[Windows 8] Turn your PC into a media center - for free !
Turning your PC into a media center is not a new idea – Media Center has been around for more than half a decade, having been first developed into a special edition of Windows XP. With Windows 7, Media Center got as good as it gets, but sadly Microsoft cut it off in the standard Windows 8 editions. That’s not a problem, however, since there’s already a much better alternative out there – MediaPortal, which can do everything Media Center could and more.
With freeware MediaPortal, you can use your PC to have the most powerful home entertainment system, with the program supporting any kind of content you can think of, from local videos and music to streamed movies and online video sites like Youtube. It also lets you view and record live TV (with the appropriate hardware) and the vast number of useful plugins and beautiful themes makes it even better.
Features
» Watch TV
» Watch Videos
» Watch DVD
» Watch Online Videos
» Listening Music
» Listening Radio
» Listening Web Streams
» Schedule Recordings
» Plug-in System
» Skin System
» Client/Server Architecture
» Time Shifting, Pause and Record TV/Radio
» Read RSS Feeds
» Weather Forecast
» Picture Viewer
» Multiple Tuner Support
(released on 18th April 2014) . Note that MediaPortal 2 is only available as 32-bit version.
How to set up MediaPortal in detail is described .
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If you do get into Media Portal & want learn some tweaks, add some features (addons) or emulators, have a read here.
Cheers, Tiny
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I see it is for use in both Win 7 and 8.
As a Win 7 Win Media Center user, is there a great deal more this offers for a user like me, without me being lazy and doing the download myself and looking?
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