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<blockquote data-quote="mPod" data-source="post: 35866" data-attributes="member: 11199">Well, those are 2 different approaches, I guess. We want out of the box support, so you install the driver and start MediaPortal. You can then lean back on your coach and start right away.If we'd do it your way, we'd do it the Girder way (no matter how we communicate with MP in that case). And this needs intense customization by the user. Not that handy for an HTPC application that should run right out of the box.That's why we tied the mapper so close to the core. But anyway, I made it pretty simple, so only a little &quot;bridge&quot; DLL would be needed (that's being loaded on demand on MP start, with a defined interface). So no big deal for a developer, no matter if you're familar with MediaPortal or not.I don't wanna bring your idea down, the basics are great. But I'm not sure if that is the correct approach for such an HTPC application. Of course, this is my personal opinion. Others (Bastler?) might think different, and would like to see such an extension. That's why it's Open Source.&nbsp; :wink:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mPod, post: 35866, member: 11199"] Well, those are 2 different approaches, I guess. We want out of the box support, so you install the driver and start MediaPortal. You can then lean back on your coach and start right away. If we'd do it your way, we'd do it the Girder way (no matter how we communicate with MP in that case). And this needs intense customization by the user. Not that handy for an HTPC application that should run right out of the box. That's why we tied the mapper so close to the core. But anyway, I made it pretty simple, so only a little "bridge" DLL would be needed (that's being loaded on demand on MP start, with a defined interface). So no big deal for a developer, no matter if you're familar with MediaPortal or not. I don't wanna bring your idea down, the basics are great. But I'm not sure if that is the correct approach for such an HTPC application. Of course, this is my personal opinion. Others (Bastler?) might think different, and would like to see such an extension. That's why it's Open Source. :wink: [/QUOTE]

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