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<blockquote data-quote="joecrow" data-source="post: 1176789" data-attributes="member: 128337">Hi CyberSimianThat is not an issue for me here, if/when we MP2 is at a stage where I believe it can be used in my living room I will happily buy a supported remote or use the CEC plugin and my TV one.What for me is the issue is that it has taken me a lot of work and time to get MP1 to a point where it equals and in fact now exceeds WMC in functionality, operability and looks. I do not deny that for me this has also been much fun, but while MP1 has such flexibility and a wealth of options, that makes it very complicated to get set up. MP2 on the other hand is very straight forward and simple to install and set up and clearly is designed that way with major functions, OV, Web Radio, Weather etc. included in the initial install, just set up TV and you are pretty much ready to go, EXCEPT that the video player lacks functionality , namely BD3D, BD menus, 4K UHD, and relies on legally questionable decryptors. Furthermore some these features are unlikely ever to be available in a freeware player which is why I started this thread back in 2014 to understand the strategy and suggesting MP2 implement an external player option. Since then Arcsoft have dropped TMT, DVDFab was closed down and re-opened and now Slysoft has gone but PowerDVD is still there with a legal and not too expensive full featured player, so IMHO the need for an external player option in MP2 is still there and in fact more pressing!Hope that clears any bad air, I'm not looking to give the developers a hard time but I believe MP2 has so much more potential with an external player option.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="joecrow, post: 1176789, member: 128337"] Hi CyberSimian That is not an issue for me here, if/when we MP2 is at a stage where I believe it can be used in my living room I will happily buy a supported remote or use the CEC plugin and my TV one. What for me is the issue is that it has taken me a lot of work and time to get MP1 to a point where it equals and in fact now exceeds WMC in functionality, operability and looks. I do not deny that for me this has also been much fun, but while MP1 has such flexibility and a wealth of options, that makes it very complicated to get set up. MP2 on the other hand is very straight forward and simple to install and set up and clearly is designed that way with major functions, OV, Web Radio, Weather etc. included in the initial install, just set up TV and you are pretty much ready to go, EXCEPT that the video player lacks functionality , namely BD3D, BD menus, 4K UHD, and relies on legally questionable decryptors. Furthermore some these features are unlikely ever to be available in a freeware player which is why I started this thread back in 2014 to understand the strategy and suggesting MP2 implement an external player option. Since then Arcsoft have dropped TMT, DVDFab was closed down and re-opened and now Slysoft has gone but PowerDVD is still there with a legal and not too expensive full featured player, so IMHO the need for an external player option in MP2 is still there and in fact more pressing! Hope that clears any bad air, I'm not looking to give the developers a hard time but I believe MP2 has so much more potential with an external player option.;) [/QUOTE]

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