'Tried' XBMC since original, now 'Using' it for first time on ATV4 = Awesome!
Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 18:03
I used the original xbmc on first xbox a bit, then went on a journey, using each for a year or few then moving on:-
MythTV (pita to admin)
MediaPortal (full time job maintaining it, too unreliable for family use)
WMC7 (Reliable, still use for LiveTV via 4 x xbox360s but media management is the worst!)
Apple Home Sharing (reliable but not great U.I + iTunes = pita)
Plex (OK but UI/features lacking + mega-expensive for full features)
MrMc on ATV4 = (so far great and just the features I want, smart-playlists, profiles etc, by using .nfo's got perfect metadata! and no central server to maintain!).
I've revisited XBMC/Kodi over the years on various hardware platforms and always found it to be too unreliable for regular use, so moved on. So far however MrMc on ATV4 seems solid, the first usable consumer version = Well done guys!
MythTV (pita to admin)
MediaPortal (full time job maintaining it, too unreliable for family use)
WMC7 (Reliable, still use for LiveTV via 4 x xbox360s but media management is the worst!)
Apple Home Sharing (reliable but not great U.I + iTunes = pita)
Plex (OK but UI/features lacking + mega-expensive for full features)
MrMc on ATV4 = (so far great and just the features I want, smart-playlists, profiles etc, by using .nfo's got perfect metadata! and no central server to maintain!).
I've revisited XBMC/Kodi over the years on various hardware platforms and always found it to be too unreliable for regular use, so moved on. So far however MrMc on ATV4 seems solid, the first usable consumer version = Well done guys!
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