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<blockquote data-quote="clovek1" data-source="post: 263186" data-attributes="member: 71620">my personal opinion to Media Portal&nbsp; is this:+ for free+ feature rich:+ the only DVB Application, where the zoom mode for 4:3 and 16:9 channels works like i want it to work+ very nice Xface skin (best looking GUI i have seen in any HTPC application so far)+ can set custom cropping to get best picture quality+ works with almost any remote without additional plugins+ DVB S2 support (H.264)+ 5.1 sound support (dolby digital)+ CI support+ hybrid card support (in contrary to MCE)+ complete media center features with TV &amp; Music albums support+ good for people who like to reinstall programms, test new features, play with PC and configurations- extremely complicated to set up for the first time (it got better with RC1 and new installer)- quite buggy (still usable, but MP Client and PC restarts are needed at least at daily basis)- some functions are limited (DVB-S2 channel lists have to be created/edited manually to be able to tune them)- definitely not good for people with little technical background expecting simple installation, quick setup and trouble free usageI think using MP RC1 is a compromise between stability&amp;simple usability and feture richness.I tried to switch to other applications, but returned because i missed some features (mostly the remote support, good zoom mode functionality, video/audio albums support) more than stability.I have learned how to set MP up, therefore its not an extreme issue for me anymore. I fear for most of the new users the setup will be still quite a BIG problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="clovek1, post: 263186, member: 71620"] my personal opinion to Media Portal is this: + for free + feature rich: + the only DVB Application, where the zoom mode for 4:3 and 16:9 channels works like i want it to work + very nice Xface skin (best looking GUI i have seen in any HTPC application so far) + can set custom cropping to get best picture quality + works with almost any remote without additional plugins + DVB S2 support (H.264) + 5.1 sound support (dolby digital) + CI support + hybrid card support (in contrary to MCE) + complete media center features with TV & Music albums support + good for people who like to reinstall programms, test new features, play with PC and configurations - extremely complicated to set up for the first time (it got better with RC1 and new installer) - quite buggy (still usable, but MP Client and PC restarts are needed at least at daily basis) - some functions are limited (DVB-S2 channel lists have to be created/edited manually to be able to tune them) - definitely not good for people with little technical background expecting simple installation, quick setup and trouble free usage I think using MP RC1 is a compromise between stability&simple usability and feture richness. I tried to switch to other applications, but returned because i missed some features (mostly the remote support, good zoom mode functionality, video/audio albums support) more than stability. I have learned how to set MP up, therefore its not an extreme issue for me anymore. I fear for most of the new users the setup will be still quite a BIG problem. [/QUOTE]

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