Media Portal Xface Skin Version 1.0 | Competition for Vista MCE?

Sat, Sep 29, 2007

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One thing about open source software: you never know how people will improve it. Take Media Portal for instance. I have tried it but ultimately went with BeyondTV to watch TV on my computer. That, however, might change though with the release of Xface Skin Version 1.0.

Xface is a new skin for Media Portal that rivals anything Apple or Microsoft has come up with for media centers (albeit it does borrow heavily from Apple’s Cover flow). The interface looks slick and appears to support widescreen televisions. Xface is still a work in progress but it is a great start. Check out the pictures below. Media Portal should make Xface the default skin.

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Via  Missing Remote

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    1. MediaPortal 2 Preview Release Now Available » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers Says:
      December 18th, 2007 at 3:21 am

      [...] I have tried the initial version of MediaPortal but quickly started using BeyondTV due to installation errors. I tried it again when the slick Xface skin was released and had some success though I still stuck with BeyondTV. MediaPortal is definitely a software package for the htpc’ers who constantly want to tinker with their media centers. Hopefully MediaPortal 2 will add some more polish and stability. [...]

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