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[Duffy]

I don't have an AppleTV, iPad or iPhone4, but thought I would draw this new development to those who do. The XBMC website has the details. To quote:

The XBMC team is proud to present our first ARM-based release, and it’s a big one. Scott Davilla, with the help of Edgar (gimli) Hucek and Zeljko (amet) Ametovic and several other developers and testers, is finally ready to pull the curtain off of his fun little secret.

You know that $99 tiny form-factor powerhouse that would be just perfect if it could only run XBMC? Now it can.
Or how about that iPad that is just begging to be used as a real portable media center? Now it can.
And while we’re at it, put your iPhone4 to work using XBMC as well. Why? Because we can.

These are not initial ports, and they are not early development snapshots. Here they are: full XBMC installs and source code, ready for consumption.

AppleTV2

This thing may fit in your pocket, but don’t underestimate its power. Unfortunately, it is seriously lacking in capability due to its limited feature-set revolving around rentals and iTunes. Where’s the fun in that?

* Full XBMC install, this is not a remote or thin client streamer.
* No longer is your AppleTV2 chained to iTunes.
* Who wants transcoded video anyway?
* Share files on your network your way.
* Full hardware decode for 720p/1080p movies.
* Everything else you know and love about XBMC.

iPad/iPhone4

What good is a tablet that makes you play by its rules? We at XBMC want our media our way.

* You guessed it, this is full-blown XBMC. Not a remote.
* Launch XBMC like any other app.
* Drag and drop media from your computer, or share it on your home-network
* Also fully hardware accelerated for most formats.
* Works on iPhone4, though it’s currently frustrating to use.
* Challenge: Who will be the first to create a gesture-driven skin?

Availability

As you might have guessed, you won’t be seeing XBMC in the app-store any time soon, since it directly competes with apple products. XBMC will only be installable for those of you with jailbroken devices. If that’s you, head to the wiki for instructions for the atv2 or ipad/iphone.

Duffy

[madbunny]

Sweet, where's the Android version

[arkay]

Exactly my thoughts.

Congrats to the devs involved. That would have been a massive job and it never ceases to amaze me the quality of development and the breadth of coverage that XBMC has.

Cheers,

Arkay.

[JJFLASH]

I must be going blind as I started another post the same as this one.....

I ended buying an apple tv2 just to test it out with xbmc as my bedroom xbox needed replacing. The whole process wasn't hard at all. Used green poison to jailbreak ATV2 which has a windows version (no Mac needed).

After a bit more testing and if it could run MythTv I may be tempted to buy another and use it on my main TV or if the xbmc pvr version proves a treat.

Cons a t this stage are 720 p output ie no 1080p though it will decode 1080. But I only have 720 TVs so not much of a problem.