Also spend a lot of time reading up within MP's forums to get an idea of how it functions. On balance, if you have the time patience and skill, I would recommend using MP, just ensure that you also grab the subtitle integration files as they did not make the 1.01 release in time for them to be included, if needed. I have a feeling that there is not a consolidated focus on simplifying the setup and configuration of MP, even though there is a newbie section within their forums, and this is, in my opinion, where MC within Windows will win every time. The media support from Media Centre is not as capable as Media Portal (when using the TV series plugin and My Films plugin) but again it is very very easy to setup.īoth Media Centre within Windows 7 and Media Portal are great products and as MP matures I do hope that it will become easier to configure and not as daunting as it is compared to MC. It found my TV card immediately and I had a fully populated EPG and working TV function from the start. I have tried Windows 7 Media Centre and that is simplicity in itself. Whilst I have used it for several months now I have decided to use Media Portal for media files and then purchase DVB-Viewer for the TV function as I found the TV aspect of MP to be confusing and difficult to use compared to DVB-Viewer (which is not free unlike MP). However my only reservations in its configuration is the complexity that could overwhelm the new user. Those terms will most likely be explained later in the guides. If you are not familiar with the MediaPortal 2 terms like 'Media Sources' just take it as it is now.
It is an excellent and well supported piece of software that is very worthy of a donation to help to fund it, albeit it is free. A step-by-step guide to setup the TV and Radio part of MediaPortal 2: Tune and group your TV and Radio Channels and Groups, setup Recording and Time-shifting folders.
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