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N3Cr0:
One thing I missed to show you: my second attempt with Bodhi Linux (a minimal Ubuntu derivate).
* Objective: setting up a HTPC on low-end hardware (first generation Intel Atom 330)
* After no player could really play FullHD movies on this device (no older Linux derivates or Windows XP with best codecs) I decided to use a newer lighweight system and the newest version of the good olde Xbox Media Canter
* Of course, I can comfortably control the whole system with my IR remote control
I noticed these newer versions of the software I'm using come with many improvements:
Bodhi Linux became a little bit more stable and the Enlightenment 17 Desktop has an automatic window tiling feature now. It also comes with PCManFM (the best filemanager - lightweight, but feature rich) again.
And the newest XBMC makes full use of the multi threading technology, which allows this computer to play FullHD videos.
Also they fixed the youtube plugin so I can finally watch youtube videos in XBMC again (there are also many other video portals available).
[MiA]Raj:
I don't think HTPCs need to be high end at all.
I remember watching 1080p movies on my old Dell D620 laptop, which could barely run UT2004 :)
Anyway, cool setup.
N3Cr0:
Well, I do hard to understand that you need at least a 2GHz CPU to run fullHD movies without frame loss.
This is the very maximum of performance my CPU can run, but the framerate is a bit low. To remember: it's a dual core processor with 1.6 GHz.
On the other hand there were modded old XBoxes with 1.4 (or at least 1.0) GHz instead of the 738 MHz (all Intel Pentium III mobile), which could handle these movies.
Rocky:
Here is mine.
From Where do u all Download Themes for Windows? LINK?
ROCKY.
[MiA]Raj:
http://neiio.deviantart.com/art/APPOWS2010-157033415
http://neiio.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Install-Custom-Themes-262833454
Should include everything to make custom themes work.
More visuals can be found here:
http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/windows7/visualstyle/
http://vi20rickrmetal12us.deviantart.com/art/PreBlack-VS-1-1-for-Windows-7-180546565
http://k-johnson.deviantart.com/art/Clearscreen-Sharp-for-Windows7-141360821
http://neiio.deviantart.com/art/amana2-vs-288584760
Don't ask more. Just read. Every noob can change windows visual styles.
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