Hi folks,
I've just updated my 7MC software which landed me in MC hell, and I'm probably going to wipe the install and start from scratch. I had 7MC and Media Browser running fine, all the watched-items counter working fine, resume working, thumbnails showing for all shows, summaries and banners working etc.
Then I've updated to the latest version of Media Browser, Shark codecs, and followed the 7MC setup guide here to add Media Center Master and TotalMedia Theater, and now all my watched counters have been reset, none of the shows have thumbnails, and most don't even show the name, so I have 50 blank icons when I go into my TV shows and I have to guess which one is which show. Luckily I kept a backup of the old setup, but I think it might be a good idea to start from scratch.
My HTPC is an old Opteron 165 machine with 2GB of RAM and local storage, using a 32GB SSD to boot from. I underclocked and undervolted the CPU and it runs mostly fanless (fan set to start when the temp goes above 35C). The new setup has started to gobble up memory as well, as since I don't want a page file it's also causing problems.
I don't use it for recording TV or watching live TV, I just use the media center for watching TV series and movies. What I really need is a solution that will play MKVs and support multiple audio streams (japanese for example for animes) and multiple subtitles, so that I can easily switch to the ones I want. Apart from that, I need it to be able to pick up new media that's added to the local storage and at least get the thumbnails for the shows/movies. Media Browser did that well, and I used Media Control to change subtitles and audio streams.
Considering I don't need PVR functionality, would I be better off going with XBMC or something else? The hardware isn't powerful and I don't feel like spending hundreds of euros on something that does the exact same job
My TV is 720p and the box does the job well, I just need to find a decent front-end for it. Any recommendations?
I've just updated my 7MC software which landed me in MC hell, and I'm probably going to wipe the install and start from scratch. I had 7MC and Media Browser running fine, all the watched-items counter working fine, resume working, thumbnails showing for all shows, summaries and banners working etc.
Then I've updated to the latest version of Media Browser, Shark codecs, and followed the 7MC setup guide here to add Media Center Master and TotalMedia Theater, and now all my watched counters have been reset, none of the shows have thumbnails, and most don't even show the name, so I have 50 blank icons when I go into my TV shows and I have to guess which one is which show. Luckily I kept a backup of the old setup, but I think it might be a good idea to start from scratch.
My HTPC is an old Opteron 165 machine with 2GB of RAM and local storage, using a 32GB SSD to boot from. I underclocked and undervolted the CPU and it runs mostly fanless (fan set to start when the temp goes above 35C). The new setup has started to gobble up memory as well, as since I don't want a page file it's also causing problems.
I don't use it for recording TV or watching live TV, I just use the media center for watching TV series and movies. What I really need is a solution that will play MKVs and support multiple audio streams (japanese for example for animes) and multiple subtitles, so that I can easily switch to the ones I want. Apart from that, I need it to be able to pick up new media that's added to the local storage and at least get the thumbnails for the shows/movies. Media Browser did that well, and I used Media Control to change subtitles and audio streams.
Considering I don't need PVR functionality, would I be better off going with XBMC or something else? The hardware isn't powerful and I don't feel like spending hundreds of euros on something that does the exact same job

My TV is 720p and the box does the job well, I just need to find a decent front-end for it. Any recommendations?