OpenElec Linux Distribution System For PC Download 8.04

Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux distribution built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center. OpenELEC Linux Distribution System is designed to make your system boot fast, and the install is so easy that anyone can turn a blank PC into a media machine in less than 15 minutes.

What is OpenELEC Linux Distribution System?

Home Theatre PCs are known to be hard to install and configure, and it can take a massive amount of time to keep them running. OpenELEC, on the other hand, is designed to be as lightweight as possible in terms of size and complexity, meaning your HTPC becomes no harder to configure than your satellite box or DVD player. With its small footprint, OpenELEC is also ideal for today’s small form factor systems, so you won’t need a big desktop computer in your living room!

What hardware does OpenELEC run on?

As it is designed to be lightweight, OpenELEC uses very little system resources for processor or memory. With support for Intel’s HD Graphics, NVIDIA’s GeForce & ION platform, AMD’s Radeon & Fusion platform as well as Broadcom’s Crystal HD chip, OpenELEC can support high definition content on machines with low-powered processors by offloading video content to the supported graphics cards and decoders.

OpenELEC supports a wide range of graphics cards, making it possible to convert your new and not-so-new computers into full-featured home theater systems. This means you can now build (or buy) small, silent, even fanless machines to be effectively used as your media center.

If you don’t have any suitable hardware or you’d just like to buy a pre-built system, look no further. We have a list of online shops, who sell prebuilt systems and suitable hardware to run OpenELEC – just head over to the Buy A System page.

What makes OpenELEC Linux Distribution System different?

You could install Windows or your favorite Linux distribution on your computer and then Kodi on top – and it would work – but it wouldn’t be as fast or as easy as OpenELEC. OpenELEC is built from the ground up specifically for one task, to run Kodi. Other operating systems are designed to be multi-purpose, so they include all kinds of software to run services and programs that won’t be used. OpenELEC, however, only includes software required to run Kodi. Because of that it is tiny (roughly 150MB), it installs literally in minutes, and, it can boot extremely quickly in 5-20 seconds, depending on the hardware type used.

Unlike other Kodi solutions, OpenELEC is not based on Ubuntu. In fact, it’s not based on any Linux distribution; OpenELEC has been built from scratch specifically to act as a media center. That means it doesn’t include drivers for things that just won’t be used like 3G cards and graphics tablets, for example.

OpenELEC Features

• Movie Organizer and Player: Organize your movie collections. Play your videos and scrape relevant info, subtitles, and fanart. All video info is shown via themes you like.
• TV Show Management: Manage your TV series and keep track of your favorite episodes. Descriptions, actors and other info available via online scrapers.
• Picture Browser: Watch all your photos with OpenELEC manually or use a handy slide show. Zoom and/or rotate your pictures for the best presentation.
• Music and Audiobook Player: Audio files in many different formats can be listened to via the Music section. Artist’s photos & album covers are available as Kodi fanart.
• TV and Personal Video Recorder: Watch your favorite TV channels. Browse through the TV listings and record your favorite TV broadcasts. Watch recordings when you like.
• Easy expandable with Addons: OpenELEC can be enhanced via numerous add-ons, which cover a wide range of areas such as skins, tools and also even domotica.

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