What platform, resolution, and aspect-ratio do you use for the MediaStream skin?

smcnally75 · 2009-02-21 14:36

skunkm0nkee Wrote:MediaStream isn't flakey in HD? The Xbox doesn't have enough memory to run the skin in it's full glory and still play media but that's not the skin being flakey?

I run MediaStream on my xbox in 720p and have absolutely no problems with it. I don't even run the lite version. All I do is re-size my fanart to 960 x 540 and the skin runs very well.

calcibo · 2009-02-21 17:09

smcnally75 Wrote:I run MediaStream on my xbox in 720p and have absolutely no problems with it. I don't even run the lite version. All I do is re-size my fanart to 960 x 540 and the skin runs very well.

How do you re-size you fan art? Is there an option or you do it outside the XBMC?

smcnally75 · 2009-02-21 17:30

I use Media Companion to scrape all my movies and then in the settings I tell it to resize all fanart to 960 x 540. Another way to do it would be to store fanart for all your movies with your movies and then batch resize them with a program like Ifranview.

**opdenkamp** · 2009-02-22 13:16

I'm missing the "linux pc with 4x3 SD screen" option Smile

zosky · 2009-06-15 16:32

media stream is #1
... my specs after the break

Jkinney · 2009-11-08 19:17

xbox on 4:3 tv, I think this is the best skin for the o' xbox
also use my windows laptop> HDTV looks glorious

Poll: How do you use MediaStream?
	Xbox with 4x3 (SD) screen
	Xbox with 16x9 (SD) screen
	Xbox with 720p or higher (HD) screen
	Windows with 720p or higher (HD) screen
	Linux with 720p or higher (HD) screen
	Mac/AppleTV with 720p or higher (HD) screen

calcibo Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-02-21 17:09 Post: #12 smcnally75 Wrote:I run MediaStream on my xbox in 720p and have absolutely no problems with it. I don't even run the lite version. All I do is re-size my fanart to 960 x 540 and the skin runs very well. How do you re-size you fan art? Is there an option or you do it outside the XBMC?
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smcnally75 Aeon Group Posts: 981 Joined: Sep 2007	2009-02-21 17:30 Post: #13 I use Media Companion to scrape all my movies and then in the settings I tell it to resize all fanart to 960 x 540. Another way to do it would be to store fanart for all your movies with your movies and then batch resize them with a program like Ifranview.
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opdenkamp Team-XBMC PVR Developer Posts: 1,942 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 24 Location: Heerlen, The Netherlands	2009-02-22 13:16 Post: #14 I'm missing the "linux pc with 4x3 SD screen" option
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zosky Donor Posts: 302 Joined: Dec 2008 Reputation: 1 Location: toronto. canada	2009-06-15 16:32 Post: #15 media stream is #1 ... my specs after the break 8 xbmc frodo's (rc3) ... atom/ion(xbmcBuntu) \| amd3000/nVidia9800(mint12) \| iphone4(5.1.1) \| hpTouchPad(cyanogen9) ... and more + central mySQL db + 11TB mdadm raid6 (+transmission-daemon & flexGet) + maraschino + IRtoy.v2
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Jkinney Junior Member Posts: 14 Joined: Dec 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-11-08 19:17 Post: #16 xbox on 4:3 tv, I think this is the best skin for the o' xbox also use my windows laptop> HDTV looks glorious
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