Feedback to JRiver after reading the 7 links:
1) Connecting a PC to a TV
I feel only part of the game is described here. Not everybody is wasting a whole PC to connect it to a TV monitor. Many users probably prefer to plug in both a TFT/CRT monitor and a TV monitor on the same PC.
This can be quite tricky (Dual, Clone, Twin Mode, Primary/Secondary monitor problems, resolution
problems etc), so some description on how to proceed in this case would be helpful here.
By the way: MC9 is not supporting dual view which most other players do like WinDVD, PowerDVD, DixX Player.
That means: if the software detects a TV monitor, then the software displays a video on both screens, in full screen mode on TV and in standard mode on the CRT/TFT monitor. In MC9 you have to switch primary and secondary monitor to get your video on TV, which is quite a hassle!
2) Remote Control for Media Center
So far I was thinking that Girder was the way to go, but obviously there is a Plugin that supports IRMan directly, so I tested this procedure. Seems to work quite well except that I have the feeling that it is still a Version 8 plugin and has never been updated.
When I try to play image files with the remote control, it plays the music files in Playing Now instead of starting a slideshow, so I assume it has never been updated! Also the number of supported commands is very limited compared to Girder.
Also the plugin did not learn the left/right buttons of one of my universal controls.
I feel this section should have more depth and especially include Girder unless J River prefers to support more the Plugin approach, although I had the feeling in the forum that J River stands fully behind the Girder approach.
3) There could also be a chapter about MC9 and sound cards as this is one of the key hardware needed for MC9. Here the different approaches could be described (internal/external, USB, virtual sound cards, multizoning etc).
Also simple things as how to divert Windows sounds to your Monitor speakers and the music sound to the stereo.
4) Also the Multi-Zoning aspect would deserve a separate chapter as this is rather hidden in the product and is in my eyes a top-feature.