Hacking the Boxee Box to run XBMC?

Starstream · 2010-09-08 17:46

It's been hinted at that the Boxee Box will run XBMC eventually so there shouldn't be any need to hack it whenever it comes out. There may be further delays depending on porting the Arm version of XBMC to the Boxee Box.

The Google TV boxes run an Intel x86 CE4100 SoC so they might be usable though again we'll have to wait and see if the hardware is suitable.

buzz_kill · 2010-09-08 19:47

you can do like i did and buy an old pc off ebay, slap a video card in it and call it a day. all in all i spent $189, and I can play anything and everything, I even bought an external bluray player and it works flawlessly. So if you add the $100 for the external bluray player then I spent $289.

poofyhairguy · 2010-09-08 19:49

speed_mark Wrote:Is it just me, or is it difficult to find a piece of hardware which:
- plays everything flawlessly
- costs less than $300
- not going to take a week to set up

Its just you. An ION Box + XBMC Live gives a person perfect 1080p playback for less than $300, while taking about 30 minutes to install....

**jmarshall** · 2010-09-08 23:39

And you can help make it easier for others by getting the hardware and seeing what configuration needs to be done - we're more than happy to have a dedicated setup script for each platform floating around to make it easier for users to install things.

Pvt_Ryan · 2010-09-13 23:12

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee...re-orders/

Does that mean VDPAU won't work? (I was thinking of getting one and sticking XBMC on it)

**davilla** · 2010-09-13 23:15

Pvt_Ryan Wrote:http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee...re-orders/

Does that mean VDPAU won't work? (I was thinking of getting one and sticking XBMC on it)

VDPAU never worked on tegra2.

PANiCnz · 2010-09-14 03:56

If anything this would be a good thing for XBMC, the new Intel processor is X86 so should run Ubuntu assuming you can write to the storage media. For HD it would likely require drivers for the HD decoder but that would be a lot simplier than porting XBMC to run on Tegra.

Pvt_Ryan · 2010-09-14 08:23

Mis-read the article, I thought they were talking about the GPU, rereading it's the CPU.. DoH!..

I wonder is the chipset the ION or something else...

PANiCnz · 2010-09-14 09:01

Pvt_Ryan Wrote:Mis-read the article, I thought they were talking about the GPU, rereading it's the CPU.. DoH!..

I wonder is the chipset the ION or something else...

Might want to read it again, both Tegra and the Intel are SoC's thus the graphics, cpu and hd decoder are intergrated into a single package.

Pvt_Ryan · 2010-09-14 12:23

Ahh, I haven't really been keeping up-to-date with this stuff. Big Grin

So back to the original question, Does anyone know if GPU decoding will work on this system?

I just want to be fairly confident that if I buy it, assuming I can install XBMCLive, I can run XBMC and playback 1080p movies.

Starstream Member+ Posts: 470 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 15	2010-09-08 17:46 Post: #11 It's been hinted at that the Boxee Box will run XBMC eventually so there shouldn't be any need to hack it whenever it comes out. There may be further delays depending on porting the Arm version of XBMC to the Boxee Box. The Google TV boxes run an Intel x86 CE4100 SoC so they might be usable though again we'll have to wait and see if the hardware is suitable.
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buzz_kill Senior Member Posts: 140 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Joliet, Il	2010-09-08 19:47 Post: #12 you can do like i did and buy an old pc off ebay, slap a video card in it and call it a day. all in all i spent $189, and I can play anything and everything, I even bought an external bluray player and it works flawlessly. So if you add the $100 for the external bluray player then I spent $289.
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davilla Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 10,399 Joined: Feb 2008 Reputation: 58	2010-09-13 23:15 Post: #16 Pvt_Ryan Wrote:http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee...re-orders/ Does that mean VDPAU won't work? (I was thinking of getting one and sticking XBMC on it) VDPAU never worked on tegra2. MediaInfo : http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/ Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules.
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PANiCnz Senior Member Posts: 122 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-09-14 03:56 Post: #17 If anything this would be a good thing for XBMC, the new Intel processor is X86 so should run Ubuntu assuming you can write to the storage media. For HD it would likely require drivers for the HD decoder but that would be a lot simplier than porting XBMC to run on Tegra.
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PANiCnz Senior Member Posts: 122 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-09-14 09:01 Post: #19 Pvt_Ryan Wrote:Mis-read the article, I thought they were talking about the GPU, rereading it's the CPU.. DoH!.. I wonder is the chipset the ION or something else... Might want to read it again, both Tegra and the Intel are SoC's thus the graphics, cpu and hd decoder are intergrated into a single package.
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