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MythTV has become the standard by which other HTPC software is compared.  A more recent competitor to the Linux centric MythTV is [[XBMC]]. Originally XBMC was used to turn an XBox into a Home Theater device.  Like MythTV, XBMC is free and open source.  Today XBMC runs on Windows and Macintosh operating systems in various forms including Boxee and Plex.MythTV has become the standard by which other HTPC software is compared.  A more recent competitor to the Linux centric MythTV is [[XBMC]]. Originally XBMC was used to turn an XBox into a Home Theater device.  Like MythTV, XBMC is free and open source.  Today XBMC also runs on Windows and Macintosh operating systems in various forms including Boxee and Plex.  XBMC for Linux is primarily developed for Ubuntu Linux.  Linux is generally considered the best way to get a fast, free, and "appliance" feel for an XBMC HTPC.
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