The default TCP Port setings (49942) work in most scenarios, requiring only the simple addition of a pre-configured named ARGUS TV server (either servername or IP address) to be entered in the ARGUS TV configuration box. This is achived from within the ARGUS TV TV option within the MediaPortal Plugin configuration menu. It is important that both the TV and Radio plugins are enabled and configured correctly to ensure that the TV plugin shows up in the MediaPortal menu. Once the latest release has been downloaded the install programme will self extract and install an ARGUS TV TV and Radio pugin into MediaPortal. Many HTPC users prefer the comprehensive scheduling features that ARGUS TV Scheduler provides together with the dedicated Windows service/tuner card approach offered by the ARGUS TV Recorder.ĪRGUS TV provides plugins to work with either the stable MediaPortal 1.2.3 client release or the latest MediaPortal 1.3.0 Beta release. It can be configured either as a complete standalone recorder/server/client or simply as networked client accessing a record/media server.ĪRGUS TV provides a simple to install plugins for use in either setup. MediaPortal is one of the better known and more widely used Windows applications for HTPC use. 5 Repository: MediaPortal Server & Client as Open Source.

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