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MP1 MP2 Questions about SAF DE
AW: Questions about SAF afaik rendering is done only on clients
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I have been using Win 7 MCE to do all my recording and XBMC for other media. I would REALLY like an all in one solution. Until...
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I read the manual but i control my media portal by wireless kyeboard and mouse and it really would be nice if the slider could work with a mouse like in windows Media-Center. I have some short video-clips in my picture-folder that i dont want to put in my Video-Folder because it makes more sense to have them in the matching...
I read the manual but i control my media portal by wireless kyeboard and mouse and it really would be nice if the slider could work...
Hi, im new with Mediaportal and i hoped i would be a nice to cofigure program. But i spend much time on searching for plugins and...
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Hmm, I just installed MP a few weeks ago and thought I had the newest version. Also, the option to skip videos already in the database has always been turned on.
Hmm, I just installed MP a few weeks ago and thought I had the newest version. Also, the option to skip videos already in the...
Is there a way to turn off the feature that calls IMDB to see if a video exists or have MP point to only newly added video? Last...
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Hi all: At the home page under the item "LISTEN TO RADIO" it's mentioned that one can record radio streams very easily. Can someone please tell me how to do it as so far I didnt find out how !!. tks in advance. NO REPLIES ????
Hi all: At the home page under the item "LISTEN TO RADIO" it's mentioned that one can record radio streams very easily. Can...
Hi all: At the home page under the item "LISTEN TO RADIO" it's mentioned that one can record radio streams very easily. Can...
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I don't use Radiotime, so can't say anything about it. Perhaps you can look at their forum: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-plugins-47/radiotime-plugin-0-6-2-0-stable-07-26-2010-a-40575/
I don't use Radiotime, so can't say anything about it. Perhaps you can look at their forum...
Please answer to this question: There's no volume control while playing music or radio on MP ???
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Hi, I recently got my MP up and running and started to import all my movies from my PC to my HTPC via Homesharing (that is i did share the folders the movies were in). I got the default My Videos wroking fine and importing all the shared files. When i try to use Moving Pictures however the plugin wont find any files at all even...
Hi, I recently got my MP up and running and started to import all my movies from my PC to my HTPC via Homesharing (that is i did...
Hi, I recently got my MP up and running and started to import all my movies from my PC to my HTPC via Homesharing (that is i did...
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Well there is this: UserGuides/CentralisedDatabases - MediaPortal Manual Documentation Which I'm guessing can be modified to fit your needs, but I'm guessing the easiest solution would be to use something like Windows Live Mesh to sync it over the net.
Well there is this: UserGuides/CentralisedDatabases - MediaPortal Manual Documentation Which I'm guessing can be modified to...
Hello there :) First of all a million congratulations to all the people involved with this awesome program and my million thanks to...
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Buy a Logitech and set the profile to MCE keyboard. That is what a lot of people do over at xbmc.org and it works great for them. I use a Dell Microsoft MCE clone I bought off of eBay (2 actually) and they work great with everything I use so far (Win 7 MCE and XBMC). I just installed MP and noticed in the remote tab a picture of the...
Buy a Logitech and set the profile to MCE keyboard. That is what a lot of people do over at xbmc.org and it works great for them. I...
I've just set up MediaPortal for the first time (and also my first HTPC) but it was very much a spontaneous decision, so I don't...
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I am completely aware that older Intel gpu's are trash but I can't grasp why MP (which I am about to install and try) can't work properly with the Core line integrated gpu's?? I can view/record 1080i/p content fine in Windows 7 MCE and can play high bit rate MKV bluray rips (in XBMC or VLC) perfectly fine with it. I stream...
I am completely aware that older Intel gpu's are trash but I can't grasp why MP (which I am about to install and try) can't work...
I've just built up my first HTPC, which I later plan to do a little gaming on with an additional graphics card. But for now I...
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Sorry, really new to this and I have a lot of doubts. Does mediaportal only play my divx movies using WMP ?? can I select a different player ?? has MP his own player ??? If only WMP I guess I will have do install a lot of codecs .Right ???
Sorry, really new to this and I have a lot of doubts. Does mediaportal only play my divx movies using WMP ?? can I select a...
Sorry, really new to this and I have a lot of doubts. Does mediaportal only play my divx movies using WMP ?? can I select a...
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I just installed MP and am trying to get the basics going, as in playing music. The music tab only gives me the option to play what ever is in the optical drive or playlists. I've been all over and can't find anywhere where I can add a music directory. Google isn't turning up anything nor is the search here. Do I need to install a...
I just installed MP and am trying to get the basics going, as in playing music. The music tab only gives me the option to play...
I just installed MP and am trying to get the basics going, as in playing music. The music tab only gives me the option to play...
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I just installed media portal and all of the tables on my local development MYSQL server (wampserver) were deleted. Has this happened to anyone else? i just located the issue. media portal apparently installed mysql without checking to see that I already had a server installed and running. if you develop on your machine watch out...
I just installed media portal and all of the tables on my local development MYSQL server (wampserver) were deleted. Has this...
I just installed media portal and all of the tables on my local development MYSQL server (wampserver) were deleted. Has this...
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I finally got MediaPortal up and running last night but I didn't really have much time to test it. From what I did see of it, I like it! Once I get all the plugins set up that I want to use and connectivity to the NAS, and cover art and whatever else I think I'm gonna love it! :) The best thing right now is that I can finally play...
I finally got MediaPortal up and running last night but I didn't really have much time to test it. From what I did see of it, I...
I've shaken off the disappointment of the fact that I don't have a good solution for watching/recording Digital cable at the...
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AW: PureVision Skins - edit menu question? I think there is no PDF reader - but I may be wrong. Let´s wait for other users to comment on this ;)
AW: PureVision Skins - edit menu question? I think there is no PDF reader - but I may be wrong. Let´s wait for other users to...
How can i edit menu items on this skin. I like to have choices only between Video, Pictures, Music, Phost from share remote disk...
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Is anyone can help on my problem? Is it the bug for MP1.1.1? If I can't enable EPG, how can I record TV?
Is anyone can help on my problem? Is it the bug for MP1.1.1? If I can't enable EPG, how can I record TV?
Hi, I use MP1.02 for long time and now try to change to MP1.1 stable verison, System : WINXP SP3 CPOU ATOM 330 Display Nvida...
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thanks rekenaar that link lead me to this UserGuides/commandline_options - MediaPortal Manual Documentation which is what i was looking for :D shubich what does that do? when do you use it?
thanks rekenaar that link lead me to this UserGuides/commandline_options - MediaPortal Manual Documentation which is what i was...
I know there was a thread here that I saw a few months ago but I cant seem to find it. I basically want to be able to switch the...
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Hi, I am new to mediaportal, and I am trying to get my laptop to receive terrestial tv on my laptop. No matter what antenna I use mediaportal does not pick up any channels, analogue or digital. My card is AverMedia A306. I am from Bulgaria, I think this may be the problem. Is Bulgarian TV supported by mediaportal? Or...
Hi, I am new to mediaportal, and I am trying to get my laptop to receive terrestial tv on my laptop. No matter what antenna...
Hi, I am new to mediaportal, and I am trying to get my laptop to receive terrestial tv on my laptop. No matter what antenna...
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The drivers on that page my not work, I know the 801e drivers won't with Vista Media Center and TV Pack 2008. The best thing to do (and it notes this at the top of the page now which is something new) is to download the new version of PCTV Center that just came out and install it. After you get everything working in Media Portal then...
The drivers on that page my not work, I know the 801e drivers won't with Vista Media Center and TV Pack 2008. The best thing to do...
Hello, ive been a long time fan of mediaportal, but only recently have i gotten my remote working with other software. Without a...
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You will need some other hardware to run the media portal software. The network capability of your tv is most likely just the ability to play content from a dlna or upnp server/software such as windows mediaplayer. regards Mylle
You will need some other hardware to run the media portal software. The network capability of your tv is most likely just the...
I have a Sony TV that is networked, but it doesn't recognize my Mediaportal on my win XP (sp3) PC. Windows firewall is disabled...
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so as i have read in the my music video thread your problem is solved.;)
so as i have read in the my music video thread your problem is solved.;)
Newbie needs help Need help to resolve problem with music videos, when running the parsing test this works fine however when I...
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use moving pictures for movies, and my tv series for tv series.
use moving pictures for movies, and my tv series for tv series.
1) How are you all adding new videos? After you add a new video, do you re-scan the entire folder that contains your movie or are...
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I just installed MediaPortal, scanned for channels, enabled webepg, clicked the "grab now" button and got 0 channels ): I've attached tv.log, if that helps.
I just installed MediaPortal, scanned for channels, enabled webepg, clicked the "grab now" button and got 0 channels ): I've...
I just installed MediaPortal, scanned for channels, enabled webepg, clicked the "grab now" button and got 0 channels ): I've...
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I have this card (Diamond), it detects both Analog and ATSC. The analog portion is working, but when I search for ATSC, it finds nothing. It also is working in Windows Media Center. I've tired many versions of the software and still doesn't work. The forums seem to have many threads with this issues. Maybe we can finally figure this...
I have this card (Diamond), it detects both Analog and ATSC. The analog portion is working, but when I search for ATSC, it finds...
Does the ATI TV Wonder HD 650(PCI-Express 1x) work as a tuner with Media Portal? It's not on the supported devices list but I was...
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You can press "y" on your keyboard or "info" on your remote...
You can press "y" on your keyboard or "info" on your remote...
Is it possible to bring up the seekbar showing the duration of the video while playing, the one you see when pausing? Similar to...
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AW: A couple questions... Sorry, forgot that - yes, in TVServer you may setup the inbuilt plugin ComSkip which skips commercials.
AW: A couple questions... Sorry, forgot that - yes, in TVServer you may setup the inbuilt plugin ComSkip which skips commercials.
As dumb as this is, I'm testing MediaPortal for the first time in quite a few years and I noticed that there's a weather section in...
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MP1 MP2 MySQL 5.1 DE
Hi, the way I solve this issue by using the MP download only, when it download the MySQL. then I cancel it. then download the mysql-essential-5.1.35-win32.msi here Download MySQL 5.1.35 - Technical Details - FileHippo.com Then place it in: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\MediaPortal Installation and...
Hi, the way I solve this issue by using the MP download only, when it download the MySQL. then I cancel it. then download the...
I'm having trouble installing MP 1.1.0 "slow connection". Ive got everything but MySQL 5.1. I get it halfway downloaded and it...
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Hello there forum! This may be a 'stupid' question, but I'm gonna risk asking it anyways - in search of a clue - hahaha...so thanks in advance for your time and consideration. I am an extremely mobile person mostly for work. I plan to semi-retire so I can have an actual house/home-base sometime within the next 2 years - put down...
Hello there forum! This may be a 'stupid' question, but I'm gonna risk asking it anyways - in search of a clue - hahaha...so...
Hello there forum! This may be a 'stupid' question, but I'm gonna risk asking it anyways - in search of a clue - hahaha...so...
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MP1 MP2 how to load TV chanels?? (1 Viewer) DE
Hi! Have a look at TV-Server/Configuration - MediaPortal Manual Documentation ...here TV-Server/Configuration/TVServers/ScanDVBT - MediaPortal Manual Documentation and maybe TV-Server/Configuration/TVServers/ScanDVBS - MediaPortal Manual Documentation /tompa
Hi! Have a look at TV-Server/Configuration - MediaPortal Manual Documentation ...here TV-Server/Configuration/TVServers/ScanDVBT...
hi could someone tell me how to tune all my TV channels? TV server is on. Can´t find this option anywhere :( Also will be...
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MP1 MP2 Tuner input with STB (1 Viewer) DE
I'm afraid I never received an answer. It doesn't look like using multiple tuner inputs via RF channels is supported by MP. I went back to SageTV and was setup in less then 5 minutes. A feature to look forward to I guess. Ron
I'm afraid I never received an answer. It doesn't look like using multiple tuner inputs via RF channels is supported by MP. I...
It's been a while since I've been here (2 years) and I've been looking at MP as an alternative to my current solution, SageTV...
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Another question: Is it possible to make manual recording that is shorter than 30 minutes? The way it seems to work is that you set a starting time and channel followed by the duration of the recording, in increments of 30 mins, which to me is way too long.
Another question: Is it possible to make manual recording that is shorter than 30 minutes? The way it seems to work is that you set...
I've recently installed MP after half a decade with Windows Media Center and I have a couple questions: Is it possible to...
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