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Hey there,
perhaps someone can tell me why I should use MB3 in the first place (instead of the XBMC standard solution)?
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Bert
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OFark
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No, not really. Especially if your HTPC is doing the acquisition of media too. It can then issue notifications to itself. External library management is only really necessary when you have another machine either storing your media or as another client.
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im85288
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The cool thing about MB3 IMO is the way it manages media and shares it. Basically I have a similar setup to you in that all my media is on one NAS. The difference for me is I have another PC in the house running the MB3 server which is the only place I needed to configure which were my Movie, TV Shows, Music etc
For example the other day I reinstalled OpenElec from scratch to start a fresh so to speak. Now because all the data is made available via the MB3 server all I needed to do was install this skin (well Eminenence now) and turn on Media Browser mode..2 seconds later my Movies/Tv Shows/Ongoing TV/Music etc was showing up and ready to use. There was no need for adding video sources or scraping artwork from the artwork downloader. Things like your watched status are always synched to the MB3 server too meaning you can pick up wherever you like from whatever client you like. You may have seen earlier in the thread I have a Roku MB3++ client that like XBMC displays the data from your MB3 server...this was a cheap (less than 50 dollars) way of getting boxes into the kids rooms and allowing them to have their own user profiles on MB3...the list could go on and on..like being able to watch on your iPad/iphone/android device..using the web client to remote control xbmc, built in DLNA so you can throw your media to devices such as smart tbs, xbox one etc...many many features
Like OFark I agree though that the MB3 client (At least the flagship one is not so great and relies on a windows set up)..using a well integrated xbmc skin allows for the best of both worlds.
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Hi all. I've just stumbled across this skin being fairly new to XMBC. It's beautiful and exactly what I was looking for.
Just a quick question I have after installing. I've looked through most of this thread and cant seem to find an answer.
Is it possible to use online addons to generate the content in the widgets??
Basically, I use little to no local content. I get all my Movies/TV shows/Music etc from addons like GoMovies, 1 channel etc.
At the moment the Widgets are not loading as I don't have any local content. What can I do to pull information from elsewhere?
Many thanks.
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I really like this skin, is there anyway to make it more raspberry pi friendly?
thanks
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sorry about the dumb question and is not strictly to do with the skin but I see it a lot on the skin showcase pics and on others. How do you get Live TV to work especially with sky channels. I am in the UK and have a Sky subscription and would LOVE to be able to watch it through xbmc the same way it is shown the showcase pics.
if you could point me in the direction of the appropriate thread(s) with useful tips for hardware / software I would be most appreciated
Sorry about the non relevant post but as I said I have seen it alot in the screen shots of this skin and others when the skinner / creater / designer is showcasing the skin.
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Hey guys,
found a bug (i think) in the 1080++ skin. When I load the favourites (lower left button) it's impossible to edit / delete them. When I click on the [c] button it just shows a clear & empty screen.
Only thing I can do is backspace to the favorites overview screen.
Regards,
Bert