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1. DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 FULL VERSION
2. DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 INSTALL
3. DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 SKIN
4. DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 SOFTWARE
5. DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 DOWNLOAD

During the initial configuration wizard, I ended up enabling ssh for OpenELEC. On top of installing another skin, I also ended up increasing the font to ease reading the tiny sub-options.

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I use that skin since my TV has a pretty low resolution and it’a hard to see some of the options. After it’s installed, it will look like this:

DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 INSTALL

Change the Skin to xTV-SAFįrom XBMC go to System -> Appearance -> Skin -> Get More and install the xTV-SAF skin/theme. After that, I customized the install with little tweaks. So I was pretty happy with the OpenELEC install. Also watching internet streams was not choppy. Just follow the wizard and configure it to your fit your needs. After the boot up process is finished you will see the setup wizard: Plug in the power and it will start to boot. After it’s done, unplug the SD Card from the laptop and then plug it into the RPi.

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Go the OpenELEC download page:Īfter the download is finished, you should have the following file: The install is very similar for OpenELEC as it was for Xbian. Since I haven’t invested too much time with Xbian, I decided to try out OpenELEC. When I was using my old XBMC machine, it wasn’t like that. However playing internet streams was a little choppy. I then configured XBMC to play files from my Plex Media Server using UPNP and the playback was pretty smooth. I definitely liked the ease of use of XBian. More information on configuring Xbian can be found here You can even SSH into xbian, run xbian-config, and it will give you an ncurses terminal UI to make some of the configuration changes: As promised, the configuration was really easy. BTW here is how the final RPi looked like:Īs soon as you plug in the power cord, the RPi will start to boot. :~/downloads$ sudo dd if=XBian_1.0_Beta_1.1.img of=/dev/mmcblk0Īfter the install finished, I eject the SD Card from my laptop and then plugged into the RPi. After the download was finished, I had the following file on my laptop: I just grabbed the latest version at the time. Pros: Fast, highly configurable, easy to install, gets features earlier than anyone elseĬons: Possibility for bugs on the bleeding edge XBianĪt first, I decided to try Xbian since it seems pretty much in between. This means you can set up something like Samba, Couch Potato, or Sick Beard easily, perfect for a mini home server

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XBian also supports packaged installers where you can download entire sets of software in one click. Xbian is built on top of Raspbian, the main operating system for the Raspberry Pi. This makes XBian fast to boot, easy to install, and easy to use. Like OpenELEC, XBian is simple and small. XBian is all about two things: constant updates and new features. OpenELEC is built for one purpose: to be a standalone and lightweight XBMC box.Ĭons: More difficult installation, not a lot of room for tweaking The main difference between the two is that OpenELEC doesn’t bother with a Linux distro underneath it, and the entire installation is about 100 MB (Raspbmc is about twice this). OpenELEC has the same main goal as Raspbmc: provide a simple media center for your Raspberry Pi. Pros: Easiest to install, does a lot out of the box, lots of room for tweaking The interface feels a little sluggish compared to a lighter weight distro like OpenELEC.

DOWNLOAD OPENELEC FOR RASPBERRY PI 3 FULL VERSION

Raspbmc is running a full version of Linux under the hood, so it takes a little while to boot up and takes up a good chunk of your SD card. Here is a good site that talk about all three:įrom the top link, here is a quick summary for each: There are actually 3 primary OSes that support running XBMC on the RPi.

I have used XBMC in the past and I really like it. Raspberry Pi and XBMCįrom the get-go I wanted to use the RPi for a media center. If you are using HDMI or just regular speakers, the last part is probably unnecessary. SanDisk 32 GB SDHC Class 10 (probably went over board with 32GB, but will be useful for something else… maybe).Here is a list of all the parts (and links) that I ordered for the RPi:

Pick one from the list that suits your needs :) I wasn’t planning to put movies on the SD Card, it was going to be used for the OS.

I did some research and I came across this site for a supported list of Flash Cards for the RPi.