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<blockquote data-quote="jamiro" data-source="post: 179772" data-attributes="member: 53589"><p>This is a very interesting post. </p><p>As a new user I would like to add a few comments.</p><p>It took me a little over a week to get MP setup and working, it was difficult and I only managed to get my TV card working by finding an old entry in the forums. But the fact is I didn't have any expectations about MP, after all it is free and if I have to spend several hours getting it to work then that is fine with me. If I paid $200 for it then I would angry, but I didn't, it was free. I am grateful that it is even available. </p><p></p><p>When my brother recently asked me for some advice about setting up a media centre, I told him to stay away from MP. Why? Well because he has a lot of money, very little computer knowledge and virtually no spare time. So MCE is perfect for him. So I agree with level20peon that MP is not girlfriend material and to be honest you shouldn't expect it to be. </p><p></p><p>My family love MP, it is easy for them to use. Yes it does some strange things every now and again, but this is actually rare. My wife who is not computer literate loves using MP and she also loves that I didn't spend hundreds of dollars to get it setup. Some of our wealthier friends have purchased hard drive recorders for a lot of money and yet they do not have half the functionality of our media centre which was built on spare old computer parts and free software. I did mention it was free didn't I? </p><p></p><p>I agree on a couple of points.</p><p>Yes it could be easier to setup, but having said that you can take it too far as Microsoft often do and treat the end-user as an idiot and assume what is best for them. I like being able to get to the MP setup and see how things are setup and working. </p><p></p><p>I do find it odd that with each SVN, one bug is fixed and yet it creates two more, but at least a previous poster has explained why this is so. Hopefully this will change in the future.</p><p></p><p>As an end user I have no illusions about MP, I recognise it is a work in progress. At the moment it does what I want it do and more. If I was richer I would probably just go out and buy MCE and be done with it, but I'm not.</p><p></p><p>Despite all the little glitches MP has improved in presentation and usability from the stable version I first installed to the SVN I am currently using. It can only get better. </p><p></p><p>I hope this project remains focused on refining the core of what is a great piece of software. As end-users we should encourage and contribute to the project and NOT expect it be MCE for free. </p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamiro, post: 179772, member: 53589"] This is a very interesting post. As a new user I would like to add a few comments. It took me a little over a week to get MP setup and working, it was difficult and I only managed to get my TV card working by finding an old entry in the forums. But the fact is I didn't have any expectations about MP, after all it is free and if I have to spend several hours getting it to work then that is fine with me. If I paid $200 for it then I would angry, but I didn't, it was free. I am grateful that it is even available. When my brother recently asked me for some advice about setting up a media centre, I told him to stay away from MP. Why? Well because he has a lot of money, very little computer knowledge and virtually no spare time. So MCE is perfect for him. So I agree with level20peon that MP is not girlfriend material and to be honest you shouldn't expect it to be. My family love MP, it is easy for them to use. Yes it does some strange things every now and again, but this is actually rare. My wife who is not computer literate loves using MP and she also loves that I didn't spend hundreds of dollars to get it setup. Some of our wealthier friends have purchased hard drive recorders for a lot of money and yet they do not have half the functionality of our media centre which was built on spare old computer parts and free software. I did mention it was free didn't I? I agree on a couple of points. Yes it could be easier to setup, but having said that you can take it too far as Microsoft often do and treat the end-user as an idiot and assume what is best for them. I like being able to get to the MP setup and see how things are setup and working. I do find it odd that with each SVN, one bug is fixed and yet it creates two more, but at least a previous poster has explained why this is so. Hopefully this will change in the future. As an end user I have no illusions about MP, I recognise it is a work in progress. At the moment it does what I want it do and more. If I was richer I would probably just go out and buy MCE and be done with it, but I'm not. Despite all the little glitches MP has improved in presentation and usability from the stable version I first installed to the SVN I am currently using. It can only get better. I hope this project remains focused on refining the core of what is a great piece of software. As end-users we should encourage and contribute to the project and NOT expect it be MCE for free. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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