Woohoo! Revo 3700 on it's way :)

Just to say ITV Player is available via a plug-in http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=9...post932182. Got it running on XBMC Live updated to Dushmaniacs PVR version from Pulse Eight.

jhsrennie Wrote:I run Windows 7 on a Revo 3610, which is very similar to the 3700 (if anything a bit slower) and it works just fine.

If you're used to using Windows, and want to use stuff that's only available on Windows like Silverlight and DRMed WMV, then use Windows. It's not a religion: no-one will nail you to a piece of wood for using the wrong operating system.

JR

+1, me too. In my case, I preferred Windows 7 (or 8 when it come out) over anything else. W7 is probably the easiest OS to setup for Netflix, Directv2pc, external player and most important spec of all for me is bitstreaming HD audio.

pseudo7 Wrote:Have you read what XBMC-Live is?
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMC_Live

Sorry, I did skim read some stuff and my interpretation was that XBMC Live was a 'lite' version of XBMC which could be run from external media without being reliant on the OS on the Revo, therefore I came to the conclusion that you could perhaps have Win7 on the Revo and use it as such, and then plug in XBMC for those times when you require it.

To be honest, there's a lot of reading to do here, the options are bewildering. It seems that popular options are to put XBMC on Ubuntu, Linux or Windows 7 or use XBMC-Live. All of which come with their own idiosyncrasies (although someone has already pointed out that XBMC-Live won't support the Internet usage that I want).

Seeing as the box will arrive with Linux already installed am thinking of exploring that option first.

I have openelec installed it's amazing and boot up speed is around 10secs installed onto a usb3 flash drive for Internet my Asus motherboard has something called express gate it pops up before bios screen it supports skype and web browser it works well for a dedicated htpc and can be accessed in seconds

Does anyone NOT recommend running XBMC on the stock install of Linux that is going to be installed already on the unit? Thinking this will be a good starting point to get up and running.

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This has no remote? Without remote it would be useless for me.

Zodler Wrote:This has no remote? Without remote it would be useless for me.

Few HTPCs come with a remote, but USB IR remotes can be bought cheaply on ebay. See http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Remote_Control_Reviews for some remotes popular with forum users.

JR

i use my revo 3700 with live and a wiimote. iplayer and sickbeard take care of any tv needs

@OdgeUK - some random thoughts:

1. To run a browser, you need a full OS installation (you can fight your way around this in Live/OpenELEC, but it's more hassle than it's probably worth). That means either Windows or Linux as a full installation, then XBMC as "just another application".

2. No, don't bother with the Linux that ships - just wipe it and go for Ubuntu as a starting point, it's well supported. Or go for Windows, although I don't know about boot times - Vista was horrid on my R3600 (fair enough, I think Vista was horrid on most things!), but I never tried the Win7 upgrade.

3. ITVPlayer works well as a plugin. Most 4OD content is on YouTube, which is also there as a plugin. IPlayer integration is very good - via, yup, a plugin. That gets you most things live-TV-shaped (although you still have a TV tuner, I'm guessing!).

4. Remote, yes, a cheap Media Centre-style remote will work fine, or there's the CEC adapter from Pulse-Eight for a "one stop shop" experience (yet to try it myself).

5. Remember that the new version of XBMC is imminent - so whatever you install now, it's likely to change soonish. That's okay if you think of this installation as a playground (but Live will change from Ubuntu 10.04/Lucid to 11.10/Oneiric, for example).

My guess is that you probably want OpenELEC installed as a clean, dedicated system, with plugins then for the various channels. Give it a try... if it works, it'll be just about perfect for your needs from what I can see.