Some channels or programs may not be receivable due to digital rights management (DRM) restrictions on the content. With MediaPortal 1.5 we’ve added support for CableCARD tuners… with one caveat. CableCARD has finally given Americans (and some Canadians) the ability to easily use their HTPC to receive encrypted cable TV. Up until a couple of years ago if you wanted to use an HTPC to receive encrypted cable TV in America the only option was a complicated and sometimes temperamental IR blaster setup. If you live in America, are passionate about HTPCs, and haven’t heard about CableCARD… chances are you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years!įor those of us living in other parts of the world who have no idea what a CableCARD is: maybe you’re familiar with using CAMs and CI slots to receive encrypted channels from your TV provider? Well, a CableCARD is similar to a CAM. In order to keep up-to-date with the newest IPTV transmission techniques, we’ve overhauled our IPTV support to ensure MediaPortal 1.5 is capable of meeting your IPTV needs now and well into the future. MediaPortal has been able to receive so-called IPTV for about 4 years. However, the global increase in stability and speed of the internet over the past few years is making it possible for more and more internet service providers to offer television services which you can receive via your internet connection. Today most of us receive our TV via terrestrial, cable or satellite transmissions.
This change should make configuration easier (Plug&Play) and provides lots of new features like scheduled system reboot, configurable away mode and more options for remote clients. With MediaPortal 1.5 we’ve integrated the PowerScheduler++ functionality into MediaPortal. In previous releases PowerScheduler was installed during the MediaPortal installation and PowerScheduler++ could be installed as an extension. In that time we only do bug fixes… and then comes the final release! We allocate about one month for pre-release testing. Pre-releases are provided as a way for the community to test and give feedback on all the exciting things we have lined up for the next release. Although it probably works, in this version Windows XP is no longer officially supported for the first time.Īttached to this news you will find the pre-release version of MediaPortal 1.5.0. By means of plug-ins and extensions, the functionality can be expanded and the look & feel of the program can be adjusted. This makes it easy to listen to radio and music, as well as watch videos and DVDs. With this program, a Windows machine can be used as the heart of the multimedia hardware in the living room. While MediaPortal 2.0 is still being worked on hard, a pre-release of version 1.5.0 has appeared.
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