Quick overview of the features of MediaPortal

This is a quick overview of the features of MediaPortal. For more detailed information see the complete manual. MediaPortal needs to be configured first before you can use it. This can be done by running MediaPortal configuration. On the first start of MediaPortal the configuration is launched automatically.

The default installation of MediaPortal has eight different sections which can be turned on or off in the configuration program.

My TV

My TV is the section for watching and recording TV programs and checking TV-guides. Recordings can be done directly as you watch or by using a timer.

My Radio

My Radio allows you to tune your hardware receiver to local stations and even play Internet radio and video streams when you don’t have a TV or radio card installed. Most radio stations nowadays have a Internet version of their broadcasts.

My Music

My Music is the section for listening to music. It’s an advanced music player which can handle playlists, ID3 tags, automatic shuffle. It also provides a function to handle and automatically retrieve album art. You can also manually place art in selected folders.

My Videos

My Videos is the central point for all kinds of video data. It will play movie clips and DVD’s, stack multipart movies and create playlists. IMDB support is built in to automatically retrieve movie information.

My Pictures

My Pictures is the image center. This is the place for digital captured images, scanned and downloaded pictures. Thumbnails, zoom and slideshow functions are among the features.

My Weather

My Weather uses The Weather Channel’s Internet server to send local weather, forecast, and radar imagery to MediaPortal.

My Plugins

My Plugins displays all the enabled window plugins that are not shown in the Home screen. See included plugins and community plugins for an overview of MediaPortal plugins.

Settings GUI

Handy settings can be adjusted here, such as UI/Screen calibration, slide show speed and transitions.