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WMC or MediaPortal - mcelliott - 2018-12-01
Hi,
Sorry if the thread title seems provocative. It isn't meant to be!
I've been using MediaPortal as a TV server for many years now. It records UK freeview in .ts format, which is basically .mpg. I use VideoReDo for editing.
It seems (no offence to the developers) that the MediaPortal plugin for Kodi is not well supported these days, so I thought I should consider alternatives. My server is running Win10, and I'd prefer to stick to Windows for the DVB drivers. I record directly to a NAS drive, as the server has very limited storage. All of this is easy to set up with MediaPortal.
So, should I consider a switch to this version of WMC? I am not entirely clear what it is. From what I recall, Microsoft has killed WMC. Is this software a compatible version? A new server with the same name?
Are the files produced going to be editable with VideoReDo?
Let's leave it there for now with the questions. I'm sure I will have more, but I am quite apprehensive about switching from something I have been successfully using for so long.
Best wishes,
Mark
RE: WMC or MediaPortal - mcelliott - 2018-12-01
Okay, so having done a bit more reading, it looks like I may have misunderstood what this software is.
This page
https://serverwmc.github.io/
says that serverwmc works on Windows 10, but needs wmc installed and configured, but does wmc actually work on Windows 10 ?
RE: WMC or MediaPortal - krustyreturns - 2018-12-02
I haven't kept up with wmc on win10, but you can read about it on the MDL website. Regardless though, its still a hack, I personally wouldn't recommend it.
RE: WMC or MediaPortal - mcelliott - 2018-12-02
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I did a bit more checking, and installed NextPVR. So far, it seems easy to configure and works fine. Much tighter integration with Kodi (than MediaPortal - no need for a plugin), so let's hope!
Best wishes,
Mark