\Movies\\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO (and other files)Īhanix D.Vine 3 case with parallel 16x2 VFD Visualizations, Lyrics and gapless playback for live albums would be nice.įor News my goal was to be able to read RSS newsfeeds and watch the latest news (streaming video) that was aired on TV.įor Pictures: just browse the folders where i keep my digital photo's and generate some kind of slideshow with nice transitions.Īnd all this controlled fully by the Logitech Harmony remote control. My children should not have a problem controlling MediaPortal this way.įor MP3 playback i needed to be able to play properly tagged MP3's based on artist, title, decade, album and genre. The gamepad needed to be able to control MediaPortal as well, as i didn't want to switch between the Logitech Harmony and the Saitek while playing different games. These emulators needed to support the Saitek P3000 gamepad. Movie info, TV Series info, covers, subtitles, aspect ratio and AC3/DTS output through SP/DIF were important here as well.įor TV, i needed an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), Live TV with timeshifting and recording based on time/EPG data (seasons tickets,keywords).įor Games i needed to be able to launch external emulators for GameBoy Advance and Super Nintendo games.
Let me first describe the goal i had in mind while building my HTPC.įor Movies i wanted to be able to play MOV (Trailers), DivX, XviD and DVD movies. You can always adjust them later if you like. Some of the MediaPortal settings reflect my personal preference. I'm Dutch, so you will probably need to modify your TV signal and EPG setup if you are from another country. This guide is not for beginners, but for computer savvy people that do not want to spend hours searching this forum. If you screw or blow something up, don't blame me. Just learn from it and use it if you like. It does not cover all of the possibilities MediaPortal and it's plugins has to offer, but enough to get you going for some time.
That's why i'm trying to put together some initial guide you can use as a starting point and work from there.
This however has as result that there is a steep learning curve for beginners, even the computer savvy. All of you know that MediaPortal is a very configurable program with loads of features. Project Mayhem III skin Final Version 1.3, įor anyone wanting to jump on the MediaPortal bandwagon like myself i have written this guide to get you going. This guide was written with the following software versions used:
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