Best HTPC solution that supports MKV

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Published on 2010-11-13T23:06:46Z Indexed on 2010/12/30 4:56 UTC
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So it seems like there are many solutions (Boxee, GoogleTV, AppleTV, XMBC, etc) out there for HTPC setups but I can't seem to find a good solution for playing MKV files and I would say the bulk of my video library is encoded in MKVs.

Whats a good solution for an HTPC if I want the following:

NAS / Samba support to use files from server or Windows share
Preferably Linux based solution
Cleanish UX

Nice to have but not a requirement: - Android Remote App so I can control with my Android device

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