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<blockquote data-quote="NorthernJohn" data-source="post: 563303" data-attributes="member: 18239">Don't flame me but I'm currently running W7MC.&nbsp; Had been a happy MP user for a while but got hold of W7 to give my HTPC a much needed OS refresh.&nbsp; Did that and installed MP only to find the remote control didn't work.&nbsp; Faffed around for a bit trying to get it to go but to no avail.&nbsp; Further inspection of the forums revealed that W7 isn't a supported platform.&nbsp; Rather than roll back to XP I've stuck with it to give W7 a go.&nbsp; My observations from my usage:Pros- TV.&nbsp; Very reliable.&nbsp; Series recording is pretty clever.&nbsp; Knows whether a recording has failed or not and will pick up a repeat if available.&nbsp; Also a doddle to set up.&nbsp; That's always been a downside to MP imo.- Video media:&nbsp; Out of the box is awful.&nbsp; But the MediaBrowser plugin gives me everything I need, including ISO support.&nbsp; Simple to use and install.&nbsp; Even deals with series very well.Cons- Playback navigation:&nbsp; Can only skip 30s at a time.&nbsp; So to skip through 20m of a partially watched video is a bit of a pain.- No native Last.fm integration.&nbsp; I know you could get it for XP MCE and it can be fiddled with to work but I'm pretty much done with fiddling.We use our HTPC largely for single seat video playback so the above con is a proper pain for us.&nbsp; We miss the large skip steps and colour coding of watched items.&nbsp; For that reason, I'm waiting for W7 support from MP.&nbsp; Hurry up!!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="NorthernJohn, post: 563303, member: 18239"] Don't flame me but I'm currently running W7MC. Had been a happy MP user for a while but got hold of W7 to give my HTPC a much needed OS refresh. Did that and installed MP only to find the remote control didn't work. Faffed around for a bit trying to get it to go but to no avail. Further inspection of the forums revealed that W7 isn't a supported platform. Rather than roll back to XP I've stuck with it to give W7 a go. My observations from my usage: Pros - TV. Very reliable. Series recording is pretty clever. Knows whether a recording has failed or not and will pick up a repeat if available. Also a doddle to set up. That's always been a downside to MP imo. - Video media: Out of the box is awful. But the MediaBrowser plugin gives me everything I need, including ISO support. Simple to use and install. Even deals with series very well. Cons - Playback navigation: Can only skip 30s at a time. So to skip through 20m of a partially watched video is a bit of a pain. - No native Last.fm integration. I know you could get it for XP MCE and it can be fiddled with to work but I'm pretty much done with fiddling. We use our HTPC largely for single seat video playback so the above con is a proper pain for us. We miss the large skip steps and colour coding of watched items. For that reason, I'm waiting for W7 support from MP. Hurry up!! ;) [/QUOTE]

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