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arnova
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By default visualisation for MP3 playback is enabled in XBMC. Obviously visualisation uses a lot more CPU cycles and thus power than the GUI. I have disabled it completely to have my Xbox run cooler. But recently I realised that if visualisation, although it looks very slick, would be disabled by default in XBMC, this could potentionally save a lot of power/energy all over the world (as there are problably 100.000's (or even more) Xbox'es out there running XBMC). This could be our contribution in fighting the green-house effect and other related problems....
What do you think?
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Jeroen
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we would save even more by not turning it on for a few days. we could save even more by taking a walk more often. we could save even more by not consuming so much. we could save more by stop living our lives and using energy purely for the most essential of needs. But that would be no fun wouldn´t it?
All I´m saying it´s all relative. And turning of visualisation on your mediacenter isn´t going to make the slightest of difference.
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Geeba
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Yeah save the enviroment! Get a USED Xbox and put XBMC on it instead of buying a NEW naff media centre that is not as good!
Go Green! re-use your waste XBOX!
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props for thinking about this kinda stuff, but there are much better things we could do to reduce carbon footprints and such than turning off visualizations on an xbox. And don't feel too bad, I didn't get the billy madison quote either. I happen to be one of the 5 or so americans who've never seen it.