Category: HTPC
Ambilight from any video source with a Raspberry (part 3)
A couple of months ago I purchased a HummingBoard-i2eX, a raspberry-like board with a more powerful i.mx6 chip. Since OpenELEC, Geebox and Raspbmc are actively supporting this board, I decided to try ... Read More
Ambilight with Raspberry Pi and OpenElec (part 2)
In part 1, we saw how to build the hardware and connect all the wires to the Raspberry Pi for our Ambilight kit. In this article, we will proceed to install and configure the software to make the magi... Read More
Ambilight with Raspberry Pi and Openelec (part 1)
Last weekend, I decided to build an Ambilight kit to use with my HTPC (a Raspberry Pi with OpenElec 4.0.5). In a couple of articles, I will show you the steps I followed for hardware and software inst... Read More
Overclock the Raspberry Pi with OpenElec
The Raspberry Pi is a nice piece of hardware, but sometimes it is a little too slower. In my case, I feel it every time I navigate with my TV remote the XBMC UI of my OpenElec installation. So a coupl... Read More
Enable the automatic update of OpenElec
If you have created your HTPC following my previous post (here and here), you should have notice that OpenELEC will not automatically update and that the XBMC interface sometime can be really slow (es... Read More
Raspberry Pi, XBMC, powered USB hub. My new HTPC (part 2)
In the previous post I wrote how I assembled my Raspberry Pi to be my new HTPC, and how I solved my problem with the back power from my USB hub. In this article I will show you how to setup the XBMC t... Read More