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XHub Media Center

XHub Media Center - 2.3.1

Front Row replacement app

All Time: (4.2)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.3.1
Release Date: 2007-12-11
License: Commercial
Downloads (this version): 5,118
Downloads (all versions): 17,790
Price: $24.95

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Product Description:

XHub Media Center is one of the most popular alternatives to Apple's Front Row software. Developed exclusively for Mac OS X Tiger and later, XHub Media Center is fast, feature-rich and highly customizable, yet amazingly easy to use. Just connect your Mac to your living room TV and enjoy all of your digital media on the big screen from the comfort of your sofa. In addition to the essential music, movies, and photos modules, XHub Media Center also offers internet radio, web browsing, and EyeTV integration.

XHub Media Center has an appealing interface and is fully themeable, with a wide range of skins and sound sets to choose from. You can even design your own theme for a truly personalized media center experience.

With built-in support for Salling Clicker, an award-winning software that allows you to use a Bluetooth/WiFi-enabled cell phone or PDA as a high-end remote control, XHub Media Center has the most sophisticated control options available on any system. It also supports remotes from Apple, ATI, Keyspan and many other manufacturers.

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed DVD aspect ratio issue (bug #45)
  • Fixed EyeTV Hybrid compatibility issue (bug #48)
  • Fixed Music module submenu selection issue (bug #23)
  • Fixed video playback OSD issue (bug #42)
  • Fixed FF/Rew single press issue in TV module (bug #43)
  • Fixed black screen issue in TV module (bug #44)
  • Fixed black screen after system wake issue (bug #20)
  • Fixed Tiger pref pane issue (bug #41)

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • 1 GHz processor or better recommended

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XHub Media Center ReviewBuggy - Version: 2.3.1, 2/10/2008 12:00AM PST

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Daniel123456
This is such a great alternative to Front Row; XHub has many wonderful capabilities. I only wish it worked well enough with other processes on my computer. It frequently causes Leopard to freeze up when launched (and the difference is almost immediately noticed), as well as disabling another preference pane entirely. I contacted the developer about this, but he doesn't seem to care. He seems more interested in telling other people how they're wrong than actually accepting the fact that there's something wrong with his work.

It's a crying shame, since the latest release of Front Row, while stable, has an even more pathetic interface.
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XHub Media Center ReviewJust Great! - Version: 2.1, 8/17/2007 08:22AM PST

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xain092
This is just the best mediacenter app out there.
Forget about all the others. Trust me.
Five stars and great support too.
Why? It looks great! There are skins. Easy to manage. Just works. Coverflow on your lcd-tv!
All content available via a remote. Plays almost every video file even from mounted volumes!
Got a MacMini? Got a big Tv? Got loads of movies, music and pictures? Try it! Simple as that.
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XHub Media Center ReviewExcellent - Version: 2.0.1, 8/13/2007 08:37AM PST

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iceman4
One of the...if not the best, media center out there for the mac. Have used it from the early versions and it has evolved quite a bit. The support is excellent and its great to have the author actually take into account suggestions and implementations.

XHub integrates very well with Salling clicker and together they provide quite an experience in the Mac Home Media Center!!
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