Tag Archives: XBMC

TV Tuners + XBMC?

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Tom Long

Coming soon | XBMC.  Way down at the bottom of this news release is something that could be a game changer.   Two criticisms I have had of XBMC are 1) lack of A Boxee-style internet TV interface and, 2) it … Continue reading →

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Watch TV on XBMC

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Tom Long

Today we’ll look at how to capture TV shows and watch them using XBMC. In my second XBMC tutorial I covered how to name and organize directories and files for movies and included a peek at how to organize your … Continue reading →

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XBMC Setting Up Your Movie Library

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 3: Setup Your Movie Library You have XBMC installed. You have your folders and files properly arranged and named. If you don’t, please do yourself a favor and go back to the second part of the tutorial to learn … Continue reading →

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XBMC Media Folders and Files Just So

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 2: Folders and Files I have Tivo for TV Shows and iTunes for Music Videos so I’ll focus on Movies in this tutorial. If you love movies as much as I do, I promise the effort to use this … Continue reading →

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XBMC Media Center – Installed on a PC

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 1: Installation iTunes models a lot of what I want from my PC-on-the-TV experience. It can be tasked to hunt down compatible media and add that to its library. In media-center speak ‘library’ does not refer to the “books” … Continue reading →

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