I cannot believe I've only just noticed this thread. I use an Acer Revo as my media centre and server. It's on 24/7/365 and handles all my download, organisation and 1080p playback. I used to use Windows and Mediaportal but a friend pointed me at XBMC Live and I've never looked back.
I've
just upgraded my Acer Revo to Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick), XMBC 10 (Dharma) and I have
Sickbeard and
SabNZB+ installed.
I
downloaded and installed Ubuntu 10 32bit Desktop edition. Thus giving me access to a desktop PC on my TV if I ever want it.
* At this point it's worth making sure Ubuntu is up to date.
* Install and configure any 3rd Party (nVidia) drivers.
I then installed
XBMC Dharma using this guide.Next I used
this guide to setup SabNZB+.and finally this
guide to get Sickbeard.It's all pretty straight forward but there were a couple of things, blowed if I can remember what now, that needed me to go off and google for an answer.
The only caveat is that I keep my media well organised which enables a painless migration between media players.
I have:
HDD0 -> OS
-> User
-> Temp/Downloads
HDD1 -> Pictures -> Album0
-> Album1
-> Music -> A -> ArtistNameA0
-> ArtistNameA1
-> B -> ArtistNameB0
-> TV ->SeriesName
HDD2 -> MoviesVol1
HDD3 -> MoviesVol2