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2012-04-05, 00:47
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-05, 00:49 by ixian.)
Thanks for this, a lot. I used FTR for years with MediaPortal but moved over to XBMC recently after RedF got his FTR addon going (I'm the same Ixian from the FTR forums who helped him track down and fix several bugs that were preventing the XBMC addon from working with a MediaPortal backend).
I use MePo TV server because it has analog card support (I use two HD-PVRs), FTR for the scheduling, and XBMCBuntu for the client. It works extremely well, better than the MediaPortal client even (which is saying a lot given the differences in dev time - MediaPortal has had PVR options for years) and this looks like it may fill the final gap.
I've been using the GuideEnricher that's available for FTR - my understanding is this is an improvement? It will write .nfo files to the show directories so that all I need to do is point XBMC at them and it will be able to scrape, etc?
Also do you see any issues using this with SchedulesDirect? I use the FTR Importer with SD; for $20 a year SD has by far the best guide data.
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I guess I should've searched for this thread before posting int he PVR discussion thread.
I'm also a SageTV user of many years and am looking elsewhere due to the Google purchase. I'm very familiar with xbmc as I've set it up for my friends and use it on my laptop. My ultimate goal is to convert to xbmc. So with that said, what I want to do is run mediaportal on my backend server that's been my sage server for these past years and build an xbmc client for my frontend. Currently, my Sage system utilizes 2 HDHomeruns and a Colossus for my Dish ViP box. I'm just a bit fuzzy on the path to take to make this happen. ForTheRecord looks to be quite a tool when paired with MediaPortal TV server, so any pointers in finally pushing me over the ledge to make this happen would be greatly appreciated. Apologies in advance if I put this in the wrong place for seeking advice.
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2012-04-08, 04:50
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-08, 04:55 by TRiddle.)
Noted. Mind if I ask what your current setup is considering that we both are Sage refugees?
Edit: That was a pretty vague statement on my part. Obviously you are using FTR with XBMC. I'm more curious as to what you are capturing, what devices you are using, what you think of your setup now versus Sage, etc...
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FYI: I have tested this with FTR 1.7.0.0 and it works just fine (for me)
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Is there any way to have this program copy the file to say a NAS, where all my other media is?