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<blockquote data-quote="Contours" data-source="post: 1148994" data-attributes="member: 154230">Not good enough, guys.&nbsp; This kind of critical setting has to be up in lights in the wiki/documentation ... just like the commonplace recommendation when installing software: &quot;close other programs, first.&quot;I'll say it again, if MediaPortal is ever going to be a mainstream solution, it's got to have a concise startup guide ... with clear confirmations that the basic pieces are present and working ... and with screenshots of the major components to show &quot;this is what a working installation looks like&quot;.Right now, MediaPortal is software for AV enthusiasts ... who are willing to follow 12-step wiki instructions ... and search forums to get things to work.&nbsp; That's only a fraction of a percent of the population.I'd suggest a moratorium on cool new skins and graphics ... and a concerted effort on a Quick Start Guide for the masses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Contours, post: 1148994, member: 154230"] Not good enough, guys. This kind of critical setting has to be up in lights in the wiki/documentation ... just like the commonplace recommendation when installing software: "close other programs, first." I'll say it again, if MediaPortal is ever going to be a mainstream solution, it's got to have a concise startup guide ... with clear confirmations that the basic pieces are present and working ... and with screenshots of the major components to show "this is what a working installation looks like". Right now, MediaPortal is software for AV enthusiasts ... who are willing to follow 12-step wiki instructions ... and search forums to get things to work. That's only a fraction of a percent of the population. I'd suggest a moratorium on cool new skins and graphics ... and a concerted effort on a Quick Start Guide for the masses. [/QUOTE]

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