Mailing the story:

Apple introduced Front Row, its integrated music, video, and slideshow media center, in October 2005 to positive reviews. But not everyone was content with Apple's offering; after all, Front Row runs only on certain models of Mac hardware, and its features -- though slick -- are not expandable. These days, two open source projects are out to compete in the Mac media center arena. iTheater and CenterStage add hardware compatibility, additional features, and source code.