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<blockquote data-quote="spockware" data-source="post: 19055"><p>I started with SageTV and I have since installed and configured MP and must say I like it better. I'll just mention my SageTV experiences and you figure out why I made the move!</p><p></p><p><u>My SageTV experience</u></p><p>Good: </p><p>Multiple tuners, networked streaming, client and recorder options, good #of tv tuner integrated, nice active forum with very helpful users</p><p></p><p>Bad: </p><p>1. Navigation of UI is terrible and hard to map to single step remote functions easily</p><p>2. Supports skins, but custom skin development is not open to public Hence, custom skins rely on a single developer to fix bugs and yes! there are tons of bugs. I did not find a single satisfactory skin EVEN close to MP's mce skin</p><p>3. Long product release cycles. They said 3.0 in spring, but just released public beta this summer.</p><p>4. Takes forever to change a channel</p><p>5. Setup screens are brutal, even 3.0. I prefer a regular Windows setup screen like MP and a more sexy UI for the media center screens separate.</p><p>6. Not very open to plugins. It has some, but they are no where near MCE and MP, which have very nice open frameworks for plugins.</p><p></p><p>Most of the GOOD listed above is already in MP. Also, I love Open Source. I am a Java architect and our current project is 90% OS! So, I trust in MP team to provide any missing links between SageTV and MP fast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spockware, post: 19055"] I started with SageTV and I have since installed and configured MP and must say I like it better. I'll just mention my SageTV experiences and you figure out why I made the move! [u]My SageTV experience[/u] Good: Multiple tuners, networked streaming, client and recorder options, good #of tv tuner integrated, nice active forum with very helpful users Bad: 1. Navigation of UI is terrible and hard to map to single step remote functions easily 2. Supports skins, but custom skin development is not open to public Hence, custom skins rely on a single developer to fix bugs and yes! there are tons of bugs. I did not find a single satisfactory skin EVEN close to MP's mce skin 3. Long product release cycles. They said 3.0 in spring, but just released public beta this summer. 4. Takes forever to change a channel 5. Setup screens are brutal, even 3.0. I prefer a regular Windows setup screen like MP and a more sexy UI for the media center screens separate. 6. Not very open to plugins. It has some, but they are no where near MCE and MP, which have very nice open frameworks for plugins. Most of the GOOD listed above is already in MP. Also, I love Open Source. I am a Java architect and our current project is 90% OS! So, I trust in MP team to provide any missing links between SageTV and MP fast. [/QUOTE]
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