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<blockquote data-quote="momo" data-source="post: 159713" data-attributes="member: 49153">THANKS to the mediaportal team for this phantastic software. It is just amazing what you can do with it. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Again thanks to the team.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="momo, post: 159713, member: 49153"] 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. [/QUOTE]

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