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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1278678" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>You will need to install it and try it for yourself. No two people want the same thing from mediacenter applications, and what one person finds very suitable, another may find to be cumbersome and inconvenient to use.</p><p></p><p>An alternative might be the "NextPvr" application. I have never installed it, but from the screen shots on its web site, it looks to have similar features to MP. It is also free for personal use. Look at its forum to get a feel for the frequency and types of problems that "NextPvr" users encounter.</p><p></p><p>There is a Wikipedia page that compares many mediacenter applications. I have it bookmarked somewhere, but I now have so many bookmarks I can never find anything, so you will have to find that web page for yourself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In the UK we are blessed with a terrestrial TV system that includes a 7-day EPG as part of the TV datastream. But I think that the USA does not do this?</p><p></p><p>The recommendation for WMC users is to pay for a "Schedules Direct" subscription, and use the "EPG123" tool to import the downloaded xml file into WMC. This combination is very highly regarded on the Green Button web site. If you still have Windows 7 available, you might consider re-installing it and using WMC with "Schedules Direct" and "EPG123".</p><p></p><p>"Schedules Direct" can also be used with MP's "TV Server" -- there is a plugin for it. However, the only user who tried it recently could not get it to work. I suspect that he was a computer novice, and was making some fundamental mistake that it was not possible to diagnose over the internet.</p><p></p><p>The final possibilities would be to buy or rent the DVR available from your TV provider, or buy or rent a Tivo (if that is supported in your area).</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1278678, member: 141969"] You will need to install it and try it for yourself. No two people want the same thing from mediacenter applications, and what one person finds very suitable, another may find to be cumbersome and inconvenient to use. An alternative might be the "NextPvr" application. I have never installed it, but from the screen shots on its web site, it looks to have similar features to MP. It is also free for personal use. Look at its forum to get a feel for the frequency and types of problems that "NextPvr" users encounter. There is a Wikipedia page that compares many mediacenter applications. I have it bookmarked somewhere, but I now have so many bookmarks I can never find anything, so you will have to find that web page for yourself. In the UK we are blessed with a terrestrial TV system that includes a 7-day EPG as part of the TV datastream. But I think that the USA does not do this? The recommendation for WMC users is to pay for a "Schedules Direct" subscription, and use the "EPG123" tool to import the downloaded xml file into WMC. This combination is very highly regarded on the Green Button web site. If you still have Windows 7 available, you might consider re-installing it and using WMC with "Schedules Direct" and "EPG123". "Schedules Direct" can also be used with MP's "TV Server" -- there is a plugin for it. However, the only user who tried it recently could not get it to work. I suspect that he was a computer novice, and was making some fundamental mistake that it was not possible to diagnose over the internet. The final possibilities would be to buy or rent the DVR available from your TV provider, or buy or rent a Tivo (if that is supported in your area). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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