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<blockquote data-quote="WileECoyote" data-source="post: 702606" data-attributes="member: 83474">Hey Joz,I too am sorry your going. I tried XBMC a while back and was convinced it was superior to MP. It was quicker &amp; smoother (as you mentioned), and I was very happy with the progress they were making with the PVR plugin(s). BUT, I was missing some important parts of my HTPC, bitstreaming and my NetFlix. Although XBMC has a version that you can pick/swap codecs for bitstreaming, it didnt support the PVR plugins thus no PVR functionality (and it looks like it will be months before there will be a version that supports both.) As far as NetFlix is concerned, I was using PlayOn with uPnP and that was on/off success. It started off working well, but in the end the software is just not 100% ready.So I started wondering how I could bring the smoothness/quickness of XBMC to MP?&nbsp; I ended up dumping XBMC and started developing a skin (Confluence) that will hopefully bring it all together. I am trying to make the skin as light as possible to make it smooth and quick, but also have the same or similar look and feel as the XBMC Confluence skin. Its only in the early stages, but if you someday want to try MP again the skin might be an alternative.Take care!Wile E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WileECoyote, post: 702606, member: 83474"] Hey Joz, I too am sorry your going. I tried XBMC a while back and was convinced it was superior to MP. It was quicker & smoother (as you mentioned), and I was very happy with the progress they were making with the PVR plugin(s). BUT, I was missing some important parts of my HTPC, bitstreaming and my NetFlix. Although XBMC has a version that you can pick/swap codecs for bitstreaming, it didnt support the PVR plugins thus no PVR functionality (and it looks like it will be months before there will be a version that supports both.) As far as NetFlix is concerned, I was using PlayOn with uPnP and that was on/off success. It started off working well, but in the end the software is just not 100% ready. So I started wondering how I could bring the smoothness/quickness of XBMC to MP? I ended up dumping XBMC and started developing a skin (Confluence) that will hopefully bring it all together. I am trying to make the skin as light as possible to make it smooth and quick, but also have the same or similar look and feel as the XBMC Confluence skin. Its only in the early stages, but if you someday want to try MP again the skin might be an alternative. Take care! Wile E. [/QUOTE]

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