xbmc

[kyriakos]

one of my friends is electrician so when he measure my system running with many heavy applications same time like googlearth, ardour, beast, gimp, and internet sites the system wasnt so hungry!! as i was expecting. was only in need of 110-120watt!!! even playing games like nexuiz same time to push it more to the limit wasnt more than 120 watt according to his little gadget that he did the test.
Anyone tried the entertainer media centre? looks nice too
https://edge.launchpad.net/entertainer
i will give it a shot if i can find a repository or a deb file

[Cell]

is this what your looking for?
https://answers.launchpad.net/entertainer/+faq/313

[Cell]

works for me,you just have to set up your folders.

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entertainer-content-manager

[pch.shot]

'he runs on a higher voltage,and phase than we do in north america,which means he's running more efficient.Couldn't the 300 watts be good?'
Your not talking a car battery or a fridge or stove here. Your talking about highly sensitive parts that are mass produced in places you never heard of. Computer parts are not made to last because they are not life critical(why do you think everybody uses backup). Power supplies wear out fast and you are lucky to get a year or two out of one if you are running 24/7. It always amazes me that people spend a few grand on a computer and have a 10 buck power supply to drive it.
The power supply is the most important part of a computer. If it fails or is stressed in any way you can fry everything. Computer power supplies run most efficiently at no more than 20 to 30 % load. That way they deliver constant power to the motherboard. Any fluctuation can seriously damage the parts hooked up like your cpu, ram etc. So the next time you purchase, have a closer look at the psu and buy one according to the requirements like the calculator I provided. I like to have a psu that is a least twice as powerful as what I'm running(the higher the better). In fact. I'm pushing my luck right now running only a 500 watter and a 475 watter. I wouldn't dream of using anything less and will be upping that as soon as I can.

[Cell]

10-4.im going off the bases that i work with 240 volt 3 phase equipment,and 120 volt equipment.Im not an licensed electrician,but have been doing this for years.the 240 volt stuff is always more efficient.but i have no idea how that would work into household appliances.

I set up the entertainer media prog,it works,but i think xbmc is better

[pch.shot]

I didn't mean to rant but my i7 cpu has 731 million transistors in it. That is not electrician stuff, is it?

[Cell]

now your just showing off.









sorry couldn't help my self.

[pch.shot]

Actually, yours probably has more. i7 is a step down transistor wise because it is 45 nano(whatever that means?).
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-03 ... 1345.shtml

[kyriakos]

[quote="Cell"]id say you shouldn't have any problems

Do you have compiz on when your watching movies?If so turn it off.





if i turn off compiz then i cant use avant windows navigator. in the requirements says that i must have it enabled

[deate]

id say you shouldn't have any problems

Do you have compiz on when your watching movies?If so turn it off.





if i turn off compiz then i cant use avant windows navigator. in the requirements says that i must have it enabled

That's correct, you have to have compiz enabled to have AWN enabled...but do you really need AWN while watching movies??? I don't think either will work well, running at the same time if at all...there is a post that gives you a button to add to your top panel that shuts down compiz (and AWN) easily (1click) and turns it back on (with your settings intact) This is the best way I know of for using both programs without much fuss..if you want to go this route, let us know...I'll look for the button...