MediaPortal
MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution
MediaPortal - turns your computer into a modern multimedia and music entertainment center. MediaPortal is a great alternative to media centers such as Media Center for Windows XP or Vista. And in many ways MediaPortal even surpasses its analogues in terms of convenience, functionality and stability.
MediaPortal will help you to listen to music or radio, watch the desired video or movie on DVD, watch and burn from terrestrial television (if you have a TV tuner) and much more.
MediaPortal transforms your PC into a comprehensive multimedia hub, offering enhanced functionality and stability over traditional media centers.
In addition, the functionality of MediaPortal can be significantly expanded with the help of plug-ins.
- support for changing the interface using skins;
- Possibility to extend functionality with the help of plug-ins;
- The ability to set up hotkeys and control the keypad;
- The ability to use remote controls (streamzap, MCE, redeye, winlirc, hauppauge, FireDTV);
- powerful functionality in terms of viewing, setting and recording of terrestrial television;
- scheduled work;
- some built-in codecs to work right after installation;
- Advanced functions for viewing and managing your media libraries: music, movies or pictures;
- support for both terrestrial (via FM card or TV tuner) and internet radio;
- the latest weather forecasts for any city in the world.
PROS
Extensive customization options and plugins available.
Free, open-source, and community-supported.
CONS
Limited customer support options.
Occasional performance and stability issues.
