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- KennMac, on 07/02/2008, -3/+192You know what's great about linux... that on-screen assistant woman was probably just some coder's wife.
- traphik, on 07/02/2008, -38/+150Sure is ugly looking.
- delorenj, on 07/03/2008, -1/+111I've been in the process of configuring LinuxMCE for my house since mid-February...It's hard...it's very, very hard. Hopefully soon, there will be more compatible products - but as of now, just to get your Z-Wave lights to work is going to take a masterful level of knowledge of Linux. I'm a software engineer and my bread and butter is Linux - and I'm telling you - the time you will spend setting this up, compiling new kernels, finding driver source online for your specific components - will humble you.
Not to mention the anger you will feel when you buy a Linux compatible HDTV card, try to configure MythTV, and find out YOU CAN'T use it because your cable company (let's call them Bagelvision to preserve their anonymity) broadcasts a proprietary signal header just so you can't scan for available channels using third-party software - even WITH the cable box!
LinuxMCE makes my face hurt...
...but I didn't give up yet! I'm still going 5 months later! Wish me luck! - koswix, on 07/03/2008, -5/+94Why do you assume that it's probably just some coder's wife? Could it not just be some coder?
- earthforce1, on 07/03/2008, -7/+82Best of all: No DRM
- Ub3rg33k, on 07/03/2008, -4/+77I've actually tried LinuxMCE. I nuked it off my PC after about 3 days. Its buggy, bloated, ugly, and somewhat unintuative in control. It seems like a cool idea, but unless you need the home automation pieces, stick with a Myth distro for a better Linux media center experience. If Myth isn't your thing, keep an eye on Elisa and The Entertainer Project. Both show great promise even if they aren't 100% fully baked yet.
- kyletehgreat, on 07/03/2008, -2/+54wives.
- vovka3, on 07/02/2008, -14/+66This dude is ***** amazing!!
LinuxMCE is badass!!! It should definitely go first page!! - inactive, on 07/03/2008, -1/+43@dontera: Your sister? Oooooooh. :)
- molotovcat, on 07/03/2008, -5/+41 Most open source programs are ugly as hell. There are obviously exceptions to this, but this looks like it was pulled straight from the 90s. That being said, there are some amazing projects out there if you can get past the horrid looking UIs.
- loconet, on 07/03/2008, -1/+33I'm as much as a Linux fan as anyone - been using it for close to 10 years now. Having said that, I really wish this project well, looks very promising but man, we really need to invest in getting some good interface designers involved in projects like this. From clip it looks like the interface is for some amateur work-in-progress project. I realize this is probably very far from the truth but that's what the great majority of people will think.
- Gonzell, on 07/02/2008, -4/+32*drool*
Maybe it's time I upgraded from my XBMC? lol - MedHead, on 07/03/2008, -0/+27Windows Media Center looks decent. LinuxMCE looks horrible.
- ahawks, on 07/03/2008, -2/+28The setup process is ugly, but that's just setup. You only see it once and it's gone, no biggy.
However, at 2:00, we see the real interface. With 3 disjointed colors. 3 widget styles (black/blue with white highlight, solid green, no background)
Then the menu comes up and the selection color is the same as the header bar, implying some connection that isnt there. With a red highlight border just to ugly things up a bit more.
And the text flows outside the widget space in some places.
It's just flat out clear that they put zero effort into making this look nice. It wasn't a design choice as m0deth suggests. - antriver, on 07/03/2008, -6/+29I agree
- BlaenkDenum, on 07/02/2008, -11/+33I haven't tried it but it but I've known it's really awesome. It has so many features and best of all it's FOSS.
- GeorgeStone2, on 07/03/2008, -12/+32Coders don't have wifes.
- Awspire, on 07/03/2008, -8/+27Dugg down for the truth. That GUI looks like some no-frills grocery store brand. But, because it's built on Linux, its just dandy.
- jkahrs595, on 07/03/2008, -1/+202004 called. They want their stupid Mastercard jokes back.
- arjie, on 07/03/2008, -0/+19How foolish. Where do you think new coders come from?
- Kingoftherings, on 07/02/2008, -1/+19Looks awesome, and I was thinking about setting up a MythTV box. I'm not liking the color scheme for the UI, but it sounds like an early build, so hopefully it gets cleaned up a bit. :P
But it does have really cool features. I wonder where I can get me one of them gyro-motes. Now that I think about it, it'd be neat to use a Wiimote with this. - geoken, on 07/03/2008, -2/+20because it's really old and there was a video almost exactly like this a ear back.
- sarixe, on 07/03/2008, -1/+18is it themeable?
- AshsToAshs, on 07/03/2008, -2/+19Anything other than XBMC is a downgrade.
- polo8, on 07/03/2008, -0/+17Hope you're documenting all these details somewhere. Good luck.
- KowGawd, on 07/03/2008, -0/+17Ummm, the Coder Stork. Duh! It's science.
- se1zure, on 07/03/2008, -6/+22It's super ugly, and this guys voice was amazingly annoying.
- SpeedSteamBoat, on 07/03/2008, -1/+17You seem to know a lot about your dog's ballsack...
- dave122, on 07/03/2008, -3/+19not sure why all the hate on Vista MCE, it works great for me.
- molotovcat, on 07/03/2008, -1/+16 That's not an excuse. Not every 'first' has to look terrible.
Beggars can't be choosers but the UI can definitely use some constructive criticism. - Awspire, on 07/03/2008, -0/+15"its the coolest thing I've ever seen!"
Then you haven't seen much. - robuk24, on 07/03/2008, -1/+16Could do with some designer UI polish but pretty impressive considering it 100% free!
- ahawks, on 07/03/2008, -2/+17Listen, function over form is great and all, but this is a media center.
Its what you run on your entertainment center, probably the central focus of your living room.
It's what your guests see when they come over to watch a movie.
It's what the girl you're trying to impress sees. It may actually have a small (very small) influence on you getting laid that night.
It damn well better look pretty. - MMilitia, on 07/03/2008, -4/+18Hiring a Flash developer from the 90s to do their UI may have been a mistake.
- mttyd, on 07/03/2008, -0/+13"Get out of my house" LOL
- Zalyster, on 07/03/2008, -0/+13Seriously. For a MCE, you'd think it would look good. The Linux community has definitely taken strides to make their OS look much better recently, but this is like a step back toward a Geocities site or something. I know it doesn't matter that much when I'm watching a fullscreen video, but seriously, could they have at least tried? Though I guess now that it's more stable, they can put more time into the visual side of things.
In any case, kudos to the team. - se1zure, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12so it is impossible to have something that is functional AND good looking!?
- inactive, on 07/03/2008, -0/+12You know, there's no law stating that you have to RUN Linux to work on a Linux-based project. If you're just coding or designing graphics for the UI, you can photoshop to your little heart's content and throw it on a network share.
- davidwasman, on 07/03/2008, -5/+18Digg: Where everything old is new again...weeks later.
- seweso, on 07/03/2008, -5/+16This is so ***** lame.....it's ugly...very ugly!!
- jjustin01, on 07/03/2008, -0/+11Please, bring on a GUI designer!
Aside from that, this is beyond impressive. I am actually blown away with how extensive they have made this. - ahhell, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10Aren't you paying a corporate giant by subscribing to Tivo?
- mockupscaledown, on 07/03/2008, -0/+9This is why you don't let programmers design user interfaces. It's a long known fact that the open source community is finally opening its eyes to in a pretty big way, but it's not yet filtering into every app. Give it time...
- Stonekeeper, on 07/03/2008, -1/+10I'd rather an adequate UI for a bad ass program than a shiny front end to a piece of crap. Both is obviously better but functionality>looks.
- Haxxormaster, on 07/03/2008, -2/+11He's an end user. He thinks it's ugly. So does most everyone else. Can he do better... to fix it, probably not. However, he could download one that looks nicer. Even for free.
- ahawks, on 07/03/2008, -6/+15Why should I fix their problems for free?
- MMaster23, on 07/03/2008, -1/+10Never seen Vista MCE ?
- Rolcol, on 07/03/2008, -0/+9Or use 2 candles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ut3X8sJHM - PhailQuail, on 07/03/2008, -4/+13You just admitted that you have never used MythTV or LinuxMCE, so why would anyone care what you think about this matter?
- ahawks, on 07/03/2008, -2/+11Sure! It's open source, so you can create a similar build environment, check out the code in svn, hard code in your new look and feel, and create a new branch!
(sarcasm).
Given the lack of care they put into the asthetics, I highly doubt they thought about themeing. -
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