Caught this over at Lifehacker, it's their download of the day. Media Portal does require Windows XP SP2. I'll definitely be given this a try once I get home tonight. This could be handy when you are wanting to show pictures to your congregation via your laptop. Sounds like an easy setup, but I'll have to get it a go to see how useful this would be.
"Windows only: Turn your PC into a full-fledged media center with MediaPortal, an open-source alternative to Microsoft's own Media Center Edition OS.
MediaPortal can play, record and timeshift TV; play videos and DVDs; run photo slideshows; play your music library and FM radio; show local weather; and much more. In short, it offers everything a good media-center application should, all wrapped in a friendly, attractive interface. It even comes with open-source MPEG-2 decoders, a nice extra for systems that don't already have one."
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