A clever chap called EJP posted a rather interesting video of his handy work. EJP has got XBMC up and running on the NMT platform, the video below shows off XBMC on a Popcorn Hour A110 so just think how fast it would be on a A200!

You can check out all the info over at the networked media tank forums – be sure to keep an eye out for updates!

On a personal note all I have wanted since I sold my xbox was XBMC up and running on a media player without the hassle of a HTPC.

I was mostly inactive for the last few months (for those who noticed) because of this. To keep it under wraps, I decided to work mostly alone and seek help outside of the NMT community. Naturally, XBMC needs no introduction.

With Flash Lite GUIs in development, I felt I needed to completely trump all current GUIs and jukeboxes. All the work was completely done. We just needed to get it to “work.”

Early on, I realized that if I could get this working, this would certainly revolutionize the NMT. If you think about it, we would be instantly backed by the entire XBMC community. That’s 7 years of development and a 50,000+ userbase.

I can’t go much into detail about this project as this is still in beta. It is close enough to completion that I can offer this to beta testers, but it will be extremely closed, even more so than the Alaska beta (for those who remember). If all goes well, a first public release should be within reach.

All I can discuss is what’s in the video:

1. I am running a version of XBMC Live via USB. However, it should just as easilly be installed to an internal hard drive.
2. The default interface (Confluence) can sometimes be sluggish, but optimizing XBMC and the skin is in the works. Simpler skins, such as Alaska, should run smoother.

As mentioned, this is an extremely closed beta. This means:

1. I will NOT be accepting candidates for beta testers. Instead, I will be messaging YOU, offering you a position on the beta testing team. Please do not ask why I haven’t chosen you. Please do not take it personally if I don’t choose you.
2. I will only speak about development to beta testers, whoever they might be. You can ask as many questions as you like, but I can only guarantee answers to beta testers.
3. I will not be posting the list of beta testers, so beta testers must interact directly with me only.

We expect a public beta test soon, so finally the A200/C200 gets a good UI ;)

Regards, DE Support Team support@digitalera.co.uk

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