[Review] Raw Mini HTPC with XBMC and Raw Remote

Raw Mini Htpc

Raw Mini from Raw media is a mini HTPC build that is designed to be a perfect companion to your entertainment center. Almost all electronics and devices (except those of with viewing displays) are getting smaller and smaller these days. If you are looking to replace or add a micro … read more

Raspbmc October Update released – 2014

Raspbmc June Update

Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. While Raspbmc offers great features, it has been found to fall behind on speed and fluidity compared to other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released Raspbmc October update 2014. What’s New … read more

Xbian 1.0 RC3 brings XBMC 13.2, RPi B+ support, and more

Xbian Ft | Smarthomebeginner

Xbian was once my go-to media center among the 4 media center operating systems I played with. But things have since changed, Xbian, which once stood out has sort of fallen behind and I later moved on OpenELEC for its speed, stability, and performance. But after Raspbmc caught up to … read more

3 Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives in 2014

Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives Ft | Smarthomebeginner

The Raspberry Pi microcomputer has become a bit of a phenomenon among tech enthusiasts. It comes in at a very reasonable $35 – which makes it easily affordable for almost all DIYers. Spawned from its success however, are many other microcomputers which surpass it in quite a few regards. Even with our … read more

5 Best Raspberry Pi Wifi adapters for you media center

Best Raspberry Pi Wifi Adapters 2014

Raspberry Pi Wifi adapters can help reduce clutter and help bring content to your XBMC (nka Kodi Entertainment Center) wirelessly. As we have previously written, there are 4 different Raspberry Pi OS that are media center focused. We have shown you how to install OpenELEC and Raspbmc the normal way … read more

Raspbmc August Update released – 2014

Raspbmc June Update

Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. While Raspbmc offers great features, it has been found to fall behind on speed and fluidity compared to other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released Raspbmc August update 2014. What’s New … read more

XBMC 13.2 Gotham Released

Xbmc Gotham 13 1 | Smarthomebeginner

XBMC, which will be renamed to Kodi Entertainment Center soon, has been updated to XBMC 13.2 Gotham. XBMC is the media center of choice for most platforms. It is also the base of the media center operating systems such as OpenELEC and Raspbmc that power Raspberry Pi based low-cost low-power … read more

How to install Raspbmc on Raspberry Pi?

Install Raspbmc Raspberry Pi Ft | Smarthomebeginner

Based on popular request, here is the guide to install Raspbmc on Raspberry Pi. If you have been following me you may already know that I have been a fan of OpenELEC on Raspberry Pi. Well that changed recently after my latest comparison of Raspbmc and OpenELEC. I quickly started … read more