Stream Music and Video With XBMC

In the beginning there was Xbox, and the world of Home Theatre PCs didn’t really exist. There were clunky computers being used as media centres, and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then along came XBMC, which stood for Xbox Media Centre and there was much rejoicing. 


In Stream Music and Video With XBMC, Cameron Bishop walks step by step through the installation, configuration and use of popular media centre application, XBMC. You'll find out how to get XBMC up and running on your computer and add various types of media including Movies, Music and TV from NAS, home servers and uPnP network devices.


With the help of this guide, you'll enhance your media library with the help of metadata scrapers, adding movie posters, artwork, plot summaries, cast and crew information and more to your movies and TV programmes.


Then explore the XBMC Add-on repository, installing additional features and functionality to extend your media experience.


Finally, learn how to integrate Live and Recorded TV into XBMC through the DVBLink add-on, further building on the application's core feature set with an Electronic Programme Guide and access to a plethora of TV channels controlled with your smartphone using the official XBMC Remote app for iOS and Android.


As you'll soon see, your media collection will really come alive with the help of XBMC.

 

Contents


- Installing XBMC

- Post Installation Launch

- Adding Media

- Adding Media From a uPnP Device

- Playing Music with XBMC

- Installing Add-ons

- Watching Live and Recorded TV in XBMC

- Download and Install DVBLink Server

- Integrate TV Tuner Sources

- Configuring the DVBLink EPG

- Install the DVBLink Add-on for XBMC

- The XBMC System Menu

- The Appearance Menu

- The Videos Menu

- The Music Menu

- The Pictures Menu

- The Weather Menu

- The System Menu

- The XBMC Remote

- Onwards and Upwards