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XBMC on a PPC minimac ?

iMax · 2010-10-19 20:35:20

Anoyone out there run XBMC on a PPC minimac? Would like to get a mini for a media center after seeing plex on a mate's. Plex won't run on a PPC, & I can't stretch to an intel, so was considering getting a PPC & running XBMC on it instead. How well does a PPC handle HD ? Would only be used for media watching.

19-10-2010 8:35pm

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iMax

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Anoyone out there run XBMC on a PPC minimac?

Would like to get a mini for a media center after seeing plex on a mate's. Plex won't run on a PPC, & I can't stretch to an intel, so was considering getting a PPC & running XBMC on it instead.

How well does a PPC handle HD ? Would only be used for media watching.

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#2 20-10-2010 8:12am

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Probably depends on the bitrate, but it should be able to handle 720p. I'd be more concerned about how well XBMC works on PPC.

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#3 20-10-2010 11:58am

iMax

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why do you not think it would run well ?

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#4 20-10-2010 1:51pm

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I'm not saying it won't but afaik PPC support was an afterthought. All these things are kinda focused on Intel at this stage. I would just recommend looking into how well it runs on PPC first.

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#5 21-10-2010 7:31pm

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geexbox might be a better option

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