Most playback controls can be quickly accessed from a sliding panel, regardless of the area you’re in. Needless to say that you can only initiate one type media playback at a type, unless you’re listening to some tunes while viewing a collection of pictures. Here, you can select different configuration depth levels, with dedicated options to set up general appearance, video streams, TV connections, music, pictures, weather, and even custom RSS feed sources which neatly scroll in the home screen on a horizontal line. Just to make initial configuration optimal, it’s best to pay a visit to the settings panel. There are no preset, or even Windows dedicated multimedia folders loaded, but selection is easily done through an intuitive dialog, with a great deal of flexibility, especially because of network location support, UPnP devices, SAP streams, and more. However, you need to take some time on the first run in order to configure collections. Sure enough, it takes a little while to get familiar with the design, navigation, and even controls. The home screen provides quick access links to most multimedia elements, but you can choose to be taken to a prefered location instead by simply tweaking dedicated settings. Not only does it sport an intuitive, and highly appealing design, but the general configuration makes it accessible even from touch-enabled devices, thanks to large, clear buttons.

This can be changed from the settings area, with the possibility to visit an online library and grab some more.

Trying to grab your attention right from the start, the application starts off in fullscreen, presenting its set of features in quite a pleasant default theme. For a proper experience, specialized applications like Kodi (formerly XBMC) help set up connections, organize your multimedia libraries, and enjoy favorite tunes, videos, and picture galleries. Multimedia got refined over the years, along with the evolution of technology, which created a bridge between multiple devices to stream, and enjoy media from, and on almost any personal device.

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