Older operating systems are not officially supported. MediaPortal 2 is developed to run on modern operating systems and supports only Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 in both 32 and 64 bit versions. The hardware related system requirements are similar to the ones for MediaPortal 1, which can be found on our website under Products > MediaPortal > Requirements. Like any software, MediaPortal 2 has minimal system requirements in order to work. To start your MediaPortal 2 Experience you first need to install MediaPortal 2. I don't need this type of setup, and am after basic functionality of decoding the digital freview signal, recording and playback capabilites.This guide will help you get started with MediaPortal, prepare your Windows operating system, and install MediaPortal 2 based on your system or network configuration.

I'd love some advice on this guys, I have searched the forums, but most users are wanting to build top of the line PVR's to record and playback HD in max resolutions. The old PC currently has a 128MB AGP GFX card with video out to the TV and can playback movies in qulaity that is acceptable to us (it connects to a Sony 38' CRT). Is it possible to purchase a PCI card that will install into this PC that will allow us to decode the Freeview signal and also record the programmes? We do not need HD capabilities. I have a old Pentium 4 1.8Ghz PC with 512MB of RAM and a 250GB HDD that was recently retired when we got a new laptop. I used to have standard digital Sky TV, and the dish is still on the roof of our house. We are going to keep the TCL broadband service at this stage however. One of the first things to go is Telstra Clear's cable TV service. With the price of oil and electricity increasing at the same rate as our 15 month old twins insatiable appetite for food, we are having to cut back on some 'luxury items'.

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