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<blockquote data-quote="rsbrux" data-source="post: 189045" data-attributes="member: 49539">Sure, there are a lot of annoying glitches in MP, and a lot of things that could be better, but I can't imagine why anyone would prefer MCE.&nbsp; For my purposes, MCE proved to be completely unusable.&nbsp; Here are a few examples from my experience with XP MCE (from what I've read, Vista MCE is worse, not better):1. You can't switch from using cable or antenna input to video / baseband input without redoing the *whole* setup (and some people think MP configuration is a pain!).&nbsp; Having both options in parallel is just impossible.2. The performance of the music DB is miserable!&nbsp; It is unusable for any collection containing more than about 10k MP3 tracks.3. There is no alternative to the music DB (e.g. browsing the directory structure).&nbsp; Until you have tagged all of your music, you are SOL.4. There are no alternative TV guides.&nbsp; You have *one* choice.&nbsp; If it's wrong, you may be able with diligent research and development of intimate system knowledge find a way to fix it.&nbsp; More than likely, you won't.&nbsp; If it's missing something, you'r screwed.I could go on and on...It's really amazing to me how a crew of part-time volunteers and hobbyists can produce something (MP) which is so much better, more flexible and powerful than commercial SW from the biggest SW developer there is!Keep up&nbsp; the good work, and don't let the (well-intentioned) criticism get you down!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rsbrux, post: 189045, member: 49539"] Sure, there are a lot of annoying glitches in MP, and a lot of things that could be better, but I can't imagine why anyone would prefer MCE. For my purposes, MCE proved to be completely unusable. Here are a few examples from my experience with XP MCE (from what I've read, Vista MCE is worse, not better): 1. You can't switch from using cable or antenna input to video / baseband input without redoing the *whole* setup (and some people think MP configuration is a pain!). Having both options in parallel is just impossible. 2. The performance of the music DB is miserable! It is unusable for any collection containing more than about 10k MP3 tracks. 3. There is no alternative to the music DB (e.g. browsing the directory structure). Until you have tagged all of your music, you are SOL. 4. There are no alternative TV guides. You have *one* choice. If it's wrong, you may be able with diligent research and development of intimate system knowledge find a way to fix it. More than likely, you won't. If it's missing something, you'r screwed. I could go on and on... It's really amazing to me how a crew of part-time volunteers and hobbyists can produce something (MP) which is so much better, more flexible and powerful than commercial SW from the biggest SW developer there is! Keep up the good work, and don't let the (well-intentioned) criticism get you down! [/QUOTE]

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