1. aka PAL VCD - More Info
    2. aka PAL SVCD - More Info
    3. aka PAL DVD
    4. aka TS (Transport Stream MPEG-2 Video Stream) - More Info
    5. aka HRHD (Half Resolution High Definition) - More Info
    6. aka Quicktime 720P HD
    7. aka Quicktime 1080P HD



    Supported audio codecs:

    * CDDA (Audio-CD) playback
    * WAV/WAVE (WAVEform) and PCM audio format
    * AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) audio
    * MPEG layer I, II, and III (inluding MP2 and MP3) audio #5
    * OGG (Ogg Vorbis audio codec)
    * WMA - Windows Media Audio v1 and v2 (WMA1/2 / DivX Audio v1/v2) #5
    * WMA - Windows Media Audio v9 (WMA9) (via WMA9 DLL's) #5
    * RealNetworks RealAudio codecs: 1.0 (14.4), 2.0 (28.8), SIPRO, COOK, DNET and ATRAC3
    * AC3 2.0 or 5.1 and Dolby Digital EX 6.1 or 7.1 audio in video (AC3 digital cable S/PDIF 48Khz pass-through)
    * Dolby Digital AC3 and AC3-WAV/AC3-CDDA 2.0 and 5.1 audio in video software decoded to stereo analog-out
    * DTS (Digital Theater System) 5.1 and DTS-ES 6.1 audio in DVD-Video (DTS digital cable S/PDIF 48Khz pass-through)
    * DTS (DTS and DTS-WAV/DTS-CDDA) 44.1Khz/48Khz audio in DVD-Video (software decoded)
    * AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) profiles: Main, LC, HE, LTP, LD, ER, and aacPlus v1/v2 (AAC+SBR/PS) audio #5
    * M4A and MP4 (MPEG-4 Audio) (including Nero Digital MP4) #5
    * FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) audio
    * WavPack audio
    * MPC (Musepack, a.k.a. Mpeg+ audio) #6
    * APE (Monkey's Audio ) audio
    * SHN (Shorten) audio
    * ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) audio #6
    * Tracker Mod's audio, see list bellow:
    o Adlib (AdLib and Sound Blaster OPL2/OPL3 and Dual OPL2/OPL3) FM audio
    o SID (Commodore 64 tunes) audio
    o YM (ATARI ST) audio
    o NSF (Nintendo NES Sound Format) audio
    o SPC (SPC700) audio
    o GYM (SEGA Genesis) audio
    o ADX/AST/ADP/DSP/YMF/HPS CRI MiddleWare and Gamecube ADPCM) audio
    o (MOD/AMF/669/DMF/DSM/FAR/GDM/IMF/IT/M15/MED/OKT/S3M/STM/SFX/ULT/UNI/XM)



    Supported picture/image formats:

    * BMP picture/image
    * JPG/JPEG picture/image
    * GIF picture/image
    * PNG picture/image
    * TIF/TIFF picture/image
    * TGA picture/image
    * PCX picture/image
    * ICO picture/image



    Features available for video playback:

    * Full-screen playback display of all supported video formats/containers via a TV
    * Auto PAL50/PAL60-switching support and auto 4:3/16:9-switching support
    * Framerate Conversion (23.9825fps), another NTSC PAL workaround solution
    * SQL database with view by file/genre/actor/year/title and sort by year/name/rating
    * Selectable options from OSD (On Screen Display) Control Panel during playback
    * FFWD (fast-forward) and RWD (rewind #1), and PAUSE in AVI/OGM/MKV/MPEG/MPG media
    * MPlayer time-based (30sec/5min) or procent-based (2%/10%) seeking forward and backward
    * Video-Autorun, auto-plays VCD/SVCD/DVD/CD's with video file(s) upon insert
    * DVD-video playback with menus (from DVD, harddrive, network, as IFO/VOB or ISO/IMG DVD-images) #12
    * Play supported video files directly from ISO, BIN, IMG, NRG and BIN CD/DVD-images
    * Subtitle support (MicroDVD, srt, smi, vplayer, rt, ssa, aqt, sub, jss, mpl & VobSub) #11
    * Play internet files/streams from HTTP and MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play RealMedia internet steams of HTTP + RTSP/RDT (Real Data Transport Protocol) #1/#11
    * Nullsoft Streaming Video (NSV) internet-streams (only if VP3+MP3), (Nullsoft TV a.k.a. NTV) #1/#11
    * Streaming video from a TiVo DVR box over network (requires hacked TiVo running ccXStream) #1
    * Streaming video from a ReplayTV (4500, 5000 or 5500 series) DVR box over network #1
    * IMDb (Internet Movie Database) information lookup for movie-info and thumbnails
    o Can also extract specific IMDb URL a .nfo file with same file-name as the movie
    * Optional media file and/or folder thumbnails for easy localization (see thumbnail options)
    * Stack multi-file videos option, show/play files with 90% name similarity as one
    * Switch between multiple audio streams/tracks in DVD-Video, AVI, OGM and MKV/Matroska
    o Left, Right Mono and Stereo channel selection available for all two channel audio-streams
    * Multiple video-rendering options to optimize playback of your video-formats
    * Different Post-Processing filters for better video quality #11
    * Flicker-filter (optional video flicker-filter with five levels, disabled by default)
    * Soften-filter (optional filter to decrease video sharpness and thus artifacts)
    * De-interlace filter (for interlaced video) implementation option
    * Brightness/Contrast/Gamma controls (only for HighQuality Pixelshader)
    * Video resizing/scaling and zooming functions
    * Screenshot capture function (including video overlay support and OSD)
    * AC3 (Dolby Digital EAX) 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 pass-through from video to SP/DIF AC3 output
    * AC3 (Dolby Digital) 5.1 -> 2.0 software-decoding to PCM stereo or mono out
    * DTS (Digital Theatre Sound ES) pass-through from video to S/PDIF DTS output
    * Option to output mono or stereo to all speakers (for 5.1 surround speakers)



    Features available for audio playback:

    * Playback of all supported audio-formats via a TV or external audio-receiver/amplifier
    * SQL database with view music by Top100/Albums/Tracks/Artists/Filenames or Recent Albums
    o Also option to sort by Track/Filename/Date or Size and search functions
    * Karaoke CDG-file display for music files with audio-visualization overlay support
    * CDDB album lookup support when playing Audio-CD's (done via freedb.org)
    * Gapless and Crossfade playback support options
    * ReplayGain "MetaData" applification/normalization (loudness control) support
    * Thumbnail and album information lookup for Audio-CD's (done via AMG/Allmusic.com)
    * Display embedded tumbnails/icons (album artwork) if integrated into a MP3 or AAC file
    * Optional custom file and/or folder thumbnails for easy localization (see thumbnail options)
    * Audio-Autorun, auto-plays CDDA and music DVD/CD's with audio file(s) upon insert
    * Play internet-files/streams from HTTP and MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play RealMedia internet steams of HTTP + RTSP/RDT (Real Data Transport Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play soundtracks ripped by/in Xbox dashboard (add path "soundtrack://" to XML)
    * Play supported audio files directly from BIN, IMG, NRG and ISO CD/DVD-images
    * Reads ID3v1/ID3v2/ID666/APEv1/APEv2 info-tags from audio/music-files
    * M3U and PLS audio playlists (inc. option to create/save M3U audio-playlists)
    * SHOUTcast Internet Radio (MP3 .pls playlists) playback support
    * Local/native SHOUTcast recording (to MP3) onto the Xbox harddrive
    * last.fm (AudioScrobbler) online-radio submission and playback/streaming support
    * Audio Visualizations (several visual generators and a spectrum analyser)
    * FF (fast-forward) and RW (rewind), and PAUSE during audio playback/visualization
    * Option to output mono or stereo to all speakers (for 5.1 surround speakers)



    Features available for picture/image viewing:

    * Full-screen display of all supported picture and image formats via a TV
    * Picture slideshow, including option for adding recursive to slideshows
    * Picture thumbnails (automatically generated on demand)
    * Folder thumbnails (automatically generated after entered that folder)
    * View pictures directly from ISO, IMG, NRG and BIN CD/DVD-images
    * Picture Zooming, rotate, move around, info, pause, next/previous picture
    * Kodak PictureCD compatible (auto-launches slideshow on CD insert) #2
    * Auto-launches picture CD/DVD on insert if images in root directory



    Features available for launching games and applications (dashboard):

    My Programs interface features:

    * Dashboard replacement mode, launch other Xbox software applications ("XBE" executables)
    o (including Xbox games, console-emulators, applications and other dashboards, etc.)
    * Optional custom thumbnails for folders and the executable, (see thumbnail options for info)
    * Display embedded tumbnails/icons that are integrated into most Xbox executables for Xbox games
    * Video Mode Switching to force launching a game a specific video-mode (PAL, PAL60, NTSC, etc.)
    * Flicker-Filter settings for Xbox games, (creates a patched copy of all default.xbe with new setting)


    XLink Kai (online gaming) front-end features:

    * Kai connection/cummunity front-end #9
    * Kai hosting options #9
    * Kai text-chat #9
    * Kai Voice-chat (using SPEEX) #9
    * Kai Toast - pop up notifications for XLink Kai #9


    Xored Trainer Engine (gaming cheats):

    * Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine enable "training" of games to cheat and/or add new functions to Xbox games #10
    * Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine cannot be used to cheat on XLink Kai (as disabled when logged on to XLink Kai)



    Other and generic Graphical User Interface (GUI) features:

    * Controllable via either DVD Remote or controller/game-pad
    * Controllable via USB-(HID)-Mouse (Left/Right/Middle buttons and Wheel supported) #1
    * Virtual-Keyboard for manual video/misic database searches and settings configurations
    * Flexible XML based skinning-engine with GUI skin-switching (and many skins available)
    * Context Menu feature (mapped by default to the TITLE button on the remote)
    * View file media listing By List, By Small Icons or By Large Icons option
    * "My Files" file-manager, move/copy/delete local and copy from network
    * "My Weather" weather forecast feature (done via The Weather Channel)
    * Several screensavers on configurable timer in GUI to choose from
    * RSS feed in main menu (you can manually disable or change feed in RssFeeds.xml)
    * Python Script Interpreter Engine (execute/run Python scripts from within XBMC)
    * Shutdown-timer, to shutdown XBMC when idle, through configurable timer in GUI
    * Flicker-filter (optional GUI flicker-filter with five levels, high enabled by default)
    * Language (XML) files for translated GUI (over 30+ languages so far), switch from GUI
    * International-language fonts for the GUI (via TTF-Fonts, configurable in UI-Settings)
    * GUI and video calibration (including storing calibration settings per resolution)
    * Displays system info under Settings (Build date, free space, IP, temperature)
    * Screenshot capture function, to snap shots of GUI (inc. video overlay support)
    * Configurable memory cache buffer for video/audio playback, configured in GUI



    Other non-GUI features, functions and options:

    * Fully re-mappable keys for DVD Remote and the controller/game-pad (via Keymap.xml)
    o Including the possibility to map and use all RCA-5 IR codes from a universal remote
    * Auto-detection of UDF 1.02, XDVDFS/CDX and ISO9660 - mode1/mode2/XA #1
    * Auto-launch Xbox game-disc on insert with enable/disable optional from within GUI
    * Advanced and expert options available via an optional AdvancedSettings.xml file
    * Built-in Web-Server for remote control of XBMC (http//:xboxIPaddressHere.asp)
    * Built-in HTTP API interface so you can build custom remote control applications
    * Built-in FTP-Server, connect to it via an FTP client to copy files to/from Xbox harddrive
    * Supports Static-IP/Subnetmask/DNS/WINS and alternative DHCP-client for auto config
    * Clock/date synchronization from a (NT SNTP) Time Server on the network/internet
    * Harddrive (HDD) spindown on idle (spin-down disks when XBMC is idle in menu) #1
    * Emergency Recovery Console (enables the FTP-server if get corrupt XBMC system-files)



    Notes

    1. Experimental, unfinished, unstable, buggy and/or limited
    2. Most Xbox DVD-ROM drives are very picky with CD/DVD media disks, see FAQ
    3. XBMC currently only have DVD VOB and IFO parsing support, (no menu support)
    4. Xbox's FATX harddrive file-system has file & folder name/character limitations, see FAQ
    5. DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected files are not yet supported by XBMC
    6. Exclusive to our integrated audio/music-player (PAPlayer)
    7. Samsung DVD-ROM drive only (and maybe some PC DVD-ROM drives)
    8. For LCD-display add-on mods compatible with XBMC see here
    9. Xlink Kai tunneling-engine running on networked computer with internet-access is required.
    10. Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine is only developed/maintained/supported by Team Xored.
    11. Exclusive to our MPlayer-based media-player.
    12. Exclusive to our DVDPlayer DVD-Video player.








    Xbox Media Center (latest CVS) supports the following:

    Supported hardware platforms and Xbox options

    * Compatible with modded retail Xbox™, Debug/Development-Xbox and DreamX
    * Fully control XboxMediaCenter and its features via a Xbox™ IR DVD-Remote
    * Fully control XboxMediaCenter and its features via a Xbox™ game controller
    * Controllable via USB-(HID)-Mouse (Left/Right/Middle buttons and Wheel supported) #1



    Supported output media formats and devices:

    * TV-output: 50hz/60Hz NTSC-M/J (America/Asia) and PAL (Europe/Africa)
    * Widescreen (16:9) and normal-TV (4:3) aspect ratio video output support
    * RCA, SCART, RF Coaxial, S-video, Component/RGB (adapter available)
    * VGA-output is also possible via third-party adapters or VGA-hacked BIOS
    * NTSC playback on PAL Xbox/TV and PAL playback on NTSC Xbox/TV
    * HDTV support, multiple resolutions 480p/720p/1080i (adapter required)
    * LCD-display output support to view status and control XBMC with TV OFF #8
    * Analog audio-out (stereo/mono) via phono-connection or scart-adapter
    * Digital audio-out (stereo/mono/surround) SPDIF (adapter required)



    Supported input media formats and devices:

    * Play media-files directly from a CD, VCD or DVD media in the Xbox's DVD-ROM drive #2
    o (Supported CD/DVD formats: ISO 9660 Mode1/2/XA, UDF 1.02 and XDVDFS/CDX)
    * Play media-files directly from Xbox built-in hard drive or a network) #4
    * Stream media-files from a computer over a network via UPnP XBMS, or SMB/SAMBA/CIFS
    o Including all NAS (Network Attached Storage) that support UPnP or SMB/SAMBA/CIFS
    * iTunes Music Shares via DAAP (network stream from Apple iTunes on Mac or PC) #5/#11
    * Stream supported media-files from the internet (if the stream-format is supported too) #5/#11
    * Stream media STORED, (NOT COMPRESSED), directly from RAR and ZIP archives
    * Xbox Memory Cards (FATX) and USB Mass Storage Devices (FAT16/FAT32 formated)
    o Including most USB Mass Storage Devices (like flash-memory) smaller then 4GB



    Supported file/container formats:

    * Audio-CD (CDDA) playback for normal audio CD's (including CD-TEXT support #7)
    * SVCD and VCD (Video CD) video, (SVCD/VCD menus are not supported yet)
    * DVD-Video directly from Xbox DVD-ROM drive, Harddisk-drive or network
    * MPEG, MPG, M2V formats (inc. VCD's .dat and .bin and DVD's .vob)
    * MPEG-TS (TY/TS/DV) DVB transport stream format
    * MP4 (MPEG-4 video) container
    * RIFF AVI (AVI 1.0) container
    * OpenDML AVI (AVI 2.0) container #1
    * BivX (AVI with several audio streams) container
    * Microsoft ASF/ASX/WMV/WMA containers #5
    * Microsoft DVR-MS (Windows Media Center) containers #5
    * QuickTime QT/MOV containers #5
    * Nullsoft Steaming Video (NSV) containers #1
    * Nullsoft Steaming Audio (NSA) containers
    * MPA, MP2, MP3 and WAV containers #5
    * AAC, M4A, MP4 (MPEG-4 audio) audio containers #5
    * RealMedia (Real Video/Audio) RM/RAM/RA/RV/RMVB containers #1
    * OGG and OGM containers
    * Matroska (матрёшка) MKV containers #1
    * VIVO (VIV) containers
    * PVA containers
    * NuppelVideo containers
    * FLI and FLC containers
    * Tracker Mods (18 formats supported) audio
    * M3U, PLS, CUE and STRM audio/video playlists #1



    Supported video codecs:

    * MPEG-1 (VCD/MPG) and MPEG-2 (MPEG/SVCD/DVD/VOB/DV/TY) video
    * MPEG-4 ASP: DivX;-) 3.11, OpenDivX 4.0, DivX 5.x/6.x (Pro), XviD 1.x and Nero Digital ASP
    * MPEG-4 AVC - Advanced Video Coding (H.264); Nero Digital AVC and x264 video codec #1
    * Microsoft's Windows Media Video v7, v8 and v9 (MSMpeg4/WMV v1, v2, and v3)
    * RealVideo codecs: 1.0, 2.0 (RealPlayer G2), 3.0 (RealPlayer 8) and 4.0 (RealPlayer 9)
    * QuickTime 5.0, 6.0, 6.3 video and audio codecs (QDMC / QDM2) #1
    * 3ivx D4 / 3vi1 MPEG-4 video (inc. MSZH/ZLIB Compressed-Header containers) #1
    * Sorenson v1/v3 (SVQ1/SVQ3) QuickTime video
    * Apple Graphics (SMC) video
    * On2 Technologies VP3 (VP3.x), VP4 (VP4.x), VP5 (VP5.x), and VP6 (VP6.2)
    * Intel Indeo 3.1/3.2 (Indeo3)
    * NuppelVideo (NUV)
    * VIVO 1.0 and 2.0 (VIV)
    * ITU H.261 video
    * Creative Labs YUV (CYUV) video
    * Supermac Cinepak (CVID) video
    * ASUS V1 (ASV1) and ASUS V2 (ASV2) video
    * Autodesk FLI and FLC Animation



    Supported video formats and resolutions

    This is a comparison table of common video-codecs to show what the Xbox CPU/Processor can handle:
    Codec / Resolution 352x288 480x576 720x576 960x540 1280x720 1920x1080
    MPEG-1/MPEG-2 1 2 3 ? 4
    MPEG-4 ASP (XviD, DivX) 5 ?
    MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) without Cabac & Deblocking ?
    MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) with Cabac & Deblocking 6 7
    WMV9 (Windows Media Video v3) ?

    ? = Undetermined (the Xbox-hardware may or may not be to slow to decode at an acceptable frame-rate)

    1. aka PAL VCD - More Info
    2. aka PAL SVCD - More Info
    3. aka PAL DVD
    4. aka TS (Transport Stream MPEG-2 Video Stream) - More Info
    5. aka HRHD (Half Resolution High Definition) - More Info
    6. aka Quicktime 720P HD
    7. aka Quicktime 1080P HD



    Supported audio codecs:

    * CDDA (Audio-CD) playback
    * WAV/WAVE (WAVEform) and PCM audio format
    * AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) audio
    * MPEG layer I, II, and III (inluding MP2 and MP3) audio #5
    * OGG (Ogg Vorbis audio codec)
    * WMA - Windows Media Audio v1 and v2 (WMA1/2 / DivX Audio v1/v2) #5
    * WMA - Windows Media Audio v9 (WMA9) (via WMA9 DLL's) #5
    * RealNetworks RealAudio codecs: 1.0 (14.4), 2.0 (28.8), SIPRO, COOK, DNET and ATRAC3
    * AC3 2.0 or 5.1 and Dolby Digital EX 6.1 or 7.1 audio in video (AC3 digital cable S/PDIF 48Khz pass-through)
    * Dolby Digital AC3 and AC3-WAV/AC3-CDDA 2.0 and 5.1 audio in video software decoded to stereo analog-out
    * DTS (Digital Theater System) 5.1 and DTS-ES 6.1 audio in DVD-Video (DTS digital cable S/PDIF 48Khz pass-through)
    * DTS (DTS and DTS-WAV/DTS-CDDA) 44.1Khz/48Khz audio in DVD-Video (software decoded)
    * AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) profiles: Main, LC, HE, LTP, LD, ER, and aacPlus v1/v2 (AAC+SBR/PS) audio #5
    * M4A and MP4 (MPEG-4 Audio) (including Nero Digital MP4) #5
    * FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) audio
    * WavPack audio
    * MPC (Musepack, a.k.a. Mpeg+ audio) #6
    * APE (Monkey's Audio ) audio
    * SHN (Shorten) audio
    * ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) audio #6
    * Tracker Mod's audio, see list bellow:
    o Adlib (AdLib and Sound Blaster OPL2/OPL3 and Dual OPL2/OPL3) FM audio
    o SID (Commodore 64 tunes) audio
    o YM (ATARI ST) audio
    o NSF (Nintendo NES Sound Format) audio
    o SPC (SPC700) audio
    o GYM (SEGA Genesis) audio
    o ADX/AST/ADP/DSP/YMF/HPS CRI MiddleWare and Gamecube ADPCM) audio
    o (MOD/AMF/669/DMF/DSM/FAR/GDM/IMF/IT/M15/MED/OKT/S3M/STM/SFX/ULT/UNI/XM)



    Supported picture/image formats:

    * BMP picture/image
    * JPG/JPEG picture/image
    * GIF picture/image
    * PNG picture/image
    * TIF/TIFF picture/image
    * TGA picture/image
    * PCX picture/image
    * ICO picture/image



    Features available for video playback:

    * Full-screen playback display of all supported video formats/containers via a TV
    * Auto PAL50/PAL60-switching support and auto 4:3/16:9-switching support
    * Framerate Conversion (23.9825fps), another NTSC PAL workaround solution
    * SQL database with view by file/genre/actor/year/title and sort by year/name/rating
    * Selectable options from OSD (On Screen Display) Control Panel during playback
    * FFWD (fast-forward) and RWD (rewind #1), and PAUSE in AVI/OGM/MKV/MPEG/MPG media
    * MPlayer time-based (30sec/5min) or procent-based (2%/10%) seeking forward and backward
    * Video-Autorun, auto-plays VCD/SVCD/DVD/CD's with video file(s) upon insert
    * DVD-video playback with menus (from DVD, harddrive, network, as IFO/VOB or ISO/IMG DVD-images) #12
    * Play supported video files directly from ISO, BIN, IMG, NRG and BIN CD/DVD-images
    * Subtitle support (MicroDVD, srt, smi, vplayer, rt, ssa, aqt, sub, jss, mpl & VobSub) #11
    * Play internet files/streams from HTTP and MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play RealMedia internet steams of HTTP + RTSP/RDT (Real Data Transport Protocol) #1/#11
    * Nullsoft Streaming Video (NSV) internet-streams (only if VP3+MP3), (Nullsoft TV a.k.a. NTV) #1/#11
    * Streaming video from a TiVo DVR box over network (requires hacked TiVo running ccXStream) #1
    * Streaming video from a ReplayTV (4500, 5000 or 5500 series) DVR box over network #1
    * IMDb (Internet Movie Database) information lookup for movie-info and thumbnails
    o Can also extract specific IMDb URL a .nfo file with same file-name as the movie
    * Optional media file and/or folder thumbnails for easy localization (see thumbnail options)
    * Stack multi-file videos option, show/play files with 90% name similarity as one
    * Switch between multiple audio streams/tracks in DVD-Video, AVI, OGM and MKV/Matroska
    o Left, Right Mono and Stereo channel selection available for all two channel audio-streams
    * Multiple video-rendering options to optimize playback of your video-formats
    * Different Post-Processing filters for better video quality #11
    * Flicker-filter (optional video flicker-filter with five levels, disabled by default)
    * Soften-filter (optional filter to decrease video sharpness and thus artifacts)
    * De-interlace filter (for interlaced video) implementation option
    * Brightness/Contrast/Gamma controls (only for HighQuality Pixelshader)
    * Video resizing/scaling and zooming functions
    * Screenshot capture function (including video overlay support and OSD)
    * AC3 (Dolby Digital EAX) 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 pass-through from video to SP/DIF AC3 output
    * AC3 (Dolby Digital) 5.1 -> 2.0 software-decoding to PCM stereo or mono out
    * DTS (Digital Theatre Sound ES) pass-through from video to S/PDIF DTS output
    * Option to output mono or stereo to all speakers (for 5.1 surround speakers)



    Features available for audio playback:

    * Playback of all supported audio-formats via a TV or external audio-receiver/amplifier
    * SQL database with view music by Top100/Albums/Tracks/Artists/Filenames or Recent Albums
    o Also option to sort by Track/Filename/Date or Size and search functions
    * Karaoke CDG-file display for music files with audio-visualization overlay support
    * CDDB album lookup support when playing Audio-CD's (done via freedb.org)
    * Gapless and Crossfade playback support options
    * ReplayGain "MetaData" applification/normalization (loudness control) support
    * Thumbnail and album information lookup for Audio-CD's (done via AMG/Allmusic.com)
    * Display embedded tumbnails/icons (album artwork) if integrated into a MP3 or AAC file
    * Optional custom file and/or folder thumbnails for easy localization (see thumbnail options)
    * Audio-Autorun, auto-plays CDDA and music DVD/CD's with audio file(s) upon insert
    * Play internet-files/streams from HTTP and MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play RealMedia internet steams of HTTP + RTSP/RDT (Real Data Transport Protocol) #1/#11
    * Play soundtracks ripped by/in Xbox dashboard (add path "soundtrack://" to XML)
    * Play supported audio files directly from BIN, IMG, NRG and ISO CD/DVD-images
    * Reads ID3v1/ID3v2/ID666/APEv1/APEv2 info-tags from audio/music-files
    * M3U and PLS audio playlists (inc. option to create/save M3U audio-playlists)
    * SHOUTcast Internet Radio (MP3 .pls playlists) playback support
    * Local/native SHOUTcast recording (to MP3) onto the Xbox harddrive
    * last.fm (AudioScrobbler) online-radio submission and playback/streaming support
    * Audio Visualizations (several visual generators and a spectrum analyser)
    * FF (fast-forward) and RW (rewind), and PAUSE during audio playback/visualization
    * Option to output mono or stereo to all speakers (for 5.1 surround speakers)



    Features available for picture/image viewing:

    * Full-screen display of all supported picture and image formats via a TV
    * Picture slideshow, including option for adding recursive to slideshows
    * Picture thumbnails (automatically generated on demand)
    * Folder thumbnails (automatically generated after entered that folder)
    * View pictures directly from ISO, IMG, NRG and BIN CD/DVD-images
    * Picture Zooming, rotate, move around, info, pause, next/previous picture
    * Kodak PictureCD compatible (auto-launches slideshow on CD insert) #2
    * Auto-launches picture CD/DVD on insert if images in root directory



    Features available for launching games and applications (dashboard):

    My Programs interface features:

    * Dashboard replacement mode, launch other Xbox software applications ("XBE" executables)
    o (including Xbox games, console-emulators, applications and other dashboards, etc.)
    * Optional custom thumbnails for folders and the executable, (see thumbnail options for info)
    * Display embedded tumbnails/icons that are integrated into most Xbox executables for Xbox games
    * Video Mode Switching to force launching a game a specific video-mode (PAL, PAL60, NTSC, etc.)
    * Flicker-Filter settings for Xbox games, (creates a patched copy of all default.xbe with new setting)


    XLink Kai (online gaming) front-end features:

    * Kai connection/cummunity front-end #9
    * Kai hosting options #9
    * Kai text-chat #9
    * Kai Voice-chat (using SPEEX) #9
    * Kai Toast - pop up notifications for XLink Kai #9


    Xored Trainer Engine (gaming cheats):

    * Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine enable "training" of games to cheat and/or add new functions to Xbox games #10
    * Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine cannot be used to cheat on XLink Kai (as disabled when logged on to XLink Kai)



    Other and generic Graphical User Interface (GUI) features:

    * Controllable via either DVD Remote or controller/game-pad
    * Controllable via USB-(HID)-Mouse (Left/Right/Middle buttons and Wheel supported) #1
    * Virtual-Keyboard for manual video/misic database searches and settings configurations
    * Flexible XML based skinning-engine with GUI skin-switching (and many skins available)
    * Context Menu feature (mapped by default to the TITLE button on the remote)
    * View file media listing By List, By Small Icons or By Large Icons option
    * "My Files" file-manager, move/copy/delete local and copy from network
    * "My Weather" weather forecast feature (done via The Weather Channel)
    * Several screensavers on configurable timer in GUI to choose from
    * RSS feed in main menu (you can manually disable or change feed in RssFeeds.xml)
    * Python Script Interpreter Engine (execute/run Python scripts from within XBMC)
    * Shutdown-timer, to shutdown XBMC when idle, through configurable timer in GUI
    * Flicker-filter (optional GUI flicker-filter with five levels, high enabled by default)
    * Language (XML) files for translated GUI (over 30+ languages so far), switch from GUI
    * International-language fonts for the GUI (via TTF-Fonts, configurable in UI-Settings)
    * GUI and video calibration (including storing calibration settings per resolution)
    * Displays system info under Settings (Build date, free space, IP, temperature)
    * Screenshot capture function, to snap shots of GUI (inc. video overlay support)
    * Configurable memory cache buffer for video/audio playback, configured in GUI



    Other non-GUI features, functions and options:

    * Fully re-mappable keys for DVD Remote and the controller/game-pad (via Keymap.xml)
    o Including the possibility to map and use all RCA-5 IR codes from a universal remote
    * Auto-detection of UDF 1.02, XDVDFS/CDX and ISO9660 - mode1/mode2/XA #1
    * Auto-launch Xbox game-disc on insert with enable/disable optional from within GUI
    * Advanced and expert options available via an optional AdvancedSettings.xml file
    * Built-in Web-Server for remote control of XBMC (http//:xboxIPaddressHere.asp)
    * Built-in HTTP API interface so you can build custom remote control applications
    * Built-in FTP-Server, connect to it via an FTP client to copy files to/from Xbox harddrive
    * Supports Static-IP/Subnetmask/DNS/WINS and alternative DHCP-client for auto config
    * Clock/date synchronization from a (NT SNTP) Time Server on the network/internet
    * Harddrive (HDD) spindown on idle (spin-down disks when XBMC is idle in menu) #1
    * Emergency Recovery Console (enables the FTP-server if get corrupt XBMC system-files)



    Notes

    1. Experimental, unfinished, unstable, buggy and/or limited
    2. Most Xbox DVD-ROM drives are very picky with CD/DVD media disks, see FAQ
    3. XBMC currently only have DVD VOB and IFO parsing support, (no menu support)
    4. Xbox's FATX harddrive file-system has file & folder name/character limitations, see FAQ
    5. DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected files are not yet supported by XBMC
    6. Exclusive to our integrated audio/music-player (PAPlayer)
    7. Samsung DVD-ROM drive only (and maybe some PC DVD-ROM drives)
    8. For LCD-display add-on mods compatible with XBMC see here
    9. Xlink Kai tunneling-engine running on networked computer with internet-access is required.
    10. Xored ETM/XBTF Trainer Engine is only developed/maintained/supported by Team Xored.
    11. Exclusive to our MPlayer-based media-player.
    12. Exclusive to our DVDPlayer DVD-Video player.








  • pandaweb, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6lol, the ftp server is full

    ive never seen that happen to xbmc
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -6/+37For those that don't know:

      Step 1: Get a nIRC and FTP Client
      Step 2: Connect to irc.efnet.net (/server irc.efnet.net)
      Step 3: Join #xbins (/j #xbins)
      Step 4: Send a message to xbins (/msg xbins !list)
      Step 4: Follow the instructions that you get from the bot for getting the latest T3CH release (xbmp.uk.xbins.org u: xbins p: homebrew)

      irc://irc.efnet.net/xbins
    • MikeMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4The FTP server at xbins is still full.....

      lol I've never seen that either
    • drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -14/+6Always smart to provide illegal links and FTP info on a public comment system, especially since this is digg...
    • drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -20/+9Sorry to rain on the parade but it is ILLEGAL TO DOWNLOAD XBOX BINARIES. Now you can dig me down all you want but honestly I'm speaking on behalf of the XBMC team who if here would be telling you the exact same thing (as being discussed in the XBMC IRC channel right now).
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2I don't understand why it's less illegal to post it here than it is to advertise it openly in a bot message. It's the exact same, but in the bot message it's a few more steps, but in the end is no better, and guess what? Microsoft doesn't care. I know, it's illegal to have stuff from the XDK that isn't signed, but Microsoft just doesn't care.
    • EGOvoruhk, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10drakethegreat: It's also illegal to compile them, unless you happen to own a legal copy of Microsoft's XBox SDK, which I dount 99.9% of Modded Xbox owners do

      The XBMC Team knows that everyone who runs it is running an illegal copy. Do you really think they spent years making this program, just so 15 guys who have the SDK can play with it?
    • NotZero, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16EGO:
      #16 reporting in, I'm legal

      http://zero.nowherefast.com/Xbox/XDK/IM000591.jpg
    • drakethegreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Its not about who the team expects to be using it. Its about your safety on the net. They don't like public disclosure of locations where you can download the binaries because it makes it easier for Microsoft to shut them down. They expect you to be intelligent and find it yourself. Its not about elistism but rather the idea that if they do not publically disclose this information, the sources might operate longer. Ultimately if these sources get shut down then it would be hard for them to give it to people who don't have an XDK. Its common sense and its the same reason why people don't just setup websites anymore that disclose FTP information to topsites, etc.
  • Stasoline, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Neither have I, but I think it's started to loosen up now, just got the files.
    Word! =)
  • pandaweb, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3still cant get in

    "[19:18:23] 230- There are currently 62 out of 50 maximum connections."
  • posure, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I love XBMC, congrats to the team!
  • SuneMan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17This is great. Finally a 2.0 release. XBMC is still the best media-center solution out there. There's only 720 progressive reasons or 1080 interlaced reasons to run 360 instead of XBMC on a Xbox (1). But the infamous DivX and Xvid disappointment keeps me hanging. And XBMC is so beautiful as well.
    Xbox 1 and XBMC truly rules the world.

    Thanks all developers. This is a great day. You prove that fantastic software can be completely free!
    • Sl4sher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I hope you do realize that with a component cable pack XBMC will render at 720p or 1080i and will upscale whatever video you are watching to those resolutions. The only thing that XBMC can't do is play true high def videos that were all the rage earlier this year. But on the other hand I couldn't get them running smoothly on a 2ghz Athlon 64 either.
    • fjc8, on 10/12/2007, -10/+0a 2 ghz althon 64 can't handle hd video?

      my 2 ghz pentium m and 1.66 ghz core duo all handle 720p H264 with ffdshow and coreavc....
    • Linh, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2@fjc8..

      you have a core DUO. I'm really curious as to the minimum requirement for HD playback encoded in x/h264. My 2000XP+ will play it.. BARELY. can't multitask worth a damn tho
    • Stalks, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1The Core Duo and Pentium M cannot be compared to by clock speed as those intel chips do much more per clock cycle than the Athlon.
    • webcrumb, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1"The Core Duo and Pentium M cannot be compared to by clock speed as those intel chips do much more per clock cycle than the Athlon."

      Core Duo, yes. Pentium M, no. The Pentium M is about equivalent to the Athlon 64/Turion family but the Core (and Core 2) family is quite a bit more efficient. All of these do, however, whup the P4s. I have a 2GHz Turion laptop and it beats the pants off my 3GHz P4 desktop, even with its Mobility X700 compared to desktop X700.
    • obeseotron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I own and love my 360 and all, but even if it played real formats as a media center, there's no way I would give up XBMC on my original Xbox. Nothing legal or illegal, commercial or open source even comes close to what XBMC was years ago, much less today.
  • uzusan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+38Dirty Sweat Pants not included.
  • wicked9, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7This with Blackbolt's MC360 skin and you have a nice little cheap media center, with all the functionality too.
    • burke, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2That's a nice looking skin, thanks. I'm not sure whether I like it better than Project Mayhem, but I'll give it a shot.
  • 1stStrike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10ive been waiting forever for this.

    use bittorrent. got mine under 2 minutes.
  • sharpfork, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13XBMC is the only reason I bought an xbox and I have not been disappointed. Once I figured out there was not enough processor power in the XBox to handle h.264 well and moved to Xvid, I have not had a single problem streaming video. Throw the MC360 skin ( http://blackbolt.x-scene.com ) on this and some emus and you have the best media center there is.

    Congrats to the team on reaching 2.0. I appreciate all the hard work!
    If you are new to the modded xbox, go here: http://x-scene.com
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Actually, I don't like the MC360 skin. I don't know what it is about it, but I just like the clean layout of PM3 and how things are organized under it, but maybe that's just me.
    • burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That's my concern too. I'm about to try it out, but I'm a pretty big fan of Project Mayhem 3. I just don't see anything wrong with it.
    • burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow. I do like this new skin. I might stick with it. The only problem I see is it's not obvious how to run scripts such as the YouTube one... I haven't figured out how yet. Maybe there isn't even an option.
    • sharpfork, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was all about PM3 too until I tried MC360 and fell in love with the carbon fiber skin. Its like the best of both worlds- PM3+MC360.
    • burke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1hmm... sounds awesome. I like the feel of PM3, but MC360 is just awesome. I'll check that one out, I suspect I'll love it. Thanks.
  • jubbjubb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I really need to mod my xbox, but I don't really know how to get started or how it all works...
  • boxx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16XBMC-2 0 0-FINAL-FAT-T3CH

    http://www.mininova.org/tor/438632
    • LCISTech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I was just about to ask for that... Sweet!!! and Thanks!
    • spongy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6XBMC-2 0 0-FINAL-SLIM-FIXED-T3CH

      http://www.mininova.org/tor/438619

      In case anyone wants the slim version
    • NotZero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Another: http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/478859/5600502/
    • Araya213, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm having trouble connecting to mininova, keep getting server timout warnings, wonder what's up with that. Anyway, how is project mayhem III??
    • Araya213, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It would also kick ass if someone would seed the FAT version!
    • Linh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2what's the difference w/ the slim version?
    • spongy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@araya
      I am seeding the fat version and there are 33 seeds.

      @Linh
      * The standard 'SLIM' build is like you are used to see from T3CH - it's what's in the XBMC CVS with just a few small additions:
      +Killarny & Nuka1195 & Pikes AppleMovieTrailers(info) (AMT) 0.91 (scripts: Apple Movie Trailers)
      +BritneysPAIRSs ~110 choosen milkdrop presets (visualisations: MD - BPs Selection)
      +EnderW's XBMCScripts Installer 1.0 SCRIPT (scripts: XBMCScripts)
      +Codecs for mplayer (systemplayersmplayercodecs:*)
      !UPDATE! The original SLIM T3CH 2.0.0 build had an error (english language file missing). Make sure to get the fixed rls: XBMC-2.0.0-FINAL-SLIM-FIXED-T3CH.rar

      * The nonstandard 'FAT' build will come with everything that's in the SLIM build (except the BritneysPAIRS milkdrop presets, but you get a +8000 megapack instead) and some extra stuff:
      Skins:
      +MC360 v0.99b by Team Blackbolt
      +Project Mayhem 1 - 2.0 version by Jezz_X
      +Project Mayhem II - 2.0 version by SmokeHead
      Scripts:
      +LaunchBrowser v1.9 by Flash
      +myTV by BigBellyBilly
      +Poker Timer II by Nuka1195
      +XBMCLyrics_guibuilder by EnderW & Smuto
      +Youtube 1.7a by Donno
      Visualisations:
      +milkDrop MegaPack (8265 presets)
      Extras: (_extras folder)
      +1800~ or so dupechecked Game trainers (no need to unzip before xferring to xbox).
      +Some Game thumbnails (3D)
    • MikeMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The demonoid torrent works. The mininova fat version has no seeds....

      http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/478859/5600502/
    • Araya213, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Awesome, coming in super quick now, I can't wait to try this build!
  • milamberdob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5OK so do I REALLY have to compile the source code? Or is there another way around it ?
  • MikeMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6XBMC is awesome. I use my Xbox to stream all my downloaded media to my TV.
  • milamberdob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Thank you very much LycoLoco and Boxx ......Thankyou !
  • cannibal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5XBMC is amazing. I love it. I compile my own builds (ugh woops..uh..I do it ... legally) and its pretty sweet.

    I just hope 2.0 supports more codecs, some files don't play (dl.tv seems to not play that well..atleast the WMV or divx)
  • fr0chu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"...two surprise features; read-only support for FAT12/16/32 formatted USB Mass Storage Devices up to 4GB in size."
    Sweet. I've been waiting for usb support for ages. It's worth an upgrade for this alone, in my opinion. Flv support would be awesome, but eh. Much love and thanks to the XBMC team.
    • LycoLoco, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1IIRC, It supports FLV natively, but I could be confused.
    • zouden, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's supported FLV for a long time. You can even directly stream YouTube videos.
    • fr0chu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2well, it plays *some* flv, though most I've tried don't show video.
  • Fritzed, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Why does this site contain hidden keywords at the bottom of the page? That is a ***** marketing tactic and is more suited for porn than for any kind of free software project.

    I find this is very dissapointing because it is a truly good project and shouldn't try and stand on tricking people to it's site.
    • Araya213, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It's an old school method of getting your page linked on search engines. Back before the days of meta tags it was necessary.
    • Stalks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Besides, so what if there are a few hidden words at the bottom of the page. You trash the site just because of something as insignifant as that?
  • rimco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I have been installing the frequent CVS builds posted on xbins for quite some time, and I am absolutely thrilled that XBMC has finally hit the big 2.0. XBMC is probably THE #1 reason I don't give a honk about X360 or PS3... for innovative games, I'll stick with Nintendo, and for an outstanding media center experience, Xbox Media Center is all I need.

    Congratulations to Team XBMC, and my sincerest thanks for making the program that has destroyed my social life (who needs sunlight anyway).
  • jordantbro, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Better FAT torrent with seeds!
    http://www.mininova.org/get/438614
  • dsn0wman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Finally, I have been waiting at least 2 weeks to update the last t3ch build.
  • dsn0wman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7XBMC 2.0 can also be found in the newsgroup:

    alt.binaries.games.xbox

    Just for all of you "old-schoolers" (like me) who have no Idea what the heck a torrent is.
    • rothgar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3keep usenet alive!! (thats where most good torrents come from to start with)
      why people were digging you down for providing another source I will never know.
  • foxhoundadmin, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2so, anybody have any good links on how to install this on an xbox? preferably, a "soft" mod version.

    to soft mod, i've heard you have to find a REALLY old version of mech assault, or splinter cell, or some 007 game AND have a REALLY old usb drive (like non-usb 2.0). :(
  • Dempf, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Sweet, just after I order my USB to XB Memory Card adaptor this comes along.
    • deadlychicken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I just built my own, since the xbox controller ports _are_ usb ports, just with proprietary connectors. Soldered a female usb plug onto a break-away stub, and my thumb drive worked fine.
  • TristanTee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2yeah!!!!!!!!! been waiting for this for a year
  • Elementix, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I
  • UsE2bAxBoX, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0hey just pimped out my xbox with a duox2 chip 300GB hard drive and loads of apps and emus, i even like the MC360 dash they gave me, just as good as my older brothers xbox360 hehehe and it only cost $200AU sweet
  • UsE2bAxBoX, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0Oh yeah and its got the xbmc 2.0.0 version shot dudes
  • MikeMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Can anyone explain this problem I am having with my xbox?

    I have a 400 GB drive in my xbox. When I get to around 300GBs used / 100 GBs free it won't let me copy over anything else. I figured it was some kind of "too many files in 1 folder problem" so I wiped the drive and re-copied my games to 3 seperate folders (Games1, Games2, Games3). I get to 300GBs and I still have the same problem. Can anyone help?

    Thanks,
    Mike
  • lovedaddy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6XBMC changed the way I watch TV / Films. God bless the XBMC team.
  • Gamester17, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@MikeMacMan, it actually helps to read the official FAQ and manual:
    http://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xbox_General_Questions_and_Answers&xbmc_wiki_session=42e3469503f2f95f46af78dc621d30ac#Can_I_install_a_larger_harddisk_drive_into_my_Xbox.E2.84.A2_and_if_so_how.3F
    See the "Limitations and rules to follow when replacing the harddrive"!
  • xamox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Anyone have any screenshots?
    • deadlychicken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Google for "xbmc." The improvements are not aesthetic, that is covered by the skin authors. There are 2 main skins: Project Mayhem III, and MC360, look those up to see what it _can_ look like.
  • adam8281, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1To upgrade from my current XBMC 1.x to this release, can I use the same configuration XML file, or do I need to open both XML files and transfer my settings from the 1.x one to the 2.0 one? I know with previous upgrades from 1.x to 1.x+1, I could just copy over my old configuration XML file and it would work fine.
    • madholepunch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i had to move all my bookmark settings from XboxMediaCenter.xml to a file i didn't have previously, in the User Data folder - sources.xml. took me about 20 minutes to figure out why my bookmarks weren't showing up... otherwise, great new build!
    • Bullsnot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1 Newer versions do not use the XML file for settings. I found it faster to just recreate the bookmarks by hand. The system for adding or editing bookmarks is really easy to use once you find it.
  • Gamester17, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@xamox, for Project Mayhem skins screen-shot heaven, see http://www.chokemaniac.net
    http://www.chokemaniac.net/gallery.php?cat=pm3
    http://www.chokemaniac.net/gallery.php?cat=pm2
    http://www.chokemaniac.net/gallery.php?cat=pm

    For other skins, see these two skins sites:
    http://www.xbox-skins.net/forums/index.php?dlcategory=7
    http://www.allxboxskins.com/skins/index.php?app=XBMC&cat=0


    @adam8281, if your build is more than a couple of months old then no, you must use news XML files, ...but I would recommend that anyone installing XBMC 2.0.0 do a clean install anyway, (including deleting all database files and the XBMC memory-save), see the WIKI online-manual and FAQ on http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/
  • MikeMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The "FAT" version seems to have some filename problems with it. (Atleast my xbox does)

    My xbox file system doesn't like a + in filenames. Ex:
    XBMC-2.0.0-FINAL-FAT-T3CHXBMC 2.0XBMCscriptsmyTVsystemlogosCANAL+.gif

    My xbox doesn't like file names over 42 characters. Ex:
    XBMC-2.0.0-FINAL-FAT-T3CH_extras3D Game IconsGhost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter_Limited_Special_Edition_Dvd_custom-front.png

    It doesn't look like anything important is effected.
    Anyone else having these problems too?
    • naing_oo_1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3yep same here!
      i've got the "FAT" Version too
  • Talus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yay! I can finally upgrade my XBMC build with confidence...I've been waiting a while for this.

    Grats to the XBMC team!

    I haven't watched 'regular television' in ages.

    Somebody needs to write a good Rev3 python applet...
  • modafokaxx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Just be sure that your download is complete and not corrupt, as putting a corrupt version of XBMC on your box will kinda ***** it (ie: reboot when you load XBMC from your dash, and leave you stuck at your dash's boot picture.. well at least that's what happened to me with Avalaunch). Had to use a boot disk to get back in. Fun.

    Appart from that, XBMC 2.0 is awesome news.
  • hansamurai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I just modded my Xbox tonight for the first time. Lucky me this came out too! Awesome!
  • chall5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Whats a good format to rip my DVDs to for watching on my modded Xbox ?
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