XBMC is a great media player, very well suited for HPTCs. There are several XBMC addons that stream videos from the internet. In this post, I am doing to describe how to play Amazon Prime Videos on XBMC (both free and rented videos), running on a Ubuntu system. With the … read more
In my previous post, I showed how to setup automatic / scheduled reboot in android phones. This worked for me and I woke up to a fresh Droid 2 every morning. Soon I realized that the reboot was messing with overclocking. My Droid 2 is overclocked using QuickClock Advanced. For … read more
I rooted my Motorola Droid 2 last year but have since installed custom ROMS, that have taken the capabilities of my phone to a whole new level. But what I am going to talk about today is how to set up automatic scheduled reboot on android phones. Android experts (which … read more
I recently installed Kubuntu Natty Narwhal 64 bit on one of my laptops. The recent changes to Ubuntu (Unity) and Gnome 3 prompted me to go back to KDE. I have to say that except some minor quirks this Kubuntu release is very snappy. I think that the direction of … read more
I recently purchased a Patriot Box Office based on all the rave reviews it had as a multiformat HD media player. It is being touted as the best media player for sub $100. For wifi capability, I purchased the AirLink101 AWLL6075 Wireless N Mini USB Adapter due to its known … read more
Like I explained in my previous post, I have an Ubuntu Server playing HD audio and video using Turtle Beach USB Audio Card and Broadcom CrystalHD. Pulseaudio worked when using VLC for some reason I did not get Dolby/DTS passthrough from XBMC. So I had to remove it as I … read more
In the previous post, I explained my audio problem with Turtle Beach USB Sound Card and XBMC. I read several posts mentioned in the previous post and did a lot of “trial and error” work. I learned that at this point pulseaudio cannot passthrough HD audio. However, I did manage … read more
In previous posts, I provided an overview of the process and the i explained how I installed CrystalHD drivers. In this part, I will describe how I compiled and installed XBMC from source with CrystalHD support. If you have not already installed all the dependencies, then check my previous post … read more
In a previous post, I provided an overview of the whole process that I went through. In this part, I am going to describe the procedure I used to install Crystal HD drivers. Before you even begin the process, you will have to install a bunch of files that are … read more