Nice DIY project!

The Microsoft MCE 1039 is already listed in the PUC database, so that might work for you..

Or "simply" go for Kaleidescpae, there's PUC for that, and you should be able to get even better integration with a MLGW and Crestron;)

Or if you have a newer BV11 or V1 you can pull it directly from your PC to the TV (even wirelessly) and stream at your leisure via DLNA and UPNP. The newer BV's even mark your last watch point. Pretty cool and no need for PUC. 

I use XBMC on a Mac Mini controlled by Apple TV PUC togehter with iTunes controlled via BeoPort and BMLink.

Music can be played; interactively via XBMC, via N.MUSIC command via audio master, via A.Aux command and iTunes remote app.

Movies and Videos via XBMC.

hfat

A jailbroken ATV2 with XMBC installed is easily PUC controlled.

Draw from a NAS to it - and to all other devices in your home..

Or stick to your 'favorite' WDTV

A PC (with built in HD and cooling) is overkill for playing movies/music on a tv - except maybe the older MacMini (as hfat notes).

Why should B&O 'invent', what already exists? Not much business in making a box that only would sell some thousands. You must sell  some 100 thousands of such a device just to earn a little money.

If you wan't a media player in B&O style, go for the BV11/V1 and upcoming BV's...

Greetings Millemissen

Built-in media players inside a TV are for me not an option. Bad interface, especially if you're used to XBMC or Plex, and way too limited to play any format you throw at it.

XBMC was the main reason I jailbreaked my ATV2, and made my MacMini useless as a mediaplayer. Only downside is 720p max. Not that bad, but still...

At the moment he NUC seems my best alternative to run XBMC and play 1080p.

Well, I'll choose to ignore the majority of the replies except for DoubleU as it's the only response which actually sticked to the topic. I'm not trying to alienate people; but to be honest; I didn't ask to suggestion to upgrade my TV-set to BV11 and I already made it clear that AppleTV is not an option as I don't have any Apple products and don't plan to get any and as well with the limit of 720p it's not for me. And for those of You who didn't bother reading up a bit on the Intel NUC might do so as it's far from being a full blown PC; if considered; then as much full blown Mac Mini.

Going back to the main topic on what is needed to get a XBMC to work with BV. As there are plenty of generic receivers available for both Linux and Windows it would be quite easy for B&O to create a PUC config to support XBMC. Actually B&O could even put together their own IR-kit to support standard PC hardware to be able to control XBMC.

I haven't searched that much yet in this forum; but are there any instructions on how to create PUC profiles?

kimhav wrote:

Going back to the main topic on what is needed to get a XBMC to work with BV.

You need an MCE USB IR receiver if not built in into your PC, like this one

I also think that it will be far easier, more futureproof and most straightforward to make XBMC behave like some already supported device, than to make B&O do anything about this. That's the beauty of open source...