HTPC is a PC that is used to play/store media files (HT part stands for home theatre)
i see What you intend to do with MC? ... play audio or video or both?
bothGreatest strength of MC comparing to other similar software is its cataloguing ability ... organise your files using predefined and/or custom tags so you can easily find what you want (it can fill in predefined tags automatically using internet)
i don't have vast amount of music.Obviously it support all popular and not so popular media formats ... has a great playback engine for audio and video files ... can organisé photos (though I have not used that feature yet)
It’s mainly targeted at ppl who collects vast amount of their media digitized for easy access (most will digitized it in lossless format to preserve their media for the day when their disc fail)
i don't have vast amount of music.It’s for ppl who care about getting the best playback out of their media.
in my mancave i dont think drunk people will care too much about that.
PS. MadVR is rendering engine for video created by madshi ... it’s arguably best but does require powerful Graphic Card (GeForce 1060 as minimum for 4K playback) ... it has superb scaling algorithm, can play 3D, and superb HDR tone mapping..
i have got a top pci will keep testing it for now and see how it goes.
there is a theatre preview which looks like it might work on a touch screen as a jukebox.