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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 776717" data-attributes="member: 27204"><p>[USER=108759]powermarcel10[/USER] - I think everyone would agree with you on all points! I know the Team is very aware of the difficulty many new users experience with setup, and we have tried in the past to create a good wizard. There is a lot of support and willingness in the Team to try again. However Mike Lowrey hit the nail on the head - it is not easy in MP 1. Even so, we are hoping we can at manage at least some basic, easy (doable) parts, as a start. I agree there are some 'default presets' we could improve to make a new users' experience easier.</p><p></p><p>It <strong>can</strong> be easy to setup MediaPortal for basic functionality - the problem is - who wants basic functionality when the main advantage of MediaPortal is all the customization and options available! So we have never really made it clear how to make setup easy. We are trying to do that in our new Wiki, and there is still a lot more we can do. Although it's not a 'solution' it is something we can do now that might help. We want to document different 'use cases' or configurations and what is required for setup in each case. User Guides can help a lot and we hope users will help by adding more. Our wiki contains a lot of useful information, but it is not always easy to grasp what you need to know/use for your particular setup.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your very relevant comments and appreciation. It's always nice to hear!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 776717, member: 27204"] [USER=108759]powermarcel10[/USER] - I think everyone would agree with you on all points! I know the Team is very aware of the difficulty many new users experience with setup, and we have tried in the past to create a good wizard. There is a lot of support and willingness in the Team to try again. However Mike Lowrey hit the nail on the head - it is not easy in MP 1. Even so, we are hoping we can at manage at least some basic, easy (doable) parts, as a start. I agree there are some 'default presets' we could improve to make a new users' experience easier. It [B]can[/B] be easy to setup MediaPortal for basic functionality - the problem is - who wants basic functionality when the main advantage of MediaPortal is all the customization and options available! So we have never really made it clear how to make setup easy. We are trying to do that in our new Wiki, and there is still a lot more we can do. Although it's not a 'solution' it is something we can do now that might help. We want to document different 'use cases' or configurations and what is required for setup in each case. User Guides can help a lot and we hope users will help by adding more. Our wiki contains a lot of useful information, but it is not always easy to grasp what you need to know/use for your particular setup. Thanks for your very relevant comments and appreciation. It's always nice to hear! [/QUOTE]
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