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GeeXboX is a free Linux distribution providing a media center software suite for personal computers. GeeXboX uses MPlayer for media playback and is implemented as a Live CD. As such, the system does not need to be permanently installed to a hard drive, as most modern operating systems would. Instead, the computer can be booted with the GeeXboX CD when media playback is desired. This is a reasonable approach for those who do not need media playback services while performing other tasks with the same computer, for users who wish to repurpose older computers as media centers, and for those seeking a free alternative to Windows XP Media Center Edition.
GeeXboX 2.x series sees the inplementation of Freevo and an increased size (20MB) and increased minimum memory requirement (128MB). The use of Freevo will make GeeXboX a fully functional Live CD DVR and Media Centre. The 2.x series is still under development and is not yet recommeded for general use.
External link
* [http://geexbox.org/ GeeXboX Homepage]
* [http://news4software.blogspot.com/2007/01/tip-play-videos-without-windows-how.html Web blog show how to use GeeXboX]
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