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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 770985" data-attributes="member: 27204"><p>Hi GreenJelly, sorry to hear you ran into problems. You should report any issue with <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my-films-164/" target="_blank">MyFilms</a> in its forum. Thread depends on which version of MP and MyFilms you are using. There is a new version (My Films 5) for MP 1.2.0 beta which supports several different movie catalogs including <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/My_Films/External_Catalogs/My_Movies" target="_blank">MyMovies</a>. So you can continue to use your MyMovies database in MediaPortal if you wish.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like a trip to the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support" target="_blank">Support Section</a> in our Wiki might be helpful. (It's free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) In particular, I noticed you have not yet entered your <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/3_Forums/1_System_Specs" target="_blank">System Specs</a> which is really essential info for anyone trying to help you out.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>ABOUT WMC vs MP</strong></span></p><p></p><p>@Happy Talk - really sorry to hear your frustrations. I know you have been an avid MP user/supporter for a long time. However, thank you for creating this thread. I am always trying to find good comparisons between WMC and MP and several people have posted some interesting comments in this thread already. A lot of people post about XBMC vs MP, but in my view WMC is a much better comparison because of the TV and PVR support.</p><p></p><p>In addition to what other users have reported here, I try to keep track of, and gather, comments from users who 'trade up' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> from WMC to MP. Here are some I have seen from users/reviews/forum posts:</p><p></p><p><strong>Comments about MP</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's free. You don't need a special version of Windows to get WMC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's fully customizable - you can tweak it, skin it, develop it as much as you want</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">flexibility - MP does not care HOW the pieces of the puzzle fit... just as long as they fit </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can do 'everything' in one app - from Live TV to X10 (Home Automation) to Android streaming.... etc</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MP is like having XBMC PLUS "<strong>Live TV on Steroids</strong>" - MP is the only media center that lets you have a true TV-Server that "serves" the clients TV, not just getting it on its own (e.g. via a thumb drive present on each client, with its own antenna/cable hookup) so you don't have to pay extra TV Cable costs for each client</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can record, you can stream, you can fully customize/tweak it, even change the coding to your liking</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MP supports a huge variety of TV Cards, you can have many cards and mix and match 'types'. You can record multiple programs and watch at the same time, and it has great menu options</li> </ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setup, especially for advanced options/customization is not always easy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lockups, especially with Live TV using XP - if MP is installed on a system by someone who understands codecs... then everything is okay. But when someone tries to put it on the main desktop that has, WMC, Roxio, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, QuickTime/iTunes, etc then codec hell arises and crashes ensue. If you install MP on a fresh install of Win 7/Vista... it is usually pretty stable, even if you install on a Clean XP system with the correct add-ons for MP</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">networking local content and shared databases is not that easy/good and Server versions of Windows are not officially supported</li> </ul><p><strong>Comments about WMC</strong> (of course I don't have as many of these as I am usually hearing from MP users)</p><p></p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setup rocks - it is straightforward and easy to use. You can get up and running in no time, especially for Live TV with EPG data</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">very stable</li> </ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">not good filtering, scraping, or database... </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">it is not open source... cant skin it, cant make it better or anything</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">try getting Comskip working in WMC! no luck</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">M$ has too much control over what you can/can't do</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Menu options suck</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">User Interface is not that intuitive as MP</li> </ul><p>Of course, these are only subjective comments from a variety of different users. Not my words!</p><p></p><p>I think the bottom line is that the software needs to fit your needs, so different people will always prefer one software over another.</p><p></p><p>However, I think this thread also makes it very clear we need to provide better instructions how to setup MP 'nicely' to avoid such problems. Who the hell is in charge of the Documentation anyways! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 770985, member: 27204"] Hi GreenJelly, sorry to hear you ran into problems. You should report any issue with [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my-films-164/"]MyFilms[/URL] in its forum. Thread depends on which version of MP and MyFilms you are using. There is a new version (My Films 5) for MP 1.2.0 beta which supports several different movie catalogs including [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/My_Films/External_Catalogs/My_Movies"]MyMovies[/URL]. So you can continue to use your MyMovies database in MediaPortal if you wish. It sounds like a trip to the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support"]Support Section[/URL] in our Wiki might be helpful. (It's free ;)) In particular, I noticed you have not yet entered your [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/3_Forums/1_System_Specs"]System Specs[/URL] which is really essential info for anyone trying to help you out. [SIZE="4"][B]ABOUT WMC vs MP[/B][/SIZE] @Happy Talk - really sorry to hear your frustrations. I know you have been an avid MP user/supporter for a long time. However, thank you for creating this thread. I am always trying to find good comparisons between WMC and MP and several people have posted some interesting comments in this thread already. A lot of people post about XBMC vs MP, but in my view WMC is a much better comparison because of the TV and PVR support. In addition to what other users have reported here, I try to keep track of, and gather, comments from users who 'trade up' ;) from WMC to MP. Here are some I have seen from users/reviews/forum posts: [B]Comments about MP[/B] [B]Pros:[/B] [LIST] [*]It's free. You don't need a special version of Windows to get WMC [*]It's fully customizable - you can tweak it, skin it, develop it as much as you want [*]flexibility - MP does not care HOW the pieces of the puzzle fit... just as long as they fit [*]You can do 'everything' in one app - from Live TV to X10 (Home Automation) to Android streaming.... etc [*]MP is like having XBMC PLUS "[B]Live TV on Steroids[/B]" - MP is the only media center that lets you have a true TV-Server that "serves" the clients TV, not just getting it on its own (e.g. via a thumb drive present on each client, with its own antenna/cable hookup) so you don't have to pay extra TV Cable costs for each client [*]You can record, you can stream, you can fully customize/tweak it, even change the coding to your liking [*]MP supports a huge variety of TV Cards, you can have many cards and mix and match 'types'. You can record multiple programs and watch at the same time, and it has great menu options [/LIST] [B]Cons:[/B] [LIST] [*]Setup, especially for advanced options/customization is not always easy [*]Lockups, especially with Live TV using XP - if MP is installed on a system by someone who understands codecs... then everything is okay. But when someone tries to put it on the main desktop that has, WMC, Roxio, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, QuickTime/iTunes, etc then codec hell arises and crashes ensue. If you install MP on a fresh install of Win 7/Vista... it is usually pretty stable, even if you install on a Clean XP system with the correct add-ons for MP [*]networking local content and shared databases is not that easy/good and Server versions of Windows are not officially supported [/LIST] [B]Comments about WMC[/B] (of course I don't have as many of these as I am usually hearing from MP users) [B]Pros:[/B] [LIST] [*]Setup rocks - it is straightforward and easy to use. You can get up and running in no time, especially for Live TV with EPG data [*]very stable [/LIST] [B]Cons:[/B] [LIST] [*]not good filtering, scraping, or database... [*]it is not open source... cant skin it, cant make it better or anything [*]try getting Comskip working in WMC! no luck [*]M$ has too much control over what you can/can't do [*]Menu options suck [*]User Interface is not that intuitive as MP [/LIST] Of course, these are only subjective comments from a variety of different users. Not my words! I think the bottom line is that the software needs to fit your needs, so different people will always prefer one software over another. However, I think this thread also makes it very clear we need to provide better instructions how to setup MP 'nicely' to avoid such problems. Who the hell is in charge of the Documentation anyways! :P [/QUOTE]
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