Media Portal vs TV Server?

clmckinley · 2008-05-13, 15:33

I am a complete newbie and I am looking at setting up an HTPC.
To begin with i will have my pc directly connected to my computer. Down the road i would like to move it to my server closet and then use something else (a media extender computer?) as a front end on each of my 2 main computers as well as my office computer as a potential font end. Should i go ahead and install Media Portal 2? I guess i don't completely understand what the purpose of TV-Server is? I did some searching and couldn't find general information about TV server. Is there any newbie documentation or FAQs that i could review?

TIA
Logan

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-05-13, 16:55

TV-Server/overview - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation

Don't be to concerned with the fact server keeps getting mentioned, althought it is, but as i'm working with a standalone pc, then i like to consider it more as a TV service for my needs, as mediaportal does not have to be running for it to work.

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clmckinley Portal User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Media Portal vs TV Server? I am a complete newbie and I am looking at setting up an HTPC. To begin with i will have my pc directly connected to my computer. Down the road i would like to move it to my server closet and then use something else (a media extender computer?) as a front end on each of my 2 main computers as well as my office computer as a potential font end. Should i go ahead and install Media Portal 2? I guess i don't completely understand what the purpose of TV-Server is? I did some searching and couldn't find general information about TV server. Is there any newbie documentation or FAQs that i could review? TIA Logan

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Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 4,994 Thanks: 54 Thanked 121 Times in 119 Posts Country: My System	TV-Server/overview - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation Don't be to concerned with the fact server keeps getting mentioned, althought it is, but as i'm working with a standalone pc, then i like to consider it more as a TV service for my needs, as mediaportal does not have to be running for it to work. __________________ Ray Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

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