Xbox Media Center Version .1 Released for Mac OS X
By Filip Brajovic |
February 6th, 2008 
Originally intended as a project to bring strong multimedia type capability to the Xbox, Xbox Media Center has now fluttered off into supporting other operating systems along with the native Xbox. For a while, the Linux Port has been around but now a new release of XBMC has been made available for Mac OS X.
For those unsatisfied with Apple’s FrontRow software, an XBMC download is available for Mac OS X. The release, however, is way low on the development ladder hence why the release is stamped “.1″ Nevertheless, it’s an interesting development in XBMC’s ever increasing compatibility range.
While the program is simple to install with a drag and drop to the application folder, the average user accustomed to Mac OSX’s predictability should probably step away. Nevertheless, some notable changes with the release include ffmpeg libraries updated “to the bleeding edge,” fullscreen support and proper frame rate tracking have been added. Given that XBMC’s stability is often an issue with various platforms, “hardly any problems” is likely a very subjective statement given that the author is a developer.
Despite its potential issues, XBMC is a free alternative to other media software (or none at all, as in the Xbox’s case). While the early release of the OS X version may not be very refined yet, it’s still an interesting development in the whole XBMC project. If you’re interested, you can even keep the project fueled by making a donation. Either way, make sure to stay tuned as the team hopefully smoothes out the edges on their Mac OS X version.
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