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<blockquote data-quote="Cybertex" data-source="post: 185535" data-attributes="member: 54703">Hello, this is my experience (and situation):First, I tried only MediaPortal (didn't want to bother about SQLServer and other services running...). Soon I realized I've to leave MP always opened in background in order to record TV shows (my PC is on 24h/24h, no standby). After a few days always running, MediaPortal.exe becomes a resource hog. I switched to TV3, just to try it. A bit of trouble in the beginning, thus the setup was (is) simple. A bit of problem with WebEPG (now is ok) and stability. But now TV3 is much more stable, I'm able to find more channels (DVB-T) than MediaPortal (dunno why), setup is straightforward, and SQLServer Express + TVService memory and CPU usages are less than MediaPortal.exe always on (I think MediaPortal is not designed to work &quot;always on&quot;, but TV3 does).So, TV3+MediaPortal, also in Single Seat, is a good solution for me. TV3 always on is a good solutions to schedule and record; MediaPortal now can be opened or closed whenever needed (of course, also during recording... No interference with TV3)...Just my experience <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&lt;edited&gt;I'm running WinXP Pro SP2, SQLServer Express, TV3 and MediaPortal latest SVN.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cybertex, post: 185535, member: 54703"] Hello, this is my experience (and situation): First, I tried only MediaPortal (didn't want to bother about SQLServer and other services running...). Soon I realized I've to leave MP always opened in background in order to record TV shows (my PC is on 24h/24h, no standby). After a few days always running, MediaPortal.exe becomes a resource hog. I switched to TV3, just to try it. A bit of trouble in the beginning, thus the setup was (is) simple. A bit of problem with WebEPG (now is ok) and stability. But now TV3 is much more stable, I'm able to find more channels (DVB-T) than MediaPortal (dunno why), setup is straightforward, and SQLServer Express + TVService memory and CPU usages are less than MediaPortal.exe always on (I think MediaPortal is not designed to work "always on", but TV3 does). So, TV3+MediaPortal, also in Single Seat, is a good solution for me. TV3 always on is a good solutions to schedule and record; MediaPortal now can be opened or closed whenever needed (of course, also during recording... No interference with TV3)... Just my experience ;) <edited> I'm running WinXP Pro SP2, SQLServer Express, TV3 and MediaPortal latest SVN. [/QUOTE]

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