2014-09-10, 15:01
Im sure these question have been asked a million times so i hope i don't get flamed. I stumbled upon xbmc by chance i was on craigslist looking for a used ipad when i came across an add saying we charge different rates to put xbmc on devices & allowed for streaming tv. That got me to doing a little research on xbmc. After doing some research on xbmc i realize this is very similar to a jailbroken iphone for tv but on a larger scale. So i have a little bit of an understanding of what xbmc is. Hardware not so easy as the iphone tho...
. I've been scouring this website for about a week just learning. I see everybodys taste are different as far as what they want in the htpc.....Im having a hard time figuring out what i want in mt htpc. I have a few questions about the whole process.
1. Is this a viable solution to actually kick my local cable out ( or are the repositories for xmbc off & on)
2. I have built desktop pc's in the past but don't want to really get to involved with that is there a setup that requires minimal building ?
3. I don't really need my audio to be hd but i do want the best picture quality i can get
4. I've read about different hardware add ons like a tv tuner card, dvr, etc. can somebody explain why i would need each (pros vs cons)
5. I watched a video where the user was using MS media center to run his xbmc ? and the interface looked a whole lot cleaner is this something thats a must or can you choose to just use xbmc standalone on your htpc with the option of using xbmc thru MS media center ? If so do they sell nucs with os installed already ?
Like i've said i really have been reading & learning but it seems like there are a lot of options & paths you can go ima simple guy just trying to do the basics rite now & as i learn about other things i can do i will venture into them but i guess picking the right setup from the beginning is key to moving forward from the noobie guy connecting his box to a tv to a seasoned user lets say trying to add hd audio. The other goal is to eventually teach my wife (electronically illiterate) how to be savvy enough to use this full time & kick cable out.
. I've been scouring this website for about a week just learning. I see everybodys taste are different as far as what they want in the htpc.....Im having a hard time figuring out what i want in mt htpc. I have a few questions about the whole process.1. Is this a viable solution to actually kick my local cable out ( or are the repositories for xmbc off & on)
2. I have built desktop pc's in the past but don't want to really get to involved with that is there a setup that requires minimal building ?
3. I don't really need my audio to be hd but i do want the best picture quality i can get
4. I've read about different hardware add ons like a tv tuner card, dvr, etc. can somebody explain why i would need each (pros vs cons)
5. I watched a video where the user was using MS media center to run his xbmc ? and the interface looked a whole lot cleaner is this something thats a must or can you choose to just use xbmc standalone on your htpc with the option of using xbmc thru MS media center ? If so do they sell nucs with os installed already ?
Like i've said i really have been reading & learning but it seems like there are a lot of options & paths you can go ima simple guy just trying to do the basics rite now & as i learn about other things i can do i will venture into them but i guess picking the right setup from the beginning is key to moving forward from the noobie guy connecting his box to a tv to a seasoned user lets say trying to add hd audio. The other goal is to eventually teach my wife (electronically illiterate) how to be savvy enough to use this full time & kick cable out.
