XBMC vs. Boxee

**b00sted4fun** · December 8th, 2009, 05:27 AM

XBMC > boxee untill I get some nfo support on boxee and some of the more advance options XBMC has to offer.

**deanhash** · December 18th, 2009, 07:44 PM

I like XBMC more then Boxee because it is faster and is a lot more stable. I use both on my Apple TV and as far as playback of videos (local and streamed) is concerned XBMC beats Boxee hands down, they are crisper and more vivid on my HDTV. Boxee is good software and I think Team Boxee kicks ass but I do not think it will ever be there for the Apple TV because they have higher goals.

UPDATE!
I just upgraded to XBMC 9.11 Release Candidate 1 and for all you people who feel intimidated and confused by XBMC they have a new SVN Repo Installer. It makes it easy to install plug-ins and scripts with just a few mouse clicks plus they have a PPC version that I downloaded for my old Power Mac.
It looks like I will be using XBMC a lot more now since it has just about everything Boxee has to offer but with a crisper video experience.

**tlamarca** · December 31st, 2009, 10:44 AM

XBMC is infinitely more stable and more customizable. A couple new skins are available with the latest release Aeon, Xperience (beta right now but a lot of potential) Rapier and Transparency! that make it a real pleasure to use. I'm really impressed with how fast and flexible it is.

**DPK** · December 31st, 2009, 10:50 AM

Stay on topic or I'll lock this.

**tlamarca** · December 31st, 2009, 11:19 AM

This is the "off topic" forum... LOL

**DPK** · December 31st, 2009, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by tlamarca

This is the "off topic" forum... LOL

This is a topic about XBMC vs. Boxee. Compare/contrast them in a manner that doesn't sound like you're pushing an agenda. That's the topic within a forum about topics that are off-topic.

**tlamarca** · December 31st, 2009, 11:50 AM

I totally get it. It was ironic that's all. I understand and can appreciate your concern.

**DPK** · December 31st, 2009, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by tlamarca

I totally get it. It was ironic that's all. I understand and can appreciate your concern.

Happy ending!

**andre.lourenco** · March 29th, 2010, 12:20 PM

what exactly is the version of xbmc that boxee forked from?

Thanks

**agentlame** · March 29th, 2010, 01:08 PM

Boxee is closer to a branch than a fork. (Think of it as Ubuntu and Debian.)

PLEX is a complete fork. Boxee and XBMC merge feathers every few months. Each taking what they are interested in from the other.

The Boxee team works closely with XBMC.