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<blockquote data-quote="Liquidtouch" data-source="post: 344152" data-attributes="member: 47063">I think all anyone can say is try all the apps your interested in. Ripping your DVD's to a hard drive and your chosen HTPC Frontend do not have to be done together. If you rip your dvds into any standard container (AVI, MKV, etc) any good front end (Media Portal, Myth TV etc) should be able to play them. Once you have all your movies ripped you can easily import them and try as many HTPC software solutions as you like without having to &quot;start over&quot;.My personal fav is MP. I have tried or demoed Myth TV, Windows MCE, Got All Media, Snapstream, Meedio. Media Portal in my opinion had the right mix of &quot;ease of install&quot; with &quot;spit n' polish&quot; (and that was almost 2 years ago, its come a long way since)TV, DVD and MP3 integration and playback is not only all possible but its only the tip of the iceberg.You can also integrate, Digital Pictures, Radio, Streaming Radio, Weather, RSS News Feeds, etc etc. Cover Art and Descriptions for movies are imported via IMDB. This can be done manually using a remote and a front end and can also be configured from the setup screen to scan and import entire folders of movies.Jeffrey</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Liquidtouch, post: 344152, member: 47063"] I think all anyone can say is try all the apps your interested in. Ripping your DVD's to a hard drive and your chosen HTPC Frontend do not have to be done together. If you rip your dvds into any standard container (AVI, MKV, etc) any good front end (Media Portal, Myth TV etc) should be able to play them. Once you have all your movies ripped you can easily import them and try as many HTPC software solutions as you like without having to "start over". My personal fav is MP. I have tried or demoed Myth TV, Windows MCE, Got All Media, Snapstream, Meedio. Media Portal in my opinion had the right mix of "ease of install" with "spit n' polish" (and that was almost 2 years ago, its come a long way since) TV, DVD and MP3 integration and playback is not only all possible but its only the tip of the iceberg. You can also integrate, Digital Pictures, Radio, Streaming Radio, Weather, RSS News Feeds, etc etc. Cover Art and Descriptions for movies are imported via IMDB. This can be done manually using a remote and a front end and can also be configured from the setup screen to scan and import entire folders of movies. Jeffrey [/QUOTE]

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