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XBMC is now available as a jailbreak app for the Apple TV (2010), iPad and iPhone 4. XBMC, for those that do not know, is a free open source media center application, that until today was only available for Linux, OSX, Windows and the original Xbox.
The Apple TV version is a full XBMC install and allows full network sharing of media, hardware decoding of 720p and 1080p movies plus everything else that XBMC has to offer. The iPad version also offers full hardware accelerated video playback and network access to media. The iPhone 4 has been included in the release however the devs do point out that navigation is a bit frustrating.
The app is jailbreak only and you will not find it in the App Store anytime soon. It is free to install, so what are you waiting for? Check out the videos after the break, one running on the Apple TV2 and the other on the iPad then let us know if you’re going to be jailbreaking and installing XBMC!
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XBMC for Apple TV , iPad and iPhone 4 available now [jailbreak]
This is great news! I have been using XBMC since 2004 across many different devices, originating with the original Xbox. It provides a great multimedia experience. Although I have been using Boxee more recently on my original AppleTV, I will definitely try out XBMC on my ATV2 this weekend. Big thanks to all those involved in development.
Is this XBMC as in Xbox Media Connect?
No it's XBMC as in Xbox Media Center which started out on hack Xboxs (original). It now runs on Windows, Linux, OSX and now iOS. This is great news. I boaght the old Xbox for nothing but XBMC. I actually have three Xboxs for XBMC use. But they didn't do HD so now I am running it on a Nettop.
Ah that's right. I almost did this to my old Xbox but ended up just selling it.
Oh Hell yes!!!!
Oh and where's the how-to?!!!
What the heck can I do with this?
stream non-apple media files I would guess
Just add this Cydia Repo: http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/ios/
Tethered only and MAC only......correct?
from what i have been reading this morning this is what i have gathered.
I am not sure concerning this new release as I have not tested yet but XBMC on the original AppleTV plays any file (audio, video, image) wired or wirelessly over my home network from windows, Mac, or Linux machines.
Sorry I misunderstood your question at first. Yes I do believe for the process of jailbreak and XBMC install it requires tether and Mac. After that, media can be accessed on other OSes without connection.
Does xbmc allow you to play tv shows from the Internet? I only played with boxee on my pc, so I'm guessing that the ios version of xbmc doesn't because they are all in flash.
Another question, anyone know if this can pickup a network hard drive and play .avi files from it?
Great news! I’ve been waiting for this for a very long time. Hopefully Apple will consider making this app available in App Store sooner as many will be looking forward to it instead of jailbreaking.
How is this different from say "Air Video"? Seems to do the same stuff.
air video transcodes, this plays file in native file directly form a nas or share, no server applet needs to be running on a pc or mac, no pc is needed. i use air video and love it but i also use xbmc on an xbox and it is fantastic. this is amazing, and i will be buying a apple tv2 shortly... probably 1 for each tv in my house, now if only apple will add huluplus i will be complete, netflix, xbmc and huluplus from one tiny box is what i want...
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