o.maille
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2012-04-29 21:45
Post: #21
I can't seem to get two different portable installs of xbmc eden to run side by side, any advice?
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Ned Scott
Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 11,878 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 130 Location: Arizona, USA |
2012-05-01 01:53
Post: #22
(2012-04-29 21:45)o.maille Wrote: I can't seem to get two different portable installs of xbmc eden to run side by side, any advice? Stop trying and go with one device per XBMC install like we've been saying? You can make easy links to the XBMC wiki using double brackets around words: [[debug log]] = debug log, [[Add-on:YouTube]] = Add-on:YouTube, [[Adding videos to the library]] = Adding videos to the library, [[userdata]] = userdata, etc |
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o.maille
Junior Member Posts: 31 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0 |
2012-05-03 01:01
Post: #23
The great thing about xbmc is the ability to customise most facets of the program.
I appreciate that the program is not designed to be a full house media centre but there is no reason that I can see why it shouldn't be (for audio at least) The complexity of try to play the same music in sync in multiple rooms over multiple pcs appears on the face of it as/more difficult. The main issue that I have read about and experienced in relation to running xbmc in sand-boxed environments is related to video support rather than audio. In terms of cost & performance; I picked up a sound card with 4 stereo outputs for €30 and currently can play from one Xbmc to all rooms. (sound levels are listenable and fine for bedroom/bathrooms etc. but 8 channel inline amp to be purchased = approx €60) Also working with multiple instances of vlc playing over outputs to separate rooms. Using virtual audio cable ($25-50) I can switch the same songs to two or more rooms; currently over vnc :-( I admit that using cling or vlc might be a more practical idea but I do love xmbcs' ability to manage my media and ability to link up with additional laptops etc. http://4thline.org/projects/cling/mediarenderer/ |
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Ned Scott
Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 11,878 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 130 Location: Arizona, USA |
2012-05-03 04:51
Post: #24
To each his own.
IIRC, there actually used to be a multi-room audio add-on that could be used to sync up playback, but I don't think it's been updated in a long time. You can make easy links to the XBMC wiki using double brackets around words: [[debug log]] = debug log, [[Add-on:YouTube]] = Add-on:YouTube, [[Adding videos to the library]] = Adding videos to the library, [[userdata]] = userdata, etc |
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o.maille
Junior Member Posts: 31 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0 |
2012-05-06 18:25
Post: #25
The multi-room addin allows two sound output from one xmbc but I'm using virtual audio cable to allow transfer of sound when I want one xbmc in more than one room.
It's working smoothly; Put XP on the server PC and running each instance under a different windows user. Working very well so far bar minor issues with the remote; http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=130848 Given that I'm not streaming to TV for details see; http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=125780&page=2 |
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