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<blockquote data-quote="Mickie" data-source="post: 59196" data-attributes="member: 17411">Well I have decided to give up on MediaPortal because I really don't like the way that entries have to be added to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file in order to support a card. There are various reasons for this:-1. When new drivers are released then the card will no longer work requiring possible modifications to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file.2. Why can't MediaPortal developoers just access WDM drivers like PowerCinema, iMedian and Showshifter with a lot of success. The excuse they have about instability does not hold water when others (especially iMedian) has achieved this flawlessly and furthermore the others will support future driver releases and future TV card releases WITHOUT messing around with configuration files.3. Newly released TV analog TV cards will not work and again requires modification to the files. It is an absolute pain in the neck.4. Just see how many problems users have encountered with MediaPortal (Can't Create Graph, No Signal Detected, etc) compared to the forums of other PVR software. MediaPortal has very good potential but I have waited too long and I have since bought the first class iMedian for analog TV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mickie, post: 59196, member: 17411"] Well I have decided to give up on MediaPortal because I really don't like the way that entries have to be added to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file in order to support a card. There are various reasons for this:- 1. When new drivers are released then the card will no longer work requiring possible modifications to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml file. 2. Why can't MediaPortal developoers just access WDM drivers like PowerCinema, iMedian and Showshifter with a lot of success. The excuse they have about instability does not hold water when others (especially iMedian) has achieved this flawlessly and furthermore the others will support future driver releases and future TV card releases WITHOUT messing around with configuration files. 3. Newly released TV analog TV cards will not work and again requires modification to the files. It is an absolute pain in the neck. 4. Just see how many problems users have encountered with MediaPortal (Can't Create Graph, No Signal Detected, etc) compared to the forums of other PVR software. MediaPortal has very good potential but I have waited too long and I have since bought the first class iMedian for analog TV. [/QUOTE]

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