sounds a bit like the iOS vs. Android discussions with xbmc being iOS and MP as androidConclusion; If you want a "simple", stable and fast program that is nice and working great out of the box, and you are limited in time to gef the best out of your HTPC; choose xbmc!
In all other cases; MEDIAPORTAL!! (also for (better) tv support..)
sounds a bit like the iOS vs. Android discussions with xbmc being iOS and MP as androidConclusion; If you want a "simple", stable and fast program that is nice and working great out of the box, and you are limited in time to gef the best out of your HTPC; choose xbmc!
In all other cases; MEDIAPORTAL!! (also for (better) tv support..)
Regarding stability: The last "stable" release on Windows of XBMC is just a pain in the ass. I never had that much problems with XBMC before.
What do you mean with "more stable than MP"?
MP really never crashes to Desktop in my setup(s). Maybe I have just installed the right plugins.