XBMC vs Boxee video play back

fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
edited July 2011 in Software
which is better?

currently I just use mpc with the k-lite codec pack, but debating setting up the soon-to-be AMD APU HTPC I'm building.

also, can you boot the PC directly into either of these programs?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    You can boot directly into Boxee, dunno about XBMC. As for decoding, they both rely on DXVA in windows, so you get more or less the quality that your GPU gives you. I personally prefer Boxee by a mile for ease of use.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    , so you get more or less the quality that your GPU gives you.

    and how "good" is that with the AMD E-350 APU?
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    Thrax wrote:
    You can boot directly into Boxee, dunno about XBMC. As for decoding, they both rely on DXVA in windows, so you get more or less the quality that your GPU gives you. I personally prefer Boxee by a mile for ease of use.
    Personal preference is for XBMC for the same reason. Also XBMC tends to process a massive video library much faster than Boxee did for me.

    Either one is good though.
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    fatcat wrote:
    and how "good" is that with the AMD E-350 APU?
    XBMC on an E-350 is great. I'm using that configuration right now. 720p is no problem. I'm pretty sure 1080p .mkv works. I'll test it out when I have a chance.
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    fatcat wrote:
    also, can you boot the PC directly into either of these programs?
    Either one can be started automatically with Windows. Just drop a shortcut into the startup folder.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    mertesn wrote:
    XBMC on an E-350 is great. I'm using that configuration right now. 720p is no problem. I'm pretty sure 1080p .mkv works. I'll test it out when I have a chance.

    that would be great. 95% of my library is 1080p .mkv
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    mertesn wrote:
    Either one can be started automatically with Windows. Just drop a shortcut into the startup folder.

    location of said startup folder?
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited July 2011
    thanks.

    also, I feel I SHOULD have known that ;)
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