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<blockquote data-quote="Darkbee" data-source="post: 673888" data-attributes="member: 107794">I finally got MediaPortal up and running last night but I didn't really have much time to test it.&nbsp; From what I did see of it, I like it!&nbsp; Once I get all the plugins set up that I want to use and connectivity to the NAS, and cover art and whatever else I think I'm gonna love it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; The best thing right now is that I can finally play all my DVDs from one player (different regions) and watch them all on TV instead of on the computer screen.&nbsp; Anyway, so far so good! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />My family has an uncanny ability to completely mess with things so I tend to err on the side of caution! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Yes, I'm thinking a real-time degragger is a bit overkill.&nbsp; I'll just set up JKDefrag to run periodically.&nbsp; That should do the trick.I'm not going to be using the browser much so I can live with IE (one less thing to install).&nbsp; I forgot about remote desktop stuff, although I'm probably going to go with Windows Remote Desktop, just because it's there already.&nbsp; For the codecs, I just installed SAF.&nbsp; From reading the forums here that seems to be the simplest solution for most users, is that generally true?Nice!&nbsp; The computer noise isn't a big of a deal as I thought either, especially if I crank the volume of the movie up! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; As long as I can have the computer in a low power state for the vast majority of the time it's not being used, I'm happy (and I can, so it's all good).I guess I'm a bit anal, it just sort of irks me a little bit that there's so much cr@p running on Windows by default that need not be running.&nbsp; However, without really tinkering too heavily the PC seems to be running just fine so we'll see how it goes.Thanks for your responses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darkbee, post: 673888, member: 107794"] I finally got MediaPortal up and running last night but I didn't really have much time to test it. From what I did see of it, I like it! Once I get all the plugins set up that I want to use and connectivity to the NAS, and cover art and whatever else I think I'm gonna love it! :) The best thing right now is that I can finally play all my DVDs from one player (different regions) and watch them all on TV instead of on the computer screen. Anyway, so far so good! :) My family has an uncanny ability to completely mess with things so I tend to err on the side of caution! ;) Yes, I'm thinking a real-time degragger is a bit overkill. I'll just set up JKDefrag to run periodically. That should do the trick. I'm not going to be using the browser much so I can live with IE (one less thing to install). I forgot about remote desktop stuff, although I'm probably going to go with Windows Remote Desktop, just because it's there already. For the codecs, I just installed SAF. From reading the forums here that seems to be the simplest solution for most users, is that generally true? Nice! The computer noise isn't a big of a deal as I thought either, especially if I crank the volume of the movie up! :D As long as I can have the computer in a low power state for the vast majority of the time it's not being used, I'm happy (and I can, so it's all good). I guess I'm a bit anal, it just sort of irks me a little bit that there's so much cr@p running on Windows by default that need not be running. However, without really tinkering too heavily the PC seems to be running just fine so we'll see how it goes. Thanks for your responses. [/QUOTE]

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