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2014-10-18, 22:19
(This post was last modified: 2014-10-18, 22:20 by Ned Scott.)
I've just updated the wiki with some better (and more recent) advice for getting the most out of XBMC on the Pi. I tried to think of all the things I tend to do whenever I make a new Pi install:
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Feel free to give feedback on this section, tell me anything I've missed, or feel free to join the wiki and make changes directly.
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Thanks, those are some useful tips. Can I recommend also mentioning Raspbmc (rather than exclusively Openelec)? In my experience I've found it much snappier and stable than Openelec. It responds very well to overclocking as well.
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To be honest, I'm skeptical of that. I believe both distros have their place, but most people seem to agree that OpenELEC seems to have a slight edge when it comes to UI responsiveness.
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I've used Frodo and Gotham on both OpenELEC and Raspbmc and I can say from my experience that Raspbmc performs much better. Sam and Miappa do a great job optimizing it for the platform.
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Pre-loading the texture cache can help the UX, although in most cases this shouldn't be necessary if the scanner has done it's job properly and the Pi isn't being used in a MySQL environment. When the Pi is being used in a MySQL environment it's unlikely to be the "scanner"* so it will be missing all the new artwork when the user goes to use the Pi, in which case pre-loading the cache can make a big difference to performance.
* I guess most people might use their most powerful kit to scan the library although once the library has been scanned the first time, the Pi is perfectly capable of being used to scan only new media pretty quickly (particularly if it's only reading local metadata).
Texture Cache Maintenance Utility: Preload your texture cache for optimal UI performance. Remotely manage media libraries. Purge unused artwork to free up space. Find missing media. Configurable QA check to highlight metadata issues. Aid in diagnosis of library and cache related problems.
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I think it is probably a matter of impression as much as anything, but in Ned's case a well informed impression.
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Please, I'm more interested in Ned's response to my question (if he chooses to) than what anybody else "thinks he meant."
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2014-10-19, 06:06
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What an objectionable person you are.
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Sorry I will delete the t word from my last post.
And just to clear I don't think you'll find hard answers. It would be unusual to find someone who has gone to the trouble of setting up identical hardware and library environments just to test.
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