Here is a round up of where the top 10 API requests have come from this year. XBMC – 184,649,884 requests Artwork Downloader (XBMC plugin) – 110,416,799 requests MovingPictures (MediaPortal plugin) – 66,747,980 requests cdART Manager (XBMC plugin) – 50,156,369 requests Media Browser – 28,150,454 requests MusicBee – 11,417,019 requests LemonTV – 10,747,966 requests AlbumArtDownloader – 5,346,854 requests Mediaportal – 3,914,921 requests Media Center Master – 3,895,833 requests

A quick appeal before I get on with the post, with just over a month to go till our servers are due for renewal we have only raised 65% (we are currently about £500 short) of the amount being targeted, so if anyone can donate it will be gratefully received, you can donate here It’s been a hard year personally as we have had a new arrival to the family, and while it is rewarding has meant my focus has shifted away from the site, fortunately ArieS and Akovia stepped up and kept things running as smoothly as possible, I …
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After seeing some awesome looking DIY lightbox posters over on avsforum I decided to make something similar, the information on avsforum is mostly from people from the US so hopefully this will help some people in the UK on where to source materials. I didn’t go for a full poster size one as that would have required 3 x 5M LED strips and was bigger than I wanted to make it, so instead I based my size around using a single strip and ended up deciding on making my image 1100mm x 230mm. The Doctor Who Image We are both fans …
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The latest by Tarantino, sorry, the latest mega epic (or “I can’t cut anything any more”). Nearly 3 hours. 3 hours, ffs Quentin! So what it’s all about? Django is a slave freed by a bounty hunter (Dr. Schultz) played by Christoph Waltz who is after three men that Django can identify. After freeing Django and hearing of his sale and his want to find his wife, Schultz invites him to join him bounty hunting for the winter, after which he will help him retrieve his wife. Django’s wife is owned by Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) and lives on his vast estate named Candie …
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Everyone at Team XBMC is proud and excited to announce the long awaited XBMC 12 “Frodo.” Features for XBMC 12 include: HD audio support, including DTS-MA and Dolby True-HD, via the new XBMC AudioEngine (OSX/iOS not yet available) Live TV and PVR support h.264 10bit (aka Hi10P) video software decoding for anime 64bit support in OSX to match the 64bit support in Linux Improved image support, allowing the database to accomodate numerous additional image types and more interesting and complex skins Support for the Raspberry PI Initial support for the Android platform Improved AirPlay support across all platforms, including AirPlay audio in XBMC …
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After seeing the trailer most people are going to know if they’ll enjoy this blacksploitation-cum-Asain martial arts inspired flick or not. Written by Eli Roth (best known for Hostel) and RZA who also directs and stars (?). This is RZA’s directorial and writing début. Coming with a “Presented by Quentin Tarantino” should be no surprise (also a producer) with the style involved. Is the style coming watered down from recent homages (Kill Bill etc.) rather from the source material and missing something for that? That material being kung fu action, Japanese mega gore and aforementioned blacksploitation. The plot revolves/spirals around a …
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Hey guys, it’s coming up to Christmas, how about some cool Star Wars prints?  We have managed to get some 10% discount codes for you and the guys have also agreed to donate a further 10% to us for every purchase, so not only will you be getting a cool print, but you will be helping us out as well! https://www.etsy.com/listing/111356258/star-wars-inspired-original-trilogy In order to redeem your 10% discount you need to use GIVEMEFANART Heres a word from them: The original Star Wars trilogy has been for years an inspiration around the world, growing today into an endless resource of inspiration. A …
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This includes support for Android, Raspberry Pi, HD audio and more Development of the XBMC project has continued to roll along since Eden launched officially earlier this year, and now the first beta for v12 Frodo is live. Those who dive in will experience a slew of new features that have been trickling out in monthly builds recently, including support for HD audio formats like DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD, live TV and PVR access plus versions for Android and Raspberry Pi. There’s a long list of features to check out — and known issues, this is a beta after all …
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We have talked to Passion-XBMC members a couple of times about working more closely together, and while those talks are still in early stages their community has been extremely supportive of us. This last month our friends at the french community Passion-XBMC set up a donation drive for us spearheaded by their member mikebzh44, and the end result was truly amazing, they managed to raise the biggest ever single donation of £458.65!  Which has catapulted us to 60% of our target. As many of you know, we are looking to raise £1440 by the beginning of January in order to pay for …
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INTRODUCTION We all love our media collection. It’s easy to forget that not too long ago, we had to get up from our confy chairs and actually change the CD from the disc tray. Nowadays, we can easily convert our albums to our favorite format, and enjoy an organized and aesthetically pleasing media library. We do it primarily for ourselves, but it’s always nice to impress friends, who have absolutely no knowledge of media centers. They’re eyes glow with amazement and you never felt so proud of your media library… until: “Hey! There’s something wrong with the CD!” As he …
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