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MediaPortal

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MediaPortal is an open source media center software that acts as front-end for Personal Video Recorder (PVR), video, pictures, music and many more functionalities. As a Windows based application, Media Portal is quite unique compared to the many open source media center software the linux word posses MythTV, Freevo, VDR, Geexbox etc..

MediaPortal allows a computer to perform many entertainment related tasks such as recording, pausing, and rewinding live television, much like a PVR box such as TiVo. Other functionality includes watching video, listening to music, launching and playing games, recording live radio and browsing the web. Media Portal supports a plugin system and a skin engine allowing the base software to be extended to perform whatever functionality the user desires.

Features

  • Direct X GUI
  • Video Mixing Renderer 9
  • Advanced Digital Video Broadcasting support (Common Interface, DVB radio, DVB EPG etc..)
  • Skins
  • Built-in : Weather, RSS reader...
  • Plugins



 

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