MediaPortal 1.8.0

MediaPortal 1.8.0 is a one-in-all open source media playback application that can transform your ordinary PC into highly capable Multimedia Center or Home Theatre PC. It provides you easy and intuitive way to listen music, radio, watch videos, DVDs, and off course schedule and record live TV program. All aspects of its user interface and available tools were crafted from the ground up to be highly intuitive and immediately ready to be used by computer novices who just want immediate access to home entertainment.

Because of such focus, anyone who start using MediaPortal 1.8.0 for the first time will be introduced to the user interface that is incredibly stylish, eye-catching and easily accessible. Main dashboard of MediaPortal 1.8.0 is set in a full screen environment that will hide all aspects of windows desktop, and enable users to browse its interface both with mouse and any supported remote controller. Main screen promotes 5 central categories – Weather, Plugins, TV, Videos and Music.  All content that is detected by MediaPortal 1.8.0 search engines will be showcased to you in highly visual manner, with great ways to browse and playback any content that you own or that you can discover on the web.

With the support from open source community, MediaPortal 1.8.0 has become very competitive solution for all who want to enjoy multimedia on their big screens in intuitive and easy way. Everyone who wants to upgrade MediaPortal 1.8.0 with their own ideas and solutions to problems can do it freely. MediaPortal 1.8.0 will enable your PC to become best multimedia device on the market. Give it a try.

MediaPortal 1.8.0 Features:

Watch and Record TV
Watch live or recorded TV on any networked PC. You can do everything a TiVO can, and more, but for free! Use the TV Guide to group your channels, view program details and upcoming airings, or list recorded or scheduled programs.

Watch Videos and DVDs
Browse all your movies, videos and DVDs, with cover art and details. Then watch them with superb quality playback.

Listen to Music
isten to all your music using high quality Bass effects, or your own player. View artist images and details, album covers and fanart backdrops.Organize, sort and view your music in whatever way YOU like - by artists, albums, genres, top 100, songs or even file size.

Listen to Radio
Listen to FM or web Radio on any PC, even on your network, and record your favorite programs.

View Pictures
MediaPortal 1.8.0 can scan your drives and display all your photos or images for you, either as a single image or a slide show.

Check Weather & More
Get weather data for as many cities as you like, anywhere in the world, and view satellite weather images.

Skins & Plugins
The default skin, Blue3, is designed with elegant simplicity to perform well even on older PCs. All main features are included in MediaPortal 1.8.0; you do not require any additional plugins.

Summary of MediaPortal 1.8.0