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<blockquote data-quote="iancalderban" data-source="post: 412447" data-attributes="member: 85629">I'm afraid I completely disagree with this as a general statement. Have you ever tried to configure vista media centre with 1000+ satellite channels (fiji tv pack) using the VMC front end? It takes about a week! That is one of the main reasons I switched to MP from VMC - the separate config app for the difficult stuff.there are certain basic / frequently adjusted items that belong in the 10foot UI for a media center app, and on the other hand there are certain complex / infrequently adjusted items that definately are best done with a keyboard and mouse at 2 foot from a monitor. Adding plugins, configuring tv channels, are all firmly in the latter camp.MP has some settings changeable in the UI already. There are probably one or two things that would be nice to change from the MP UI, that aren't currently there. So I'd say, specific requests would make more sense and be more likely to get developer attention. Lipsync delay would be my top one (whilst a prog is playing) although that isn't even an MP feature at all today..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />@funkstar - you can rdp to your HTPC from your laptop to run mediaportal config already? thats what I do, it works well (of course MP has to be closed to do it, but thats no great hardship).cheersIan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iancalderban, post: 412447, member: 85629"] I'm afraid I completely disagree with this as a general statement. Have you ever tried to configure vista media centre with 1000+ satellite channels (fiji tv pack) using the VMC front end? It takes about a week! That is one of the main reasons I switched to MP from VMC - the separate config app for the difficult stuff. there are certain basic / frequently adjusted items that belong in the 10foot UI for a media center app, and on the other hand there are certain complex / infrequently adjusted items that definately are best done with a keyboard and mouse at 2 foot from a monitor. Adding plugins, configuring tv channels, are all firmly in the latter camp. MP has some settings changeable in the UI already. There are probably one or two things that would be nice to change from the MP UI, that aren't currently there. So I'd say, specific requests would make more sense and be more likely to get developer attention. Lipsync delay would be my top one (whilst a prog is playing) although that isn't even an MP feature at all today..:( @funkstar - you can rdp to your HTPC from your laptop to run mediaportal config already? thats what I do, it works well (of course MP has to be closed to do it, but thats no great hardship). cheers Ian [/QUOTE]

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