Hi guys, I've been using XBMC for quite some time using my laptop. So I know my way around it to get it works (add onn, etc). Now I'm thinking of building a HTPC. I'm low on budget, so I'm going to buy TV first. While saving money to buy a PC, I can play movies by plug in my external HDisk to TV.

My question is which brand that u guys recommend for me to use?that best to play 720p and 1080p? also, how well does a TV can serve while streaming live football from XBMC?anybody can share experience?

Now my laptop can play 720p movie and tv shows quite smooth. Only have dual core intel with 2GB RAM. Run XBMC on windows 7 ultimate. But when it comes to streaming live tv or football, the picture is quite bad.

For HTPC, I'm thinking as long as I have cope to the minimum requirement, I have no problem running XBMC right? or whats your opinion? Might as well have a better one to have better experience.

I have a 3.5" HD full with movies and tv shows, so I might have to install that one to the PC. I don't want to waste money to build or buy NAS.

Need some comment and opinion from XBMCgurus. thanks!

cool, do anyone have XML list from others countries?

i think someone here recently also asked for recommendations on htpc, how to build, where to buy... he couldn't find much here.
if u can't get much here, perhaps can check out this htpc thread...?
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1354755/+1860

yes, yes, please share if u know some of these xml's!

as it is, there is only buzzy sports and ilive in mashup livestreams.

navi-x used to have a few good live tv links but dead now.

Hi guys, I've been using XBMC for quite some time using my laptop. So I know my way around it to get it works (add onn, etc). Now I'm thinking of building a HTPC. I'm low on budget, so I'm going to buy TV first. While saving money to buy a PC, I can play movies by plug in my external HDisk to TV.

My question is which brand that u guys recommend for me to use?that best to play 720p and 1080p? also, how well does a TV can serve while streaming live football from XBMC?anybody can share experience?

Now my laptop can play 720p movie and tv shows quite smooth. Only have dual core intel with 2GB RAM. Run XBMC on windows 7 ultimate. But when it comes to streaming live tv or football, the picture is quite bad.

For HTPC, I'm thinking as long as I have cope to the minimum requirement, I have no problem running XBMC right? or whats your opinion? Might as well have a better one to have better experience.

I have a 3.5" HD full with movies and tv shows, so I might have to install that one to the PC. I don't want to waste money to build or buy NAS.

Need some comment and opinion from XBMCgurus. thanks!

hi AVFAN, thanks. Currently checking out the long threads.haha. Care to share your experience while streaming on TV?what brand do u use?

Hi guys, I've been using XBMC for quite some time using my laptop. So I know my way around it to get it works (add onn, etc). Now I'm thinking of building a HTPC. I'm low on budget, so I'm going to buy TV first. While saving money to buy a PC, I can play movies by plug in my external HDisk to TV.

My question is which brand that u guys recommend for me to use?that best to play 720p and 1080p? also, how well does a TV can serve while streaming live football from XBMC?anybody can share experience?

Now my laptop can play 720p movie and tv shows quite smooth. Only have dual core intel with 2GB RAM. Run XBMC on windows 7 ultimate. But when it comes to streaming live tv or football, the picture is quite bad.

For HTPC, I'm thinking as long as I have cope to the minimum requirement, I have no problem running XBMC right? or whats your opinion? Might as well have a better one to have better experience.

I have a 3.5" HD full with movies and tv shows, so I might have to install that one to the PC. I don't want to waste money to build or buy NAS.

Need some comment and opinion from XBMCgurus. thanks!

Low in budget might be differ to some, any older refurbished PC as low as Intel LGA755 also can run XBMC. Lets say:-
Any Quad Core Qxxxx series
Any low profile GC that supports HD displays, has HDMI or DVI output.
80GB sata HDD
OS at our own of choice.
What quality we are getting is depending on it's source, servers, bandwidth etc etc. The SD it offers, the SD we get.
My first post on top related, doesn't necessarily we need to invest on latest hardware than we able to play XBMC. Moreover it's only for XBMC and not doing multitask as normal PC do.
I am using 80GB for it and another 1TB for offline contents. XBMC doesn't need big capacity HDD to run it. IMO 

Hi guys, I've been using XBMC for quite some time using my laptop. So I know my way around it to get it works (add onn, etc). Now I'm thinking of building a HTPC. I'm low on budget, so I'm going to buy TV first. While saving money to buy a PC, I can play movies by plug in my external HDisk to TV.

My question is which brand that u guys recommend for me to use?that best to play 720p and 1080p? also, how well does a TV can serve while streaming live football from XBMC?anybody can share experience?

Now my laptop can play 720p movie and tv shows quite smooth. Only have dual core intel with 2GB RAM. Run XBMC on windows 7 ultimate. But when it comes to streaming live tv or football, the picture is quite bad.

For HTPC, I'm thinking as long as I have cope to the minimum requirement, I have no problem running XBMC right? or whats your opinion? Might as well have a better one to have better experience.

I have a 3.5" HD full with movies and tv shows, so I might have to install that one to the PC. I don't want to waste money to build or buy NAS.

Need some comment and opinion from XBMCgurus. thanks!

I downloaded and install the programme, when i click on Video there's nothing there, meanwhile in their website they have some video channels, am i suppose to download those channel and use them in order to stream online media?

what program and what video are you looking for?

XBMC, i saw this thread and i download the software but when i click on their media such as music and video it only goes to my own folders, so how can i actualy stream video, do i need external plugin from their website?

I see 
XBMC successfully installed right? what you need is add-ons. There are music add-ons, video add-ons and such. We have to enable 3rd party video add-ons to get vast of free movies streaming.
Give Mashup a try, there are many tutorials over the youtube if you search for it. Follow the step as per video below

ok got it! will try again tonight

bro, get mashup going. be sure to go to mashup->mashup settings->home layout and activate a few more things.

my quote: xbmc is the mother of all apps; mashup is the mother of all xbmc addons!