Existing users, 
I've tried MPlayer OSX, VLC, Perian, and none could play H.264 encoded 1080p content in Matroska containers without catastrophic skips during high-motion scenes... XBMC can.
It has some interface issues like not recognizing two-finger taps as CTRL-Clicks very well on the Macbook Pro, but all in all, this is a winner in my book. I expect it to become a nicely polished product in the not to distant future.
Congratulations to the porting developer for an initial job well done !
-=dave
Plex
Complete media playback solution.
Version: 0.8.5
1080p on the Penryn Macbook Pro !
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Contributed by: Tungsten2K Thursday, April 10 2008 @ 09:31 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
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1080p on the Penryn Macbook Pro ! - craigpugsley
To chime in on this one: I too have tried to play back 1080p video using my AluMacBook and nothing I tried was able to play it back without dropping framerate seriously.Plex was the only app that could do it. It is a lovely interface, and it looks like it can play anything I throw at it.
The only thing that is stopping me using it full-time is that I can't figure out how to replace Front Row with it. I want to press my menu button on my Apple remote and get Plex. Any ideas?
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Wednesday, November 26 2008 @ 04:20 AM PST