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<blockquote data-quote="dale_mac" data-source="post: 48567" data-attributes="member: 16071">Welcome to the wonderful world of Mediaportal.IMHO the most customisable front end you can get. Well worth the effort to set up right.I agree that setting up a remote is hard to do (If you don't have one of the supported remotes, that is). Probably because MP is very keyboard-centric.I'm using a PC-programmed remote through a Streamzap receiver to run Girder which controls MP. Now that was a fun setup!The only time I touch the keyboard is to back out to windows. I probably wouldn't need to, but my HTPC isn't connected to the net.If you want a nicer interface, try one of the extra skins available. I'm using the new Project Mayhem III. It's a little bit slower than the default skins, but I reckon it looks great.Recording can be a bit of a battle, but I think it's mainly because of the requirements of so many different tuner cards and not because of MP. It's usually a matter of finding the right combination of codecs for your particular card. Sometimes even the codecs that come with the card don't work right because they are designed only to work within their own software.I've now set up my system with a Compro hybrid card (I can only use the digital) and a Dvico dual card so I have three tuners. I can record two shows and watch another. Works great.Perseverance is the key and you'll find all the help you need here in the forum.Good luck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dale_mac, post: 48567, member: 16071"] Welcome to the wonderful world of Mediaportal. IMHO the most customisable front end you can get. Well worth the effort to set up right. I agree that setting up a remote is hard to do (If you don't have one of the supported remotes, that is). Probably because MP is very keyboard-centric. I'm using a PC-programmed remote through a Streamzap receiver to run Girder which controls MP. Now that was a fun setup! The only time I touch the keyboard is to back out to windows. I probably wouldn't need to, but my HTPC isn't connected to the net. If you want a nicer interface, try one of the extra skins available. I'm using the new Project Mayhem III. It's a little bit slower than the default skins, but I reckon it looks great. Recording can be a bit of a battle, but I think it's mainly because of the requirements of so many different tuner cards and not because of MP. It's usually a matter of finding the right combination of codecs for your particular card. Sometimes even the codecs that come with the card don't work right because they are designed only to work within their own software. I've now set up my system with a Compro hybrid card (I can only use the digital) and a Dvico dual card so I have three tuners. I can record two shows and watch another. Works great. Perseverance is the key and you'll find all the help you need here in the forum. Good luck. [/QUOTE]

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