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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1552208" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>????</p><p></p><p>Don't have a clue what you mean by watching XBMC.</p><p>Watching XBMC would be pretty boring. </p><p>XBMC is only an application that allows you to watch content streamed either from the web or your locally stored content.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You are correct in one thing - since I don't have one of those boxes and there is no owner's manual online, don't have a clue how it operates. But, it the version of XBMC on that device is the client app and not the server app, it's not going to see what is stored on any hard drive.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing any place on their site that talks about being able to stream your locally stored data from Windows, OS X, an external hard drive, etc.</p><p></p><p>Plus, if your TC only contains your TM backups, even though that backup may contain your music/videos, XBMC definitely is not going to be able to delve into that backup, nor should it.</p><p></p><p>On the site, it specifically states for iOS and Android devices, they need the XBMC app installed in order to stream direct (or can stream via airplay with iOS). Unless you have been getting info from their forum that it should be able to pull data from a Windows or OS X desktop without any further installation of XBMC, still think that is what you need.</p><p></p><p>If you can get through all the hassle of getting XBMC set up and working, it will have much more functionality and I think a much better interface than either the Roku or Apple TV. It is not going to be anywhere near the ease of use of either of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1552208, member: 24160"] ???? Don't have a clue what you mean by watching XBMC. Watching XBMC would be pretty boring. XBMC is only an application that allows you to watch content streamed either from the web or your locally stored content. You are correct in one thing - since I don't have one of those boxes and there is no owner's manual online, don't have a clue how it operates. But, it the version of XBMC on that device is the client app and not the server app, it's not going to see what is stored on any hard drive. There is nothing any place on their site that talks about being able to stream your locally stored data from Windows, OS X, an external hard drive, etc. Plus, if your TC only contains your TM backups, even though that backup may contain your music/videos, XBMC definitely is not going to be able to delve into that backup, nor should it. On the site, it specifically states for iOS and Android devices, they need the XBMC app installed in order to stream direct (or can stream via airplay with iOS). Unless you have been getting info from their forum that it should be able to pull data from a Windows or OS X desktop without any further installation of XBMC, still think that is what you need. If you can get through all the hassle of getting XBMC set up and working, it will have much more functionality and I think a much better interface than either the Roku or Apple TV. It is not going to be anywhere near the ease of use of either of them. [/QUOTE]
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