You can download this video in high-def with the text sharp and readable: http://wiki.linuxmce.com/index.php/Video
Running on Kubuntu, Linux MCE is probably the most advance Media center in the market, and probably the best option for your digital home… if you are a Linux savvy.
I must admit that installation for the Linux MCE is straight-forward. Now, the configuration of many of the features in the video, including simply to discover media in other PCs in your network, might take some more time and IT skills.
Nonetheless if I get it to do what it promises, this is really the Media Center and Home Automation system of my dreams.
There is a more simple option that installing yourself: Fiire builds HW with Linux MCE pre-installed. Fiire is the vendor of the gyro and the thin media extenders in the demo video.
Although somehow overpriced, I must admit that the product definition from the Fiire guys is outstanding.
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OOh man, I really should not have watched this! Now I am thinking about a server, another pc, a new flat screen TV, and miles of cable…
Who said this was free….lol My GF is going to spite me…
Wow, just….wow.
Home automation has come a long long way!
the UI looks nasty, and the pvr setup is only that good if you have the right hardware. same for all the hardware, if you tried to install this on a hp desktop, acpi would complicate your install. if thats a fiire media centre, thats exactly why its so easy, i i ordered bits for an mce, i bet it wouldent be so easy. linux is never easy, its not supposed to be.
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God, the software is great but the GUI can’t get any uglier. The gradients and color choice make me puke!
Boy, the MCE interface sure is ugly. I mean, eyecandy. Yuck.
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Nice Video.
Where did you get the juke box and how much does it cost?
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Oh man, one of the worst UI’s I have ever seen. I would be embarrassed to show this to anyone.
That’s ownage =D
Cool!!Are you sure this is real? or is it just Fiire advertisment?
Wow, this narration sounds really professional.
The functionality and the way the user can interact with the interface looks incredible. Unfortunately, the interface itself is one of the ugliest I’ve ever seen.
Part of the appeal of mediacenter-type programs is to show them off to others as you watch TV and movies or choose music for a party. The amateurish artwork and color choices just won’t have that same slick feeling as evinced by Coverflow and Windows MCE.
I don’t know…The UI is about the ugliest I’ve come across, which can be explained by three simple letters: KDE. I’ll stick with Windows XP and Mediaportal until there’s (hopefully) a LinuxMCE running Gnome.
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impressive features but holy smokes its ugly. I could never use something so ugly. I don’t think keeping the media full screen all the time is really a benefit. It makes things to clutters. Mythbuntu looks much nicer. I am going to give that one a shot. Hopefully you guys can get this one looking respectable soon.
The interface sucks!!!
The look of the UI is the least of my concerns. I want quick efficient access to all of my media. Front row. Looks great. Functionality sucks. I’m really looking forward to trying this out.
One of the many advantages of being British.
Well, isn’t that the thing about linux, you can alter prettymuch everything, including the UI? If someone really wanted to, they could make a really pretty one. I think it was just altered to be super ugly so you could use it on any size moniter, really, without any big differences. If you could alter the way things are represented on different moniters without changing the overall design so much to make it confusing, I don’t see what the problem would be. Great program.
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very interesting.
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Great site and useful content!
Thanks for sharing
Get this Video in HD:
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The look of the UI is the least of my concerns. I want quick efficient access to all of my media. Front row. Looks great. Functionality sucks. I’m really looking forward to trying this out
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I will pay you $1000 if you get yours to work liek this demo….I have wasted 100 hours on this LIE
@lies, if you want all the features in the demo (including the more sophisticated SMS alerts, follow me etc) it definitively needs a lot of Linux expertise, and working with the Fiire HW. Else it must be really painful.
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