- April 15, 2007
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MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 Wide
Windows Version: XP SP3 MCE RU2
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 @3 GHz
HDD: Samsung HD154UI 1500GB
Memory: 3 GB DDR 400 DIMM
Motherboard: FIC P4M-915GD1-LF
Video Card: Club HD3450 256MB DDR2
Video Card Driver: ATI Radeon 3450 8.702 (Catalyst 9.8)
Sound Card: Realtek High Def. Audio
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5319
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-1300 MCE
1. TV Card Type: hybrid (only analog section in use)
1. TV Card Driver: 2.119.25023.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow / Cyberlink
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: MPC / Cyberlink
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Telezug (WWZ) Switzerland
HTPC Case: FSC Scaleo E (FIC Spectra)
Cooling: OEM
Power Supply: OEM
Remote: PDAwin.com TVRC 5.5
TV: InFocus TD40
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI
I have some minor peeves about the "Current Playlist" view:
1) The screenshots in this thread show an album cover on the left for the current track in the "Current Playlist", but I only show the default graphic (in Blue3 Wide). The album cover displays correctly in the "Now Playing" view, or even when I just move focus to the left menu. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that I use "folder.jpg" files for album covers in preference to embedding graphics in the tags. Still, if the corrrect "folder.jpg" graphic can be displayed in "Now Playing", why not in "Current Playlist".
2) I haven't found a way to tailor the display of individual items in the "Current Playlist" view. In other Music listings, I can determine which fields are displayed in which order by editing the "Sort". In "Current Playlist" view, the display seems to be fixed as "[artist - ][title]". Since I play a lot of classical music, in which both fields can be quite long, I would prefer to have "[title - ][artist]", so I don't have to wait for the scrolling to see the title.
3) It would be nice to have a progress bar indicator for the current track in "Current Playlist" similar to the one in "Now Playing". The semi-transparent time count is hard to see, and doesn't convey as much information. It looks as though there should be room for a progress bar on the left hand side, somewhere beow the graphic frame.
TIA for any tips!
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 Wide
Windows Version: XP SP3 MCE RU2
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 @3 GHz
HDD: Samsung HD154UI 1500GB
Memory: 3 GB DDR 400 DIMM
Motherboard: FIC P4M-915GD1-LF
Video Card: Club HD3450 256MB DDR2
Video Card Driver: ATI Radeon 3450 8.702 (Catalyst 9.8)
Sound Card: Realtek High Def. Audio
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5319
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-1300 MCE
1. TV Card Type: hybrid (only analog section in use)
1. TV Card Driver: 2.119.25023.0
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow / Cyberlink
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: MPC / Cyberlink
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Telezug (WWZ) Switzerland
HTPC Case: FSC Scaleo E (FIC Spectra)
Cooling: OEM
Power Supply: OEM
Remote: PDAwin.com TVRC 5.5
TV: InFocus TD40
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI
I have some minor peeves about the "Current Playlist" view:
1) The screenshots in this thread show an album cover on the left for the current track in the "Current Playlist", but I only show the default graphic (in Blue3 Wide). The album cover displays correctly in the "Now Playing" view, or even when I just move focus to the left menu. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that I use "folder.jpg" files for album covers in preference to embedding graphics in the tags. Still, if the corrrect "folder.jpg" graphic can be displayed in "Now Playing", why not in "Current Playlist".
2) I haven't found a way to tailor the display of individual items in the "Current Playlist" view. In other Music listings, I can determine which fields are displayed in which order by editing the "Sort". In "Current Playlist" view, the display seems to be fixed as "[artist - ][title]". Since I play a lot of classical music, in which both fields can be quite long, I would prefer to have "[title - ][artist]", so I don't have to wait for the scrolling to see the title.
3) It would be nice to have a progress bar indicator for the current track in "Current Playlist" similar to the one in "Now Playing". The semi-transparent time count is hard to see, and doesn't convey as much information. It looks as though there should be room for a progress bar on the left hand side, somewhere beow the graphic frame.
TIA for any tips!