Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

Is anyone using an IR remote with XBMC / Ubuntu? looking for a good IR reciever / remote to use with my XBMC. The motherboard (Zotac IONITX-F) does not have any pinouts for a IR receiver (as far as i can tell) so I will need to get a USB one. On 24 May 2010 17:36, Tony Pursell wrote: > On 24 M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On 24 May 2010 at 9:39, javadayaz wrote: > has anyone used a wireless keyboard and mouse with this? Yes. I have a wireless keyboard with built in track pad for my Revo. Works *quite* well. Far from perfect though. Loses characters if you don't type very methodically and the trackpad is very s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

Yes, the one that came with it works fine. On 24 May 2010 09:39, javadayaz wrote: > has anyone used a wireless keyboard and mouse with this? > > On 13 May 2010 09:28, Simon Swaysland wrote: > >> >>> I have the Revo running Karmic with XBMC and the Keysonic keyboard. It's >>> a pretty good solut

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has anyone used a wireless keyboard and mouse with this? On 13 May 2010 09:28, Simon Swaysland wrote: > >> I have the Revo running Karmic with XBMC and the Keysonic keyboard. It's >> a pretty good solution, and only has occasional digital audio output >> issues which require restarting XBMC. >>

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> > > I have the Revo running Karmic with XBMC and the Keysonic keyboard. It's > a pretty good solution, and only has occasional digital audio output > issues which require restarting XBMC. > > I plan to replace the Keysonic with a PS3 remote and bluetooth dongle > and mount the Revo on the rear of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

>> I have a budget of around ?300 for a media box which will be directly >> connected to a TV. I would prefer to buy a pre-built system, something like >> Acer Aspire Revo (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172706) would be good and >> then install Lucid. > >That's exactly the hardware I was going to r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On 11/05/10 15:07, Simon Swaysland wrote: > > > On 11 May 2010 14:56, Adam Bagnall > wrote: > > If you're planning to go the revo route the dual core ones are £180 > on ebuyer at the moment http://www.ebuyer.com/product/182588 Yup, > yet another post for a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

i WILL be going down the revo route...connected to my phone. i will just set up my phone as a VLC remote...and just use that play music/vids! On 11 May 2010 15:07, Simon Swaysland wrote: > > > On 11 May 2010 14:56, Adam Bagnall wrote: > >> If you're planning to go the revo route the dual core o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On 11 May 2010 14:56, Adam Bagnall wrote: > If you're planning to go the revo route the dual core ones are £180 on > ebuyer at the moment http://www.ebuyer.com/product/182588 Yup, yet another > post for a revo on hotukdeals... > > -- > > I was originally going to go down the XBOX360 route, but af

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

If you're planning to go the revo route the dual core ones are £180 on ebuyer at the moment http://www.ebuyer.com/product/182588 Yup, yet another post for a revo on hotukdeals... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Stephen Garton wrote: > > That's a fair point, I also used to run XBMC on an original xbox. > I can also vouch for XBMC on the original Xbox and also on a custom desktop PC. XBMC supports remote control via a browser (so fine on an iPhone and N900, or anything e

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On 11 May 2010 14:18, Liam Proven wrote: > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Dan Fish wrote: > >> I'd certainly vouch for XBMC on a revo. I'm using a 'generic' windows >> MCE remote from Maplin with it. Watching 1080p with no probs and the >> wife and kids are very happy with it. I experienced a f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Dan Fish wrote: > I'd certainly vouch for XBMC on a revo. I'm using a 'generic' windows > MCE remote from Maplin with it. Watching 1080p with no probs and the > wife and kids are very happy with it. I experienced a few 'quirks' on > setting it up but there's loads

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 13:38 +0100, Stephen Garton wrote: > On 11 May 2010 13:33, Simon Swaysland wrote: > > I want it to support as many video formats as possible, mp4, avi etc > > > > I hadn't thought of Boxee, I've used it in the past on my AppleTV > > > > > >> What media are you going to be usi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On 11 May 2010 13:33, Simon Swaysland wrote: > I want it to support as many video formats as possible, mp4, avi etc > > I hadn't thought of Boxee, I've used it in the past on my AppleTV > > >> What media are you going to be using it for? I am currently running >> Boxee (www.boxee.tv) on a Lucid-ba

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I want it to support as many video formats as possible, mp4, avi etc I hadn't thought of Boxee, I've used it in the past on my AppleTV What media are you going to be using it for? I am currently running > Boxee (www.boxee.tv) on a Lucid-based media centre. I use my either a > wireless keyboard,

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This is a good form factor ...especially if you want to hide the machine behind your wall tellythen control VLC via your phone. I will be looking at this topic with interest as i am intending to buy something for my living room too On 11 May 2010 12:27, Stephen Garton wrote: > On 11 May 201

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

On 11 May 2010 12:18, Simon Swaysland wrote: > Hi, > > I'm after some advice as to which system to buy and any issues I should look > out for when setting it up. > > I have a budget of around £300 for a media box which will be directly > connected to a TV. I would prefer to buy a pre-built system,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

> I have a budget of around £300 for a media box which will be directly > connected to a TV. I would prefer to buy a pre-built system, something like > Acer Aspire Revo (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172706) would be good and > then install Lucid. That's exactly the hardware I was going to recomme

[ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

Hi, I'm after some advice as to which system to buy and any issues I should look out for when setting it up. I have a budget of around £300 for a media box which will be directly connected to a TV. I would prefer to buy a pre-built system, something like Acer Aspire Revo (http://www.ebuyer.com/pr