Hacking the Boxee Box to run XBMC?

**prae5** · 2010-09-14 12:40

tegra2 is an ARM based architecture, and there has been some work to support xbmc on this platform.

I haven't looked at the CE4100 properly, however its my understanding its a soc based on the atom platform. I'm not sure how open it is either, so can't really comment on access to its hardware decoders.

puulima · 2010-09-14 15:22

Probably old news to the Dev's here...but I was just looking at an article on Engadget noting the switch. Sounds like it would be easier now? My wife likes the simple interface in Boxee, just not crazy about the rigid aspects. Here's the article: http://i.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee-b...re-orders/

thanamesjames · 2010-09-15 00:58

Yeah, I'm definitely interested in this. The box looks great... It's 200 dollars, and has a badass remote. I'm really excited to see xbmc running on it. I'm holding out for the boxee box as my htpc for sure.

**natethomas** · 2010-09-15 01:52

Often, unless under contractual obligation, any nice coding tricks the Boxee guys come up with can be ported back to XBMC and vice versa. Not sure how or if that's the case here.

ChocoboX · 2010-09-15 02:17

poofyhairguy Wrote: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....

First, thanks for the info. But where can i find the ION box? and do you know if it will be able to play h.264 1080 3D video smoothly?

saratoga · 2010-09-15 02:19

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

Its a DSP decoder separate from the GPU iirc. I think the GPU is just the usual Intel junk.

Pvt_Ryan Wrote: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.

Probably not for a while at least. Windows might work though if theres a DXVA driver for it.

Playos · 2010-09-15 02:54

It's not THE Ion box... it's an Ion box... ION is a integrated graphics system from Nvidia for nettops/books (like nForce for desktops)... Zotac and Acer Revo are very good buys... anything with an Atom n450 or newer can handle 1080p and should run Xbox Live without issue.

jastevenson · 2010-09-15 04:17

Preordering a Boxee here is $30 bucks off. Worth pre-ordering, or will there be better deals at launch?

mcborzu · 2010-09-15 04:44

Maybe you'll get some X-Mas deals at like 179-189 but I doubt it'll go below 199 for awhile...

ion_man · 2010-09-15 06:43

ChocoboX Wrote:First, thanks for the info. But where can i find the ION box? and do you know if it will be able to play h.264 1080 3D video smoothly?

Have a look here for an overview of available ION boxes and mobos:
http://www.linuxtech.net/features/nvidia...rview.html

puulima Senior Member Posts: 230 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 1	2010-09-14 15:22 Post: #22 Probably old news to the Dev's here...but I was just looking at an article on Engadget noting the switch. Sounds like it would be easier now? My wife likes the simple interface in Boxee, just not crazy about the rigid aspects. Here's the article: http://i.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee-b...re-orders/
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thanamesjames Junior Member Posts: 43 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-15 00:58 Post: #23 Yeah, I'm definitely interested in this. The box looks great... It's 200 dollars, and has a badass remote. I'm really excited to see xbmc running on it. I'm holding out for the boxee box as my htpc for sure.
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ChocoboX Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Sep 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-15 02:17 Post: #25 poofyhairguy Wrote: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.... First, thanks for the info. But where can i find the ION box? and do you know if it will be able to play h.264 1080 3D video smoothly?
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Playos Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-15 02:54 Post: #27 It's not THE Ion box... it's an Ion box... ION is a integrated graphics system from Nvidia for nettops/books (like nForce for desktops)... Zotac and Acer Revo are very good buys... anything with an Atom n450 or newer can handle 1080p and should run Xbox Live without issue.
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jastevenson Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-09-15 04:17 $30 off Boxee box: good deal? Post: #28 Preordering a Boxee here is $30 bucks off. Worth pre-ordering, or will there be better deals at launch? (This post was last modified: 2010-09-15 05:19 by pike.)
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mcborzu Skilled Skinner Posts: 3,381 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 15 Location: dsf	2010-09-15 04:44 Post: #29 Maybe you'll get some X-Mas deals at like 179-189 but I doubt it'll go below 199 for awhile... Check out The Carmichael - A Skin For XBMC Check out Night - A Skin For XBMC Check out Unfinished - A Skin For XBMC
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ion_man Fan Posts: 366 Joined: Jul 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-09-15 06:43 Post: #30 ChocoboX Wrote:First, thanks for the info. But where can i find the ION box? and do you know if it will be able to play h.264 1080 3D video smoothly? Have a look here for an overview of available ION boxes and mobos: http://www.linuxtech.net/features/nvidia...rview.html
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