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post #211 of 338
2/13/13 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by Sammy2 View Post

That's not going to work for me. guess I'll be stuck on 2.6.2 as WMC is the only solution for CopyOnce protected CableTV content and I have quite a bit of that. Damn DRM.

I'm with you, MB2 is an all in one solution.

If I wanted Xmbc i would of downloaded it a long time ago.
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post #212 of 338
2/13/13 at 5:17pm
I'm going to give it a chance, but an all in one solution is tough for people who use cablecards, which is one of the reasons that I use MB over XBMC now. Who knows, maybe the Dev's will come up with something. Although, as someone posted in another thread, I would love to see someone try use Kickstarter to get a true media center alternative, cablecard and all, off of the ground.
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post #213 of 338
2/13/13 at 5:19pm
Kickstarter? Is that in development alongside Softsled?
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post #214 of 338
2/13/13 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by amarshonarbangla View Post

I thought they were working on a WMC plugin for MB3?

They haven't explicitly said one way or the other, to my knowledge - there were hints that they would do that if there was enough demand, but they were never exactly clear on it. If they don't, then like so many others here, I'm not going to be using MB3. Would like to, as it looks pretty awesome, but I need to have a unified interface and the ability to use XBOX 360 extenders.
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post #215 of 338
2/13/13 at 5:34pm
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Originally Posted by amarshonarbangla View Post

I thought they were working on a WMC plugin for MB3?

I was under this impression as well, that it can be standalone or launched from WMC via the plugin. If this is true, there is no reason MB3 can't be used the same way people use MB2. It will just have an integrated player as well. It will be very disappointing if this is not the case, because that is how I am hoping to use it. XBMC's PVR functionality is still immature, and not being able to launch your video library from within WMC is rather clumsy.
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post #216 of 338
2/13/13 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by Sammy2 View Post

Kickstarter? Is that in development alongside Softsled?

Kickstarter is way to get projects funded by the general public instead of venture capitalists. It helps inde projects get funded.

http://www.kickstarter.com/
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post #217 of 338
2/14/13 at 4:02am
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Originally Posted by brianjb View Post

I was under this impression as well, that it can be standalone or launched from WMC via the plugin. If this is true, there is no reason MB3 can't be used the same way people use MB2. It will just have an integrated player as well. It will be very disappointing if this is not the case, because that is how I am hoping to use it. XBMC's PVR functionality is still immature, and not being able to launch your video library from within WMC is rather clumsy.

The question is, will that just be a hook to launch a fully external application, or will it be a true plugin that is compatible with extenders?
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post #218 of 338
2/14/13 at 5:00am
Any info on 3d integration or will it all be done by an external player?
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post #219 of 338
2/14/13 at 5:25am
You can always install mb3 and try it along side your current set up.

It amazes me people decide things about products not released yet.

Wait till you have it before you make a call.
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post #220 of 338
2/14/13 at 5:54am
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Originally Posted by Mfusick View Post

You can always install mb3 and try it along side your current set up.

It amazes me people decide things about products not released yet.

Wait till you have it before you make a call.

Who's making a call at this point? What has been said is that if WMC/extender support is not available, it will not be usable for many of us, because that is a non-negotiable capability for our current setups. If they do have it, that's awesome - if not, it is disqualified because it doesn't do what we need.
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post #221 of 338
2/14/13 at 6:08am
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Originally Posted by Mfusick View Post

You can always install mb3 and try it along side your current set up.

It amazes me people decide things about products not released yet.

Wait till you have it before you make a call.

Agreed.
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post #222 of 338
2/14/13 at 6:50am
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Originally Posted by mcturkey View Post

Who's making a call at this point? What has been said is that if WMC/extender support is not available, it will not be usable for many of us, because that is a non-negotiable capability for our current setups. If they do have it, that's awesome - if not, it is disqualified because it doesn't do what we need.

Ok, well consider that WMC is a dead product. There haven't been any real updates to it in years. And as you probably know it was an after thought on windows 8. So it was essential that mediabrowser broke it's ties with WMC. It is unfortunate for some people such as yourself but it was dragging down MB with it. It restricted MB in a lot of way.

Anyways, from what I recall reading in the announcement over at the MB forums, they are looking at making a version for WMC any how. I am sure if enough people voice their opinion it could be higher prioritized. And at the end of the day, MB2 isn't going to stop working or anything.
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post #223 of 338
2/14/13 at 7:15am
For people who use their HTPCs to watch cable TV, WMC is NOT dead until there is another client that supports CableCard, especially with the recent FCC decision to allow encrypting of all cable channels. AFAICT, yesterday it still worked when I turned on my TV.
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post #224 of 338
2/14/13 at 7:23am
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Originally Posted by StardogChampion View Post

For people who use their HTPCs to watch cable TV, WMC is NOT dead until there is another client that supports CableCard, especially with the recent FCC decision to allow encrypting of all cable channels. AFAICT, yesterday it still worked when I turned on my TV.

Perhaps the better word is abandoned.

I use it for live TV too.

Microsoft hasn't done so much as to lift a finger to help evolve WMC in anyway.

Edit: I will be keeping a very close watch on what their plan is to bring cable TV to MB3...because for myself as well it is a make or break feature...at least for their stand alone/main version. But I fully understand their decision to break away from WMC.
Edited by FantaXP7 - 2/14/13 at 7:40am
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post #225 of 338
2/14/13 at 8:13am
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Originally Posted by FantaXP7 View Post

Perhaps the better word is abandoned.

I use it for live TV too.

Microsoft hasn't done so much as to lift a finger to help evolve WMC in anyway.

Edit: I will be keeping a very close watch on what their plan is to bring cable TV to MB3...because for myself as well it is a make or break feature...at least for their stand alone/main version. But I fully understand their decision to break away from WMC.

Don't get me wrong - I want to be free of the WMC/extender model--but I'm not willing to give up whole-home DVR support with a unified interface in order to get that. If MB3 could incorporate a method of support copy-once CableCard and whole-home DVR capability (that really hasn't quite been made clear), I'd be willing to start moving to Roku or whatever else I can get that would support MB3 in this model.
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post #226 of 338
2/14/13 at 8:23am
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Originally Posted by mcturkey View Post

Don't get me wrong - I want to be free of the WMC/extender model--but I'm not willing to give up whole-home DVR support with a unified interface in order to get that. If MB3 could incorporate a method of support copy-once CableCard and whole-home DVR capability (that really hasn't quite been made clear), I'd be willing to start moving to Roku or whatever else I can get that would support MB3 in this model.

I want to know their plan, they just say they have one. So we'll see...I do have some faith though DRM material seems like a mountain of a hurdle.

Anyways, like I said previously, it may be important to voice our opinions to push priority to a WMC type plugin like how MB2 is now.
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post #227 of 338
2/16/13 at 10:36am
Latest screenshot teaser from Luke over at MB forums. He comments "Bluray in a browser, what?"

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post #228 of 338
2/16/13 at 11:50am
Interesting!
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Originally Posted by FantaXP7 View Post

Latest screenshot teaser from Luke over at MB forums. He comments "Bluray in a browser, what?"

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post #229 of 338
2/16/13 at 4:49pm
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Media Browser. Its everywhere you are.
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post #230 of 338
2/21/13 at 10:39pm
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Luke (one of the lead developers) has posted yet another exciting announcement over at the Community Tracker...
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Fellow CT Members,

We are moving the beta release one month out until early April. This is actually due to some good news.

First, the excitement has scored us some new developers, and it’s taken some time to bring them up to speed. But the fruit of that labor is that MB Server will have DLNA support. This is big. It will get us onto xbox, smart tv’s and many other platforms.

Second, the additional hands has given me the ability to look at an internal player that supports all the bells and whistles you guys want – I’m talking LAV filters, Reclock and of course MadVr. I do not expect to have madvr integrated on day one, but I do expect to have an extendable platform that will allow me to add it in a subsequent release.

So just hang on a little bit longer, we’ll have something for you soon enough.

Unfortunately, the beta has been pushed out, but for good reason. The community has talked, and the Media Browser Devs have listened. This is great news, and may help answer many questions. Stay tuned, there will be more news to come.
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post #231 of 338
2/21/13 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by xzener View Post

Luke (one of the lead developers) has posted yet another exciting announcement over at the Community Tracker...
Unfortunately, the beta has been pushed out, but for good reason. The community has talked, and the Media Browser Devs have listened. This is great news, and may help answer many questions. Stay tuned, there will be more news to come.

Saw that xzener - very exciting times ahead for the MB team and community. I'm certain the delay will be worth it
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post #232 of 338
2/22/13 at 4:06am
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Originally Posted by StardogChampion View Post

Ok, I must be really dense. I didn't realize this is a stand-alone application. So, no more WMC plugin?

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Originally Posted by xzener View Post

Luke (one of the lead developers) has posted yet another exciting announcement over at the Community Tracker...
Unfortunately, the beta has been pushed out, but for good reason. The community has talked, and the Media Browser Devs have listened. This is great news, and may help answer many questions. Stay tuned, there will be more news to come.

So my "bad" comments/criticisms/questions must have struck a chord.

Interesting how that worked.
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post #233 of 338
2/22/13 at 4:58am
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Originally Posted by assassin View Post


So my "bad" comments/criticisms/questions must have struck a chord.

Interesting how that worked.

Obviously struck a chord with the 'right' people.
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post #234 of 338
2/22/13 at 5:38am
This is fantastic news as far as I am concerned.
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post #235 of 338
2/22/13 at 5:43am
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Originally Posted by FantaXP7 View Post

Latest screenshot teaser from Luke over at MB forums. He comments "Bluray in a browser, what?"


So it looks like from that screenshot, they've moved all the files, including extras, into MKV format. That's good. When I saw the comment, I thought maybe it was a straight folder copy or ISO and I was about to be quite annoyed as I've recently started ripping all my movies (with extras) to MKV!
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post #236 of 338
2/22/13 at 5:56am
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Originally Posted by Mfusick View Post

You can always install mb3 and try it along side your current set up.

It amazes me people decide things about products not released yet.

Wait till you have it before you make a call.

This is funny coming from the guy throwing some criticism out for some of the other mentioned features.
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post #237 of 338
2/22/13 at 6:06am
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Originally Posted by ncarty97 View Post

So it looks like from that screenshot, they've moved all the files, including extras, into MKV format. That's good. When I saw the comment, I thought maybe it was a straight folder copy or ISO and I was about to be quite annoyed as I've recently started ripping all my movies (with extras) to MKV!

Yea I think that screenshot is just to display how it would look within a web browser. But you're right, from the videos they have display with chapters and extra tab it was all to include MKV rips of your extras and make tabs for screenshots downloaded etc giving that cool appearance as if it were a real blu ray.

At least that's what I have gotten from looking at the pics/video.
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post #238 of 338
2/22/13 at 6:12am
Wow, that's huge. I love where this seems to be going. I can't wait to see this on the xbox 720!
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post #239 of 338
2/22/13 at 6:14am
Did this thread get edited down or something ?
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post #240 of 338
2/22/13 at 6:23am
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Originally Posted by FantaXP7 View Post

Ok, well consider that WMC is a dead product. There haven't been any real updates to it in years. And as you probably know it was an after thought on windows 8. So it was essential that mediabrowser broke it's ties with WMC. It is unfortunate for some people such as yourself but it was dragging down MB with it. It restricted MB in a lot of way.

Anyways, from what I recall reading in the announcement over at the MB forums, they are looking at making a version for WMC any how. I am sure if enough people voice their opinion it could be higher prioritized. And at the end of the day, MB2 isn't going to stop working or anything.

I am not convinced MS abandoned WMC. The integration of WMC into the OS may have been an after thought, but that doesn't mean it is as a whole. It is actually better the way it is now, because it allows them to release new WMC versions separate from the OS. I doubt they will drop it if there is enough people paying the $10 to add the feature.
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