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TV-Server/HowItWorks - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation
Might give you the best overview.
TV-Server/overview - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation
And this will tell you the difference between the two TV recording engines.
Might give you the best overview.
TV-Server/overview - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation
And this will tell you the difference between the two TV recording engines.
With the inbuilt TVEngine yes you can watch\record if it supports your TV card, but there is no official support for this, as everything goes into improving TVServer, which is the way forward.
Hi sddt
TV Server can be used in place of the built in TV Engine in MediaPortal. As you still use MediaPortal as the front end all the other functions in MediaPortal stay the same (videos, music etc).
It can be installed either to provide TV to multiple MediaPortal (or other) clients, or to act as the TV engine on a single PC with MediaPortal also installed on it (single seat role).
Because of these two roles, if you use TV Server there is a separate configuration program for the TV functions. The bulk of the TV configuration is removed from MediaPortal when the client plugin is installed leaving just those parts that control viewing (codecs, zoom modes, teletext etc).
If you want HD TV then you will need TV Server. Also any new developments (such as the Freesat and Sky EPG grabbers) are being developed for TV Server. It is unlikely that there will be any further development of the TV Engine built into MediaPortal and it may be dropped altogether for MediaPortal 2 (although MediaPortal 2 is still quite a way off).
If you are using the new versions of MediaPortal such as RC3 then the install wizard will install TV Server, MediaPortal and the client plugin depending on the options you select. There is quite a bit of configuration in TV Server (which is mostly documented in the Wiki) but this is the price you pay to cover as many combinations of hardware and broadcast standards that you can.
Mew
TV Server can be used in place of the built in TV Engine in MediaPortal. As you still use MediaPortal as the front end all the other functions in MediaPortal stay the same (videos, music etc).
It can be installed either to provide TV to multiple MediaPortal (or other) clients, or to act as the TV engine on a single PC with MediaPortal also installed on it (single seat role).
Because of these two roles, if you use TV Server there is a separate configuration program for the TV functions. The bulk of the TV configuration is removed from MediaPortal when the client plugin is installed leaving just those parts that control viewing (codecs, zoom modes, teletext etc).
If you want HD TV then you will need TV Server. Also any new developments (such as the Freesat and Sky EPG grabbers) are being developed for TV Server. It is unlikely that there will be any further development of the TV Engine built into MediaPortal and it may be dropped altogether for MediaPortal 2 (although MediaPortal 2 is still quite a way off).
If you are using the new versions of MediaPortal such as RC3 then the install wizard will install TV Server, MediaPortal and the client plugin depending on the options you select. There is quite a bit of configuration in TV Server (which is mostly documented in the Wiki) but this is the price you pay to cover as many combinations of hardware and broadcast standards that you can.
Mew
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