Yes = Native in standard installation
Plugin = A plugin has the feature
No = Feature is not avaliable
Blank = No info yet, please help to fill in the gaps.
Mediaportal |
MythTV |
Windows MCE |
GB-PVR |
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| Operating system | Windows | Linux | Windows | Windows |
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.20.2 | Vista? | 1.0.16 |
User interface |
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| Skins support | Yes | Yes |
No? | Yes |
| Windowed mode | Yes | Yes, and split resolutions. |
Yes | Yes |
| Avaliable in different languages | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| LCD Support | Yes | Yes, using LCDproc |
3:e party software | Plugin |
| Customize menu's | Yes |
No | Yes | |
Live-TV |
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| Analog TV | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| DVB | Yes | Yes |
DVB-T only | Yes |
| ATSC | Yes | No? | Yes | Yes |
| HDTV | Yes | Yes |
US Only | Yes |
| Scrambled channels | Yes | Softcam | Special hardware req. | Softcam |
| Record | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Wake to record | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Conflicts handler | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Timeshift | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Multiple tuners | Yes | Yes |
Max 2 | Yes |
| Picture in picture | Yes |
No | No | |
| Transcode | Yes | Yes |
Plugin | Yes |
| Commersial skip | Yes |
Plugin | Yes | |
| Diskmanagement | Yes | Yes |
Plugin | |
| TV Guide | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| DVB-EPG | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
| XMLTV | Yes | Yes |
Can be converted and loaded into MCE | Yes |
| Genres colors | Yes | Yes |
No | Yes |
| EPG Search | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| On screen display | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Teletext | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Subtitles from teletext | No? | No | Yes | |
Recordings / DVD |
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| Play recordings | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Play DVD | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Sort by | actor, genres, year, title | Yes, options? | Folder, name | |
| Thumbnails | Yes | Yes | Yes | Plugin |
| DVD menu's | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Chapter support | Yes |
Yes | Yes | |
| On screen Display | Yes | Yes |
Yes | |
| Resume | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Download info from IMDB | Yes | Yes |
Plugin | Plugin |
| Search | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Burn DVD | Yes |
Yes | Plugin | |
| Rip DVD | Yes |
Plugin | ||
| Play ISO / DVD Images | Yes |
Plugin, My Movies | Daemon Tools | |
Pictures |
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| Watch pictures | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Sort by | name, date, size | Yes | Folder, date, tag | |
| Slideshow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom | Yes | No? | Yes | Yes |
| Rotate | Yes | No? | Yes | Yes |
| Other effects | No? | Yes | No? | |
| Camera download | No? | Yes | No? | |
| Burn CD | No? | Yes | No? | |
Music |
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| Listen to music | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes |
| Sort by | track, genre, filesize, |
Yes, options? |
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| Playlists | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shuffle | Yes | Yes | Plugin | |
| Download album info from Internet | Yes | No? | ||
| Rating | Yes | No? | No? |
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| Search | Yes | Plugin | ||
| Burn music CD | No? | Yes | No? | |
| Rip music CD | Yes |
Yes | No? | |
| Visualisations | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Radio |
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| FM | Yes | Yes | Yes (in 0.99.12) | |
| DVB | Yes | No | No | |
| Internet | Yes | Plugin | Yes | Yes |
| Sort by | Plugin | |||
| Favorites | Yes | Plugin | Yes | |
| Search | Plugin | Yes | ||
Weather |
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| Show weather | Yes | Yes |
Plugin? | Yes |
| Multiple cities | Yes | No? | Yes | |
| Forecast | Yes | Yes |
Yes | |
Media extender |
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| Support media extender | Yes, many using UPnP | Xbox | Hauppage MVP | |
| Multiple frontends | TVEngine | Yes |
No? | Yes |
Other |
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| Lauch external programs | Yes | Yes |
Plugin | |
| Export to other devices | Yes | Yes | No? | |
| Web interface | Yes |
WebGuide | Yes | |
| News (RSS) | Yes | Yes |
Plugin | Plugin |
| Yes | No? | Plugin | ||
| Montor hardware | Yes | Yes | No? | |
| Sport scores | No? | US and Canada only | Plugin |
Please help me fill out the gaps by posting comments to this blog entry.