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Now that I've read your whole post I have the distinct impression you have given up. That's fine by me. Whatever works for you.

For what it's worth I agree with some of your points. However, I also agree with HTPCSourcer when he said (paraphrasing): "it is what it is". TVE 3.5 (heavily reworked new version of TV Server) is coming, and it will be easier to install and use by design. Yes, it does have a different database access layer, with the possibility to use database engines that might be more to your liking (eg. SQLite). Until that comes around we have to live with the limitations that we have in the current release. Due to the investment in TVE 3.5, it is impractical (read: a waste of time) to try to address the architectural problems in the current release.

When it comes to the wiki: please recognise that anybody (including you!!!) can add and edit content. The team is relatively small considering the size/scope of the product(s). Therefore we rely on the community to help us with... well everything, but especially the wiki, tuning details, translations etc. So, instead of noting that the wiki is less than perfect, perhaps you could consider helping us out by improving it? If you choose not to that's... well, honestly it is a little disappointing. But I respect your choice.

I also note: your opinion of MediaPortal cannot help but be coloured by the fact that you're using a version of MediaPortal which is now a few months short of four years old. I hope you realise that, and recognise that you can't get a completely full and accurate picture of the product while using such an old release. Again, I respect your choice. Just pointing it out.

Finally, if I was wrong and you do still want help then I'm still here... but I do need the log files. I literally can't help without them because your descriptions of the current state of your system are insufficient to determine what is wrong and what to do next.

<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1148392" data-attributes="member: 82144">[USER=128074]@CathodeRay[/USER]Now that I've read your whole post I have the distinct impression you have given up. That's fine by me. Whatever works for you.For what it's worth I agree with some of your points. However, I also agree with HTPCSourcer when he said (paraphrasing): &quot;it is what it is&quot;. TVE 3.5 (heavily reworked new version of TV Server) is coming, and it will be easier to install and use by design. Yes, it does have a different database access layer, with the possibility to use database engines that might be more to your liking (eg. SQLite). Until that comes around we have to live with the limitations that we have in the current release. Due to the investment in TVE 3.5, it is impractical (read: a waste of time) to try to address the architectural problems in the current release.When it comes to the wiki: please recognise that anybody (including you!!!) can add and edit content. The team is relatively small considering the size/scope of the product(s). Therefore we rely on the community to help us with... well everything, but especially the wiki, tuning details, translations etc. So, instead of noting that the wiki is less than perfect, perhaps you could consider helping us out by improving it? If you choose not to that's... well, honestly it is a little disappointing. But I respect your choice.I also note: your opinion of MediaPortal cannot help but be coloured by the fact that you're using a version of MediaPortal which is now a few months short of four years old. I hope you realise that, and recognise that you can't get a completely full and accurate picture of the product while using such an old release. Again, I respect your choice. Just pointing it out.Finally, if I was wrong and you do still want help then I'm still here... but I do need the log files. I literally can't help without them because your descriptions of the current state of your system are insufficient to determine what is wrong and what to do next.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1148392, member: 82144"] [USER=128074]@CathodeRay[/USER] Now that I've read your whole post I have the distinct impression you have given up. That's fine by me. Whatever works for you. For what it's worth I agree with some of your points. However, I also agree with HTPCSourcer when he said (paraphrasing): "it is what it is". TVE 3.5 (heavily reworked new version of TV Server) is coming, and it will be easier to install and use by design. Yes, it does have a different database access layer, with the possibility to use database engines that might be more to your liking (eg. SQLite). Until that comes around we have to live with the limitations that we have in the current release. Due to the investment in TVE 3.5, it is impractical (read: a waste of time) to try to address the architectural problems in the current release. When it comes to the wiki: please recognise that anybody (including you!!!) can add and edit content. The team is relatively small considering the size/scope of the product(s). Therefore we rely on the community to help us with... well everything, but especially the wiki, tuning details, translations etc. So, instead of noting that the wiki is less than perfect, perhaps you could consider helping us out by improving it? If you choose not to that's... well, honestly it is a little disappointing. But I respect your choice. I also note: your opinion of MediaPortal cannot help but be coloured by the fact that you're using a version of MediaPortal which is now a few months short of four years old. I hope you realise that, and recognise that you can't get a completely full and accurate picture of the product while using such an old release. Again, I respect your choice. Just pointing it out. Finally, if I was wrong and you [I]do [/I]still want help then I'm still here... [B]but I do need the log files[/B]. I literally can't help without them because your descriptions of the current state of your system are insufficient to determine what is wrong and what to do next. [/QUOTE]