Idea and Test of a new setup for MediaPortal

cbadk · 2008-08-29, 23:30

Hi

I have had many users in Denmark crying over the confusing setup in Media portal. Many users find it very hard to set Media portal up. So i thought of a new way of doing it.

I have collected over 59 scanning lists in various countries, with frequency tables. So now my idea is to make a database with all this, so people don’t need to scan to install Media portal. When installing Media portal you simple select your country and your cable company or free to air area. That simple, and no scanning is needed this way. The only problem I’m facing is TV mapping. If I could auto detect the cards and then map it auto to them. But the other way, why do this and not simply let the user do this her/himself.

I’m currently working on a complete version of media portal with WEB interface and a Monitor program where you can see your recordings and tuner status. Of course I want to hear what people think of the idea before I release anything. Good idea or Bad idea?

montecristo · 2008-08-30, 12:54

sounds good to me.
the best thing would be a completely automated install.
just install and start.

Domarkas · 2008-08-30, 17:16

Good idea - but who is caring about updating the list? Do you think about haveing an internet URL to get newest lists?

2008-08-29, 23:30	#1 (permalink)
cbadk Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denmark Age: 25 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Idea and Test of a new setup for MediaPortal Hi I have had many users in Denmark crying over the confusing setup in Media portal. Many users find it very hard to set Media portal up. So i thought of a new way of doing it. I have collected over 59 scanning lists in various countries, with frequency tables. So now my idea is to make a database with all this, so people don’t need to scan to install Media portal. When installing Media portal you simple select your country and your cable company or free to air area. That simple, and no scanning is needed this way. The only problem I’m facing is TV mapping. If I could auto detect the cards and then map it auto to them. But the other way, why do this and not simply let the user do this her/himself. I’m currently working on a complete version of media portal with WEB interface and a Monitor program where you can see your recordings and tuner status. Of course I want to hear what people think of the idea before I release anything. Good idea or Bad idea? __________________ _____________________________ Best Regards, Claus Server: Asus P5B-VM SE Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Dualcore 3 Gb DDR2 800 Mhz Ram 250 GB SATA HDD 120 GB ATA 1.5 GB RAMdisk for TV-temp Last edited by cbadk; 2008-08-29 at 23:34.

2008-08-30, 17:16	#3 (permalink)
Domarkas MP Donator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Good idea - but who is caring about updating the list? Do you think about haveing an internet URL to get newest lists? __________________ Best regards Andrew

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2008-08-30, 12:54	#2 (permalink)
montecristo Portal Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	sounds good to me. the best thing would be a completely automated install. just install and start.