(2013-04-11, 23:28)Samu-rai Wrote: Sorry CW
I keep forgetting to look into the custom view cycle thing for you.
I'll try and remember to get it done over the weekend at the latest.
Out of curiosity, what made you go with a Linux platform?
Don't worry mate no rush!
I guess I am just fed up with Microsoft at the moment, I don't like Windows 8 as a desktop OS and have not installed it on any of my workstations or HTPCs. The modern UI (Metro) media apps in Windows 8 are a joke, you couldn't even connect to music, pictures and videos on your local server / NAS. Not sure if they ever fixed it? No proper remote control / 10 foot UI support - for the Windows 8 modern UI (They want you to use an XBOX 360).
Lack of internal support and development for MCE in general. Microsoft MVPs such as myself being blanked by Microsoft, no feedback / response to our requests and concerns, no proper beta program for Windows 8 development. Microsoft in general disarray with regard to consumer media products and their strategy to combat Apple and Android. The list goes on....
Windows Media Center was still working well for me at home and serving my needs, but its now a legacy product and not sure if it will even be in Windows 9.
Been wanting to properly switch from MCE to XBMC for a while now but never gotten round to it until now. I didn't see the point of running XBMC on Windows, if your gonna migrate then you might as well jump in at the deep end and go the whole way, I've never used Linux before but I knew I had to learn some basics to get XBMC up and running.
The biggest thing I have lost at the moment is Live TV. I plan to install a new Freeview HD tuner card in to the WHS server and install DVBLogic again, then use their XBMC add-on for live TV. That's my next project!