2010-06-01, 17:30
I'm wondering if this is possible: I want to open one XBMC (e.g., on my laptop) and use it to control another XBMC (e.g. on my xbox). I've looked for a way to do this, searched the forums, but nothing. I have seen other people mentioning it as something they would like to do, but haven't seen anything about doing it.
I know XBMC can act as both a UPNP media server and UPNP media renderer, so it seems like it wouldn't be that hard to make it also act as a UPNP media controller so that it could control another instance. That is, the XBMC on my laptop would be acting as media controller telling the XBMC on my xbox (which would then be acting as a upnp media renderer) what to play.
I've seen some outdated-looking software that can kind of do this, using the XBMC on my xbox as both media server and media renderer (e.g., http://www.cidero.com/index.html), but the problem there is that you don't have the great XBMC interface, complete with skins. I want the XBMC experience on my computer, but playing what it plays out of my XBMC on my xbox so it comes out of my stereo, displays on my TV, etc., without having to plug my laptop directly into my TV and stereo.
Is any of the possible already? And if not, does anyone know how hard this kind of thing might be to implement?
Thanks!
I know XBMC can act as both a UPNP media server and UPNP media renderer, so it seems like it wouldn't be that hard to make it also act as a UPNP media controller so that it could control another instance. That is, the XBMC on my laptop would be acting as media controller telling the XBMC on my xbox (which would then be acting as a upnp media renderer) what to play.
I've seen some outdated-looking software that can kind of do this, using the XBMC on my xbox as both media server and media renderer (e.g., http://www.cidero.com/index.html), but the problem there is that you don't have the great XBMC interface, complete with skins. I want the XBMC experience on my computer, but playing what it plays out of my XBMC on my xbox so it comes out of my stereo, displays on my TV, etc., without having to plug my laptop directly into my TV and stereo.
Is any of the possible already? And if not, does anyone know how hard this kind of thing might be to implement?
Thanks!