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Turning PC into a media player?

SarfM786
By SarfM786
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Ive gotten a new PC and im thinking about turning my old pc into a home thetre is there some type of OS or something that can make my pc have a media player like menu 

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Kodi is a possible option.

 

Of course depending on the specs you may be interested in SteamOS (Possibly for game streaming). If you know a little Linux you can even install Kodi as a "non-steam game" on top of it.

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^^

Was going to suggest this. Would highly recommend Kodi.

 

It's a program for both Linux and Windows.

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Just now, Dargenfire said:

^^

Was going to suggest this. Would highly recommend Kodi.

 

 

4 minutes ago, spexiono said:

Kodi is a possible option.

 

Of course depending on the specs you may be interested in SteamOS (Possibly for game streaming). If you know a little Linux you can even install Kodi as a "non-steam game" on top of it.

Can you also surf the web with kodi? 

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9 minutes ago, Sarfaraz said:

 

Can you also surf the web with kodi? 

 

Hmm. Seems a little bit of a pain for Kodi. From a quick search it seems your options would be limited to browsers designed for the desktop (Or one that is text-only). Not ideal if you plan on running the media PC plugged into a TV. Sorry. :(

 

So SteamOS could be the option for you. That will certainly work (Assuming the PC specs aren't too low.), Includes a browser etc. assuming you have steam installed you can launch Big Picture Mode to give you an idea of how SteamOS works.

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13 hours ago, Sarfaraz said:

 

Can you also surf the web with kodi? 

I'm sure no one will support the idea, but in principle you can just keep windows and use the Media Center (I think you can make windows go into media center at boot, but don't quote me on that). Then you can return to normal desktop for browsing and whatever is not home theater related.

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1 hour ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

I'm sure no one will support the idea, but in principle you can just keep windows and use the Media Center (I think you can make windows go into media center at boot, but don't quote me on that). Then you can return to normal desktop for browsing and whatever is not home theater related.

OH thats good because at first i thought it boots up as kodi.. because I also want to use it as a normal computer 

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