Germany
THANKS to the mediaportal team for this phantastic software. It is just amazing what you can do with it.
I installed 0.2.3.0 RC1 a week ago.
Here is my top-level feedback:
1. It took me some time to understand the top-level mediaportal architecture. That in turn was necessary to understand what and how to install it (tv-engine, mediaportal, tv-engine plug-in). The installation video was a great help, but for me a top-level architecture picture would have been even more useful.
2. I found then that now with the RC1, the installation is much easier (and safer) than shown in the wiki and in the video: you don't need to install the latest svn build. I think this is very useful for new users to know.
3. The other hurdle in installation (on Vista) was the admin rights problem for tv-engine (setup failing). I found the solution in the forum.
4. As I said, the software is amazing. I can watch, pause and record TV from any PC in my home. Even multiple channels (on one transponder) with only one TV card. Thousends of other features I don't want to start describing.
5. Of course, it is still a beta software. A long way to go to 1.0.
I hope I will be able to contribute a little, at least by bug reports, over time.
Again thanks to the team.
I installed 0.2.3.0 RC1 a week ago.
Here is my top-level feedback:
1. It took me some time to understand the top-level mediaportal architecture. That in turn was necessary to understand what and how to install it (tv-engine, mediaportal, tv-engine plug-in). The installation video was a great help, but for me a top-level architecture picture would have been even more useful.
2. I found then that now with the RC1, the installation is much easier (and safer) than shown in the wiki and in the video: you don't need to install the latest svn build. I think this is very useful for new users to know.
3. The other hurdle in installation (on Vista) was the admin rights problem for tv-engine (setup failing). I found the solution in the forum.
4. As I said, the software is amazing. I can watch, pause and record TV from any PC in my home. Even multiple channels (on one transponder) with only one TV card. Thousends of other features I don't want to start describing.
5. Of course, it is still a beta software. A long way to go to 1.0.
I hope I will be able to contribute a little, at least by bug reports, over time.
Again thanks to the team.