None of the latest additions break version 1.4’s skins or plugins, and it’s even supposed to be compatible with the Windows 8.1 preview. Click on the 'X' button to close the Advance Settings window, then exit the Moving Pictures GUI and click 'OK' to exit the MediaPortal Configuration GUI. Next, IPTV support got a makeover and the dev team says its product should meet your needs both “now and well into the future.” CableCARD users still have to deal with DRM restrictions on pay-TV channels, but most everything else - ESPN, TNT and USA, for example - should function without the cumbersome workarounds of days passed. If youre looking to record cable television, youre going to need a cablecard device like the SiliconDust HDHomeRun Prime and a cablecard from your cable. Click on 'External Player Path' and enter the path and filename of your chosen 3rd party player at the bottom of the window, then click on the 'Update' button. Fingas, MediaPortal 1.5 enters pre-release adds CableCARD, Windows 8. Now let’s dig in, shall we? First up, PowerScheduler++ has been integrated directly to the app, which should make it easier set up and schedule system reboots - it adds options for remote clients, too. Mediaportal MediaPortal 1.5 released with CableCARD and Windows 8.1 support By J. We’re finally half way to MediaPortal 2.0, and while version 1.5’s updates are more nuts and bolts than 1.3’s flashy visual overhaul, they’re important nonetheless. CableCARD has finally given Americans (and some Canadians) the ability to easily use their HTPC to receive encrypted cable TV.

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