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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1267462" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>I used Vista WMC for five years, before moving to MP1 six years ago. Comparing WMC and MP:</p><p></p><p>(1) MP uses only <strong>one tuner per MUX</strong>. This means that with two tuners you could simultaneously record all channels from MUX A <strong>plus</strong> all channels from MUX B (assuming that your hard disk could sustain the data rate). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>In contrast, WMC uses <strong>one tuner per channel</strong>. With two tuners you could simultaneously record no more than two channels. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>(2) WMC's handling of padding (pre-padding and post-padding) was extremely irritating -- it would drop pre- or post-padding in order to minimise tuner usage. To force WMC to use separate tuners for consecutive recordings and retain the padding, it was necessary manually to edit every recording reservation to add extra padding. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p></p><p>In contrast, MP does not drop the padding when there are consecutive recordings. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>(3) MP can extract the EPG from the data broadcast with the TV programme, if your broadcasters transmit this in a compatible fashion. In the UK this works very well to provide a full 7-day EPG. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I don't know whether Australian broadcasters do the equivalent. If they do not, you will need to use an internet EPG and setup MP to import it daily.</p><p></p><p>(4) WMC's EPG included "series link" information, plus "repeat" information. This would allow WMC to record all of the episodes in a series, and to avoid recording episodes that were repeats or which had already been recorded. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>In contrast, MP supports only repeated recording, in various flavours. So this is inferior to WMC. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>(5) MP records programmes in the form of TS files, but it can handle DVR-MS and WTV files. However, you will need to place them in the "Videos" section of MP, and not in the "Recorded TV" section. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>(6) Every media-center application in existence will have things that you like, and things that you don't like. The challenge is to find the media-center application that best matches your particular preferences. Or to put that another way, there are likely to be things about MP that you don't like, but MP may still be a better match for your preferences than other media-center applications that are available.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1267462, member: 141969"] I used Vista WMC for five years, before moving to MP1 six years ago. Comparing WMC and MP: (1) MP uses only [B]one tuner per MUX[/B]. This means that with two tuners you could simultaneously record all channels from MUX A [B]plus[/B] all channels from MUX B (assuming that your hard disk could sustain the data rate). :) In contrast, WMC uses [B]one tuner per channel[/B]. With two tuners you could simultaneously record no more than two channels. :( (2) WMC's handling of padding (pre-padding and post-padding) was extremely irritating -- it would drop pre- or post-padding in order to minimise tuner usage. To force WMC to use separate tuners for consecutive recordings and retain the padding, it was necessary manually to edit every recording reservation to add extra padding. :mad: In contrast, MP does not drop the padding when there are consecutive recordings. :) (3) MP can extract the EPG from the data broadcast with the TV programme, if your broadcasters transmit this in a compatible fashion. In the UK this works very well to provide a full 7-day EPG. :) I don't know whether Australian broadcasters do the equivalent. If they do not, you will need to use an internet EPG and setup MP to import it daily. (4) WMC's EPG included "series link" information, plus "repeat" information. This would allow WMC to record all of the episodes in a series, and to avoid recording episodes that were repeats or which had already been recorded. :) In contrast, MP supports only repeated recording, in various flavours. So this is inferior to WMC. :( (5) MP records programmes in the form of TS files, but it can handle DVR-MS and WTV files. However, you will need to place them in the "Videos" section of MP, and not in the "Recorded TV" section. :) (6) Every media-center application in existence will have things that you like, and things that you don't like. The challenge is to find the media-center application that best matches your particular preferences. Or to put that another way, there are likely to be things about MP that you don't like, but MP may still be a better match for your preferences than other media-center applications that are available. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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