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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ixian" data-source="post: 637106" data-attributes="member: 54932">Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now SupportUPNP/DNLA has been talked about for years, but I think it's a pretty safe bet we aren't going to see it in MePo until version 2, which is probably a couple years away at least.I used to use XBMC, for years. I had it on a modded Xbox around 2004-2005 and it went from there - it's only in the last couple of years that I've switched to MePo. I have to warn you that people have been talking about PVR service for years there and it's still very much in the infant stages. Some of the progress with backend scripts you are finding have been in that state for 2, 3 years now. If you want that to move forward it's going to take someone like you to drive it from start to finish, I can tell you that. Live TV has never been a big priority for that crew. Also you need to keep in mind that while they (grudgingly) support Windows the heart of XBMC development lives with Linux and the open-source movement in general. TV Servers such as MePo's that are Windows-only aren't going to generate a lot of interest with the core development team, or even a lot of the better independents. MythTV is really where the future of XBMC and PVR services lie but if I had a nickle for every time a MythTV/XBMC crossover was discussed since, oh, 2005 or so, I'd be a rich man <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />That XBMC has a polished, slick skinning engine is beyond question. It's much better than MePo's, at least with the right skin. And there's a lot to be said for it's whole "install it, and it just works" approach. Certainly for the first time media center user it's easier to get going. Just keep in mind that it's simplicity and ease of use also have a downside - wait until the first time you need to correct a movie title that it's scraper got wrong, or better yet couldn't pick up. With Moving Pictures or MyTVSeries, two MePo plugins that I think are far superior to the built in XBMC method, that kind of thing is easy. Same thing goes for Codec support - yes, their implementation of MPlayer/ffmpeg will play just about anything, but not everything, and with some things, not very well. And no option to change it. Also hardware acceleration is only supported with nVidia cards, under Linux, otherwise it's software all the way, which means you need a pretty beefy PC to play high-def content.Don't get me wrong, XBMC is great, but for a guy like you, with the media center needs I know you have, I'm puzzled why you would make the switch. It seems like what you are really fond of is PlayON, which yes, it's great, I've used it, but they just moved to a subscription-based model and there's no guarantee sites like Hulu won't break their support again, something they've done several times now. And it's a near-guarantee that Hulu Plus won't work with PlayON. Just keep all that in mind before you fully commit.</blockquote>

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