A killer-application or MP-the-killer? (3 Viewers)

[seco]

Well, I think it tells something that team is already designing Mediaportal2 that is going to be build from scratch (according to rumors) even that there's no single stable release of MP out.

I don't want to complain, you're doing a great job. I know that MP is not the day job for developers, but neither it is a day job for us (end users) to test it all the time, give detailed bug reports and spend every evening trying to find out is the problem caused because of me or the software.

I think the biggest problem with current MP is that when something gets "fixed", it causes two more bugs in elsewhere. And yes, another thing that causes lots of problem is that people have different kind of hardware, software, setup and settings.

 

[infinite.loop]

I think the biggest problem with current MP is that when something gets "fixed", it causes two more bugs in elsewhere.

indeed. that happens also in every other application (but the end-user doesnt notice, because the testing is "closed" there).
but this is one of the problems we want to get rid of in MediaPortal 2 (as far as possible).
currently bugfixing is like playing mikado

 

[joostzilla]

Personally I thank god for MP.
I used MCE 2005 for 2 years on a dedicated system and had more problems than you could ever imagine.
MP runs smooth, with way better Digital TV quality. and a lot more fun to use and customize.

So a killer app.

Joost

 

[bounguine]

My advice to those that want MP NOW - put it away and use something else for another 6 months then come back to it. Try it out again, have a play, and if it appears to work, Great! But if it's not totally working, let the devs know and leave it alone.

Yes, yes and yes.
I did this.
I found TVedia to be a great and stable multimedian SW with a terrific GUI, lots of music and video features and 'clever' DB.
Of course, DVBViewer for DVB-S and 'native' Gotview prog for my analogue card.

 

[infinite.loop]

My advice to those that want MP NOW - put it away and use something else for another 6 months then come back to it. Try it out again, have a play, and if it appears to work, Great! But if it's not totally working, let the devs know and leave it alone.

Yes, yes and yes.
I did this.
I found TVedia to be a great and stable multimedian SW with a terrific GUI, lots of music and video features and 'clever' DB.
Of course, DVBViewer for DVB-S and 'native' Gotview prog for my analogue card.

are we advertising other HTPC applications here now or......

 

[bounguine]

are we advertising other HTPC applications here now or......

))
Never!
Just a way out to be calm here

 

[janbo]

I guess not running on a common uniform hardware platform always means that some people will not be able to use the product while others (like me) will be perfectly happy. I will not try to convince the "non-believers" if they are more successful with another app, but in return, please do not tell us that it is "just a crappy product" (without providing log files etc) because we are using it on a daily basis without problems.

 

[jburnette]

I have close to no problems with MediaPortal and when I do it's usually either skin or plugin related. I used GBPVR for a while and while it was pretty stable, it was also very limited in it's functionality and also, at least to my wife and I, somewhat ugly. It's also a commercially supported product that the author actually gets paid to write. MediaPortal is by far the most feature filled and "pretty" HTPC software available right now. If you look at skins like Xface, Revision, Spinsafe, Core, and foofooraw you'll be hard pressed to find anything close to their level of professionalism in ANY other software (MCE included).

I think a lot of the problems people have are their own fault but I understand how much easier it is on the ego to blame the software and not yourself. Everyones' setup is going to vary significantly and there's no way MediaPortal's developers can account for each and every different setup. I live in the US so my setup is far, far different than that of most of the developers. That considered, it works perfectly for me. If you're having problems, post a bugreport in the CORRECT forum. Do a little reading and research and try to figure out if what's happening to you is a known issue and if a workaround exists. It's NOT always the fault of the software, especially when you have installed 5 different codec packs.

 

[bounguine]

...please do not tell us that it is "just a crappy product" (without providing log files etc) because we are using it on a daily basis without problems.

I didn't try to say anything offensive. Look an the figures above and troubles described, please.
That's all.

Many people are happy using MP.
So, my congratulations! I'm absolutely serious. Happy you are!

The topic was about me and I didn't mean to talk about others or give an anti-advertising.
Yes, I got a lot of problems with MP. I sent logs.

But the problems are still there.

Some features, like GUI or MP3 scanning, work VERY slowly (other programs are flying like birds).
That's surprising.

Some features don't work correctly, like video playback.
I compared MP with other SW and gave you some results of testing.
And I was absolutely frank giving comparison.

Some features don't work at all, like TV - no audio/video, no way to use DB.

What was the purpose of my post?
Not even giving a piece of advice, although I have some experience in billing and card-processing project-management.

I just gave my point of view for developers about possible mistakes they could made.

Yes, I may be mistaken.
Of course, I may be mistaken theoretically.

But practically MP doesn't work for me.

Thank you.

 

[jcm]

Yes, I may be mistaken.
Of course, I may be mistaken theoretically.

But practically MP doesn't work for me.

Yes, you are mistaken. It doesn't work for you because you are (as it seems) incapable of configuring properly. There are still issues and it is pefectly normal for bleeding edge software, especially if it's opensource, but the problems you state here are either overexaggerated or simply not true if mediaportal is configured properly (which is why it works so much better for a lot of people).