MediaPortal 1.1 Alpha / 1.0.2

Dialup	(56k)	-	01 h 10 m 43 s
ISDN	(128k)	-	30 m 56 s
DSL	(512k)	-	07 m 44 s
Cable	(1024k)	-	03 m 52 s
T1	(1484k)	-	02 m 41 s

MediaPortal 1.1 Alpha / 1.0.2 is designed as a powerful application which helps to turn your PC in a very advanced Multi MediaCenter / HTPC.MediaPortal gives you the possibility to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV and much more. You get Media Portal for free/nothing/nada/noppes and best of all it is opensource. This means anyone can help developing Media Portal or tweak it for their own needs!Note: MediaPortal now has an updated database version - SQLite v3. If you're migrating fromVersion 0.1.2.0 then please follow these instructions. There is a small converter to migrate your database. Follow these steps: Install MP 0.1.3.0 (Do not start MP or Configuration.exe)Enter the database directoryMake sure there are no *.db3 files there for the database files you wish to convert (database files where a *.db3 version exists will be skipped).Enter the databaseconvert directoryStart the "convertv2v3.cmd" script, this will convert your existing database-files to a *.db3 version.Start MediaPortals Setup as you'll need to add your TV cards again also.Major Features: GeneralCreate your own skins, or choose one of the available skins!MediaPortal can easily be extended with extra pluginsYou decide which keys you want to use for which actionsInternal support for several remote control (streamzap, MCE, redeye, winlirc, hauppauge, FireDTV)Windowed and fullscreen supportMy TVSupports analog TV, DVB-C, DVB-T, DVB-S and ATSCHDTV and AC3 supportSupport for multiple tunersRecord, watch, and timeshift Live TVAdvanced recording scheduler:Record onceRecord nowDaily o WeeklyWeekdays (Mon-Fri)Every time a program appears on this TV channelTimeshifting,Watch, Pause, Rewind, FF, RW Live TVAdvanced recording management:Handle conflictsSet recording prioritiesQuality settings / recordingTranscode to WMD, XVID or MPGDiskmanagement auto deletes old and/or watched recordingsTVGuide:Grab DVB-EPG & MHW-EPG directly for DVBSupports XMLTVColors for genresTV Guide searchTV Channel groupingSupports over > 10000 channelsAuto channel tuningNormal OSD (On Screen Display during movies/tv)Special ZAP OSD (Shows description of what is playing currently on TV)Support for TeletextStandby control to put your HTPC sleeping. It will awake when there a recording needs to startMy Video / MyDVDPlay any movie your PC has a codec for (divx, mpeg, matroska,...)All your movies will be stored in MediaPortal's video databaseView your movies by actors, genres, year, titleSort your movies by actors, genres, year, ratingAutomatically retrieves video art & info from IMDBStacking/unstacking if your movie consists of multiple filesInternal DVD player with menu's (you can also use an external DVD player)On Screen Display (OSD) for: Pause, Rewind, FastForward, Stop, Mute, Bookmarks, Switching Audio Streams/Subtitle languages...Resume from playback on next playMy PicturesWatch your pictures/photosSlideshow support with nice transitionsZoom in/out, rotate pictures (rotation is remembered next time)Pause, previous/next pictureDelete picture(s)Background music, either songs from my music, or radio from my radioAuto thumbnail generationSort in Name, Date, SizeView in List, Icon or Big Icon displayKen Burns effect slideshowFilmstrip viewMy MusicView your music by artists, albums, genres, top100 or plain songsSort your music in many ways like tracks, genre, filesize, artists, album,...Use visualizations from Windows ?Media Player 10Load, create & save playlists (.m3u, .pls, .b4u)Automatically gets album art & info for all your albumsAutomatically gets artist art & info for all your artistsView by list, icons, and big iconsShuffle, repeat, FF, RW, pause,...Music ratingsFavoritesParty shuffle modeSearch music for specific songsDisplay all your favorite songs in one screenUtilize Winamp, Foobar or iTunes plugins for music playbackMy RadioListen to your favorite radio stations (FM, DVB or internet stream)Auto tuning (FM)Logo's for each radio station (manual process)Supply a friendly name for each radio stationInternet radio station streaming (ASX or Shoutcast)Support for external radio tuner applicationsAuto start listening to your selected radio station when MediaPortal starts My weatherShow the latest weather informationSupport for multiple citiesCurrent temperature, 3 Day ForecastTemperature (in degrees C/F)UV Index, Humity (%), Wind (mph/kph), etcSupport for live images from internet, like:Satellite imagesTemperature imagesUV Index imagesWinds imagesHumidity imagesPrecipitation imagesMore features!Launching external programs like:GamesEmulatorsEmail applicationInternet BrowserIRC clientBurner let's you burn all type of files and folders directly to CD-DVD from within the MediaPortal interfaceShowing RSS news feedsRead and send mail within MediaPortalMonitor computer hardware:CPU temperatureMotherboard TemperatureHard disk TemperatureUsed MemoryUsed Virtual MemoryAllow the PC automatically go to standby/hibernation and wakes it when there is a scheduled recording! Just like a real VCR!Has different alarm featuresYou can even play included games like Tetris or Sudoku!Enhancements: