It might be that the deciding factors are that NextPVR is simple and reliable and MediaPortal has lost of addons and is, perhaps, less reliable. nLite is a lightweight and easy to install client that reproduces the NextPVR client appearance and function on Windows and Linus machines (with an Apple Mac version under construction). an Android client for phones and tablets (with an Android TV client under construction). an IOS client for iPhones and iPads (with an Apple TV client planned for the future). On the client machine go to MediaPortal configuration - TV/Radio - Advanced Options tick. Kodi via XNEWA that displays withiin Kodi and has the same appearance and function as the NextPVR software. You could try using the UNC paths for the timeshift and record folders. Kodi via a NextPVR add-on that uses Kodi functions for TV recording and viewing. NextPVR can run as a client on multiple Windows machines that connect to a NextPVR Recording Service on a single machine.

NextPVR supports clients that can run on other machines and that can connect to the NextPVR Recording Service. Folks around here prefer NextPVR (obviously) mostly because it is simpler to use and more reliable. MediaPortal performs essentially the same functions in much the same way.

2) is the NextPVR client that you see on screen and can use to view the EPG, to specify the shows that you want to record and to watch Live TV and recorded shows. 1) is NextPVR Recording Service runs continuously in the background and connects to TV tuners and IPTV sources and schedules and records shows. Simply stated, NextPVR is two software components that both run under Windows.

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