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<blockquote data-quote="dir" data-source="post: 502944" data-attributes="member: 24485"><p>When I first installed MP 18 months ago or so, someone advised me to try using ForTheRecord to handle the EPG, scheduling, recording of TV etc. So I installed it and use it as a regular, integrated part of MediaPortal.</p><p></p><p>I noticed however that a couple of days ago, the guys over at FTR made a post regarding the future of FTR and it seems clear that they want to be able to develop a more commercial, independent application suite. They stressed that this doesn't mean it won't work within MP or other applications, but they wanted to be more removed from the dependence between FTR and apps like MP. At least, that's my interpretation.</p><p></p><p>They also said they started early conceptual development of a complete suite but realised it was too big an elephant to try, so they scaled it back and are working on something else. </p><p></p><p>That's all great but it got me wondering about my current dependence on FTR within MP, and THAT got me wondering why I'm using FTR at all. Perhaps MP already can do the very simple things I want to do for TV:</p><p>Watch TV Channels</p><p>Change TV Channels</p><p>Use an EPG (I get my xmltv feed independent of FTR and MP and import it weekly)</p><p>Select shows and record an episode</p><p>Record all occurrences of a TV show.</p><p></p><p>That's it. I know FTR can do a whole bunch more but I don't use any of that functionality.</p><p></p><p>So it's possible that MP can already do this within MP and the TV server/client, but I may have never realized it before.</p><p></p><p>Can someone tell me if I need to use something like FTR (or similar, external app) to be able to do the things listed, or can they all be done from within MP without requiring something like FTR?</p><p></p><p>Also, being a fairly commercial, capitalist person, I realize that ultimately something like FTR is likely to become a commercial enterprise, and may one day not be as freely integrable into MP as it currently is. If MP is dependent on FTR to provide missing functionality, is there any thought by the developers about how to deal with not having FTR available in the future?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dir, post: 502944, member: 24485"] When I first installed MP 18 months ago or so, someone advised me to try using ForTheRecord to handle the EPG, scheduling, recording of TV etc. So I installed it and use it as a regular, integrated part of MediaPortal. I noticed however that a couple of days ago, the guys over at FTR made a post regarding the future of FTR and it seems clear that they want to be able to develop a more commercial, independent application suite. They stressed that this doesn't mean it won't work within MP or other applications, but they wanted to be more removed from the dependence between FTR and apps like MP. At least, that's my interpretation. They also said they started early conceptual development of a complete suite but realised it was too big an elephant to try, so they scaled it back and are working on something else. That's all great but it got me wondering about my current dependence on FTR within MP, and THAT got me wondering why I'm using FTR at all. Perhaps MP already can do the very simple things I want to do for TV: Watch TV Channels Change TV Channels Use an EPG (I get my xmltv feed independent of FTR and MP and import it weekly) Select shows and record an episode Record all occurrences of a TV show. That's it. I know FTR can do a whole bunch more but I don't use any of that functionality. So it's possible that MP can already do this within MP and the TV server/client, but I may have never realized it before. Can someone tell me if I need to use something like FTR (or similar, external app) to be able to do the things listed, or can they all be done from within MP without requiring something like FTR? Also, being a fairly commercial, capitalist person, I realize that ultimately something like FTR is likely to become a commercial enterprise, and may one day not be as freely integrable into MP as it currently is. If MP is dependent on FTR to provide missing functionality, is there any thought by the developers about how to deal with not having FTR available in the future? [/QUOTE]
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