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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1141008" data-attributes="member: 141969">Although MP and WMC cannot share tuners, it is possible to set up MP and WMC to use different tuners.&nbsp; In that way, they could actually record TV concurrently. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />The downside is that you would need to perform the setup procedure for WMC, during which you would select fewer tuners than you did previously.&nbsp; The problem is that you would lose your existing series record reservations in WMC, and so would need to set them up again. In addition, WMC would not recognise the new series record requests as belonging to the same series as the previous series record requests, so WMC would record again all of the episodes that you have already recorded. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Finally, there would be difficulties using the remote control.&nbsp; To use the Green Button to start MP, you need to disable WMC services, so WMC would no longer run (and so would not record anything).&nbsp; If you left the WMC services enabled, you could not start MP using the remote (you would need to use a keyboard or mouse, I think). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Being able to run MP and WMC concurrently is a very good idea, because you cannot tell whether MP will be a suitable match for your requirements other than by using it seriously for 2-3 weeks.&nbsp; But the problems above suggest that you should do this using two separate HTPCs.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1141008, member: 141969"] Although MP and WMC cannot share tuners, it is possible to set up MP and WMC to use [I]different tuners[/I]. In that way, they could actually record TV concurrently. :) The downside is that you would need to perform the setup procedure for WMC, during which you would select fewer tuners than you did previously. The problem is that you would lose your existing series record reservations in WMC, and so would need to set them up again. In addition, WMC would not recognise the new series record requests as belonging to the same series as the previous series record requests, so WMC would record again all of the episodes that you have already recorded. :( Finally, there would be difficulties using the remote control. To use the Green Button to start MP, you need to disable WMC services, so WMC would no longer run (and so would not record anything). If you left the WMC services enabled, you could not start MP using the remote (you would need to use a keyboard or mouse, I think). :( Being able to run MP and WMC concurrently is a very good idea, because you cannot tell whether MP will be a suitable match for your requirements other than by using it seriously for 2-3 weeks. But the problems above suggest that you should do this [I]using two separate HTPCs[/I]. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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