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Hi guys,

I think I'm searching now around two years for the "perfect" mediacenter software. On essential point for being perfect is that I can pick and choose my music without switching one the TV. After some experiments with a small secondary TFT display I came to the point that it makes more sense to use a display or device that is already available. So in my opinion using a PDA or a mobile is the best solution for that.
So the question was what do I need to be displayed on this remote. In my opinion that are the central features:
- Playlist
- Actual playing
- Coverart
So I began the search for a Mediacenter with this capabilities:
- XP and VISTA MCE with NetRemote can
- LinuxMCE does
- Xlobby comes with a great PDA remote interface
- ITunes can be controlled with Salling Clicker in a great way
- Media Portal does not have any stable solution for this
Honestly besides these requirements Media portal is unbeaten - it has a great TV engine and a great range of features and plug-ins. It is nearly possible to configure everything with MediaPortal but its a shame that there is no equal functionality. If anyone has a glue to achieve this goal I would greatly appreciate this efforts!

Thanks!

<blockquote data-quote="ManOnMoon" data-source="post: 180979" data-attributes="member: 23182">Hi guys,I think I'm searching now around two years for the &quot;perfect&quot; mediacenter software. On essential point for being perfect is that I can pick and choose my music without switching one the TV. After some experiments with a small secondary TFT display I came to the point that it makes more sense to use a display or device that is already available. So in my opinion using a PDA or a mobile is the best solution for that.So the question was what do I need to be displayed on this remote. In my opinion that are the central features:- Playlist- Actual playing- CoverartSo I began the search for a Mediacenter with this capabilities:- XP and VISTA MCE with NetRemote can- LinuxMCE does- Xlobby comes with a great PDA remote interface- ITunes can be controlled with Salling Clicker in a great way- Media Portal does not have any stable solution for thisHonestly besides these requirements Media portal is unbeaten - it has a great TV engine and a great range of features and plug-ins. It is nearly possible to configure everything with MediaPortal but its a shame that there is no equal functionality. If anyone has a glue to achieve this goal I would greatly appreciate this efforts!Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ManOnMoon, post: 180979, member: 23182"] Hi guys, I think I'm searching now around two years for the "perfect" mediacenter software. On essential point for being perfect is that I can pick and choose my music without switching one the TV. After some experiments with a small secondary TFT display I came to the point that it makes more sense to use a display or device that is already available. So in my opinion using a PDA or a mobile is the best solution for that. So the question was what do I need to be displayed on this remote. In my opinion that are the central features: - Playlist - Actual playing - Coverart So I began the search for a Mediacenter with this capabilities: - XP and VISTA MCE with NetRemote can - LinuxMCE does - Xlobby comes with a great PDA remote interface - ITunes can be controlled with Salling Clicker in a great way - Media Portal does not have any stable solution for this Honestly besides these requirements Media portal is unbeaten - it has a great TV engine and a great range of features and plug-ins. It is nearly possible to configure everything with MediaPortal but its a shame that there is no equal functionality. If anyone has a glue to achieve this goal I would greatly appreciate this efforts! Thanks! [/QUOTE]