OpenELEC is a lightweight OS, built from the ground up, primarily to run XBMC on various devices, including Raspberry Pi. It runs smoothly Raspberry Pi compared to other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released OpenELEC 4.0.7 update. What’s New in OpenELEC 4.0.7 OpenELEC 4.0.7 is a bugfix … read more
Google Play Music is a subscription based music streaming service from, obviously, Google. If you haven’t already tried it yet, Google Music is a great way of listening to your favourite tunes on Android, iOS or a web browser. But can you run Google Music on XBMC? Now you can. … read more
Android apps for HTPC and home server management can make your life a lot easier by putting most commonly needed functions at your fingertips. We have covered everything from installation of Ubuntu Server, Sick Beard, CouchPotato, NzbDrone, SABnzbd, Transmission, Deluge, qBittorrent to setting up OpenELEC on Raspberry Pi. We have … read more
Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. While Raspbmc offers great features, it has been found to fall behind on speed and fluidity compared to other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released Raspbmc June update 2014. What’s New … read more
OpenELEC and XBMC have already matured to improve experience on Raspberry Pi but these 8 Raspberry Pi OpenELEC tweaks will take your experience to a new level. OpenELEC, one of the premier XBMC operating systems for Raspberry Pi, has reached version 4. It now boasts XBMC 13 Gotham with a … read more
The beauty of XBMC is its ability to expand through the use of addons. Depending on what you are into there will always be a plugin which will help expand the feature set of your HTPC. These plugins enable you to build a real media powerhouse right in your living … read more
Having reviewed the Logitech K830 backlit HPTC keyboard recently, it is time to present you with some of the best XBMC keyboard shortcuts that can come in handy. I use the $5 USB IR remote that is configured with Logitech Harmony remote to control my XBMC boxes. But many media … read more
After extensive testing, we at htpcBeginner are big fans on OpenELEC. So it is with great enthusiasm that we are celebrating the release of OpenELEC 4.0 for several platforms including Raspberry Pi. OpenELEC 4 is based on XBMC 13 Gotham, which brought in huge improvements to the already awesome media … read more
XBMC buffering issues can be an annoyance while trying to watch a video on your HTPC. The problem amplifies if the video is of HD quality or if your HTPC has less available resources. Raspberry Pi, with only 512 MB of RAM and modest CPU power is prone to slow … read more