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How it Works

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    On Thu, 01 Sep 2011, Dadeo suggested that this page or content is incomplete and needs to be expanded. As user Physicist commented, diagram needs to show TV Card and describe optional use cases/connections.

    Single Seat Setup

    Single seat setup
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    In a single seat setup, the TV-Server application and MediaPortal are installed on the same PC.

    Requirements

    • MediaPortal - singleseat installation
    • Microsoft SQL Server Express or MySQL 5 (will be installed by MediaPortal if not present!)
    • TV-Card(s)
    • Plus all general MediaPortal requirements

    Single server setup
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    Network Setup - one TV-Server

    In this setup, there is one dedicated TV-Server and one or more MediaPortal clients.

    Requirements server PC

    • MediaPortal - dedicated TV-Server installation
    • Microsoft SQL Server Express or MySQL 5 (will be installed by MediaPortal if not present!)
    • TV-Cards
    • Network card

    Requirements client HTPC(s)




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