The article has been updated successfully.What is OpenELEC?
OpenELEC is an embedded operating system built specifically to run XBMC, the open source entertainment media hub. The idea behind OpenELEC is to allow people to user their Home Theatre PC (HTPC) like any other device you might have attached to your TV, like a DVD player or Sky box. Instead of having to manage a full operating system, configure it and install the packages required to turn it into a hybrid media center, OpenELEC is designed to be simple to install, manage and use, making it more like running a set-top box than a full-blown computer.
OpenELEC main site
For those of you who wants to use our HTPC line as a media player we provide OpenELEC (XBMC) as a free extra - pre-installed on Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 Deluxe Edition SSD modules.
If you don't know what is XBMC and what can it do, please refer to their Online User Manual. Of the offline PDF version.
You can find a lot of guides on YouTube.
OpenELEC also maintains a searchable Wiki that you can browse for guides and solutions.
If you have OpenELEC pre-installed you can update the software when prompted or download an update from OpenELEC site.
The project creators release new builds on a regular basis and you can test just about any of them.
Install using this guide.
To enhance your experience you can experiment with various XBMC addons. You can usually install them from the OpenELEC UI.
They include movie information scrappers, browsers, weather, fun, games and more.
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Please note that OpenELEC (XBMC) is a 3rd party software and Xtreamer company does not actually participate in the development.
However, we maintain a good relationship with the project creators and will happily forward to them any bugs you might discover or feature requests.
And, of course, you can talk straight to them on their forum.
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18th of June, 2012
