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<blockquote data-quote="MacsRock" data-source="post: 49365" data-attributes="member: 19884">I must preface this post by saying what follows is in no way intended to offend anyone in any way... please keep your flame throwers holstered.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I have been researching the HTPC front for some time and have tried just about everything out there. I am now trying Media Portal. My initial testing and evaluation has been very positive so far and I feel you guys are on to something really special.However, where is MP ultimately headed? It this a &quot;Me Too&quot; type product or something truely unique? What I mean by this is it seems, at least to me, to be a sort of a &quot;MCE&quot; biased product. It even looks and functions like MCE to some extent. One initial problem I have run across, is my Hauppauge 40 something button&nbsp; remote (came with my PVR150 card) does not work at all in RC4. Pouring through the forums produces lots of hits for &quot;MCE&quot; remotes and related hardware, but very little for non MCE branded stuff. I found a couple of things to try, but no difinitive solution to my problem.Why no Win2000 support? Right now, I simply cannot justify a $100+ operating system for a box that serves one purpose. I already have win2000 and have been testing MP on it and it works great for the most part running on the older OS. Perhaps I don't know what I am missing not running it on XP, and I am sure there are technical reasons that make XP a better platform for MP, but from where I am sitting, it looks absolutely beautiful on top of win2000!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />For the most part, this project is something I am interested in. I just thought I would get a couple of things off my chest before committing a lot of resources to it.&nbsp; Feel free to comment. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacsRock, post: 49365, member: 19884"] I must preface this post by saying what follows is in no way intended to offend anyone in any way... please keep your flame throwers holstered. :) I have been researching the HTPC front for some time and have tried just about everything out there. I am now trying Media Portal. My initial testing and evaluation has been very positive so far and I feel you guys are on to something really special. However, where is MP ultimately headed? It this a "Me Too" type product or something truely unique? What I mean by this is it seems, at least to me, to be a sort of a "MCE" biased product. It even looks and functions like MCE to some extent. One initial problem I have run across, is my Hauppauge 40 something button remote (came with my PVR150 card) does not work at all in RC4. Pouring through the forums produces lots of hits for "MCE" remotes and related hardware, but very little for non MCE branded stuff. I found a couple of things to try, but no difinitive solution to my problem. Why no Win2000 support? Right now, I simply cannot justify a $100+ operating system for a box that serves one purpose. I already have win2000 and have been testing MP on it and it works great for the most part running on the older OS. Perhaps I don't know what I am missing not running it on XP, and I am sure there are technical reasons that make XP a better platform for MP, but from where I am sitting, it looks absolutely beautiful on top of win2000! :D For the most part, this project is something I am interested in. I just thought I would get a couple of things off my chest before committing a lot of resources to it. Feel free to comment. :) [/QUOTE]

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