Reviews of J. River Media Center

1. 
   laptopy.net

   Reviewing 14.0.67 (Sep 16, 2009)

   Brilliant Application
2. 
   outofspace

   Reviewing 14.0.67 (Sep 16, 2009)

   1. Changed: Updated EPG in Standard View to allow viewing further into the future. (allows back 2 days, forward two weeks plus two days)
   2. NEW: Added command 'Rebuild Thumbnail' to the cover art menu to force thumbnail building. (builds video thumbnails even if the option is disabled in Options > Tree & View)
   3. Fixed: Television OSD for current and next programs displayed only the sub-titles without the series name.
   4. Changed: Switched sliders on output plug-in configuration dialogs to J. River sliders; fixed tab navigation issues.
   5. Fixed: Vista's window presentation engine would not correctly handle displaying multiple subsequent 3D views. (problem fixed by Microsoft in Windows 7, workaround added for Vista)
   6. Fixed: Syncing a portable device from Library Server did not work correctly.
   7. Fixed: When canceling time-based subscriptions for a television channel, the subscription's recording start time was displayed as "4:00PM 12/31/1899" (109 years ago). Now it will be shown as "4:00PM every Mon, Tue, Fri", for example.
   8. Changed: Adding files to the library will run one-at-a-time during a background import, and only two-at-a-time during a manual import.
   9. Optimized: Auto-import builds thumbnails two-at-a-time when run manually.
   10. Changed: Auto-import will no longer respond to external file system changes while playing in Display View, but instead wait to reconcile changes until exiting Display View.
   11. Fixed: Folder watching would not always kick-in right away after making changes with a fresh install.
   12. NEW: Added 'Run Auto-Import Now' option to Import wizard.
   13. NEW: Reworked the 'Auto-Import' page of the import wizard to be less intrusive with suggestions.
   14. Changed: Improved support for shortcuts like right-click and double-click in the Auto-Import wizard.
   15. Changed: Minor change to ipod detection that could possibly have resulted in an ipod model detection error.
3. 
   emanresU deriseD

   Reviewing 14.0.64 (Sep 10, 2009)

   I love how the people accusing me of trolling and urging me to use the "discussion tab" are doing something worse than what I was doing. At least I was talking about the software. You people are just assailing ME. And yet the irony escapes you.
   
   I installed this version of JRMC, just to legitimize further criticism. I have long since deleted my entire JRMC library and all settings and data files, so I had no choice but to start fresh. No matter.
   
   I was able, within half an hour, to reproduce the database corruption I mentioned a LOOOOOOONG time ago in the forums, to no avail. It took a few tries but it happened.
4. 
   hedley

   Reviewing 14.0.61 (Sep 10, 2009)

   Second Shadow what your comment has with 14.0.61 version?
   Use discussion tab or go somewhere else for trolling.
   
   14.0.61 :
   NEW: MC will import MyMovies data in the file [mediafilename].mymovies.xml or mymovies.xml residing in the same folder as video file, if the standard JRSidecar file does not exist, provided the data contained in the xml file pertain to the media file.
5. 
   Second Shadow

   Reviewing 14.0.61 (Sep 5, 2009)

   Don't let the astroturfing fool you
   The only "support" you can remotely hope of getting with this software is through their forums .... However, the exceedingly arrogant owner, Jim Hillegass, promptly BANS from the forums anyone who dares criticize the program* .... Kind of a Catch-22, don't you think?
   
   * See: http://yabb.jriver.com/i...318.msg251719#msg251719

Discuss J. River Media Center

1. Nov 7, 2009 - 3:18 PM
   psycros

   I dealt with J. River ages ago when we tried to use some of their networking products. We quickly figured out that support was NOT one of their priorities (nor was standards adherence). If you run into trouble with any of their products you're effectively on your own unless you are (a) one of handful of major enterprises they depend on to survive, or (b) you raise the specter of legal action and have the means to back it up.
2. Sep 22, 2009 - 10:51 PM
   emanresU deriseD

   Wow, you guys sure are witty!
   
   Actually, I used JRMC for years. I first registered it (when it was Media Jukebox) back in 2002. Is that using it enough for you?
   
   I post brief and snarky reviews here because I just don't care enough to post descriptive, detailed criticisms of the program. That has no relation to how I posted in the J. River forums. In actuality, I posted in exactly the appropriate manner.
   
   And I did not give up on JRMC easily. I tried for months to get my problem resolved. I kept bumping my thread and providing more details as I found them. But no one took any interest in providing any real assistance.
3. Sep 14, 2009 - 10:12 PM
   Balderstrom

   Or Trolls like "emanresU deriseD" whose reviews can be summed up with:
   this program sucks. **, *, *, ***, *
4. Aug 20, 2009 - 8:02 AM
   MrHaugen

   I totally agree ghammer. The only ones who post 1 star reviews is those that can't use forums in a normal manner, or people that turns away from the application the minute they encounter a obstacle. There might also be those that's not even tried the application before they give bad reviews.
5. Mar 17, 2009 - 11:27 PM
   ghammer

   Hmmm, seems a lot of people equate their lack of forum etiquette with the quality of a program.
   
   I've been involved with this app for years and am active in the forums there. I've not seen people censored or ignored except in cases where they are quite stupid/obnoxious/childish.
   
   I also see many give their "garbage" or "other apps are much better" with nothing more to back it up.
   
   Likely the same lucid style used to post in the support forums and wonder why nobody jumps to help them.
6. Jan 7, 2009 - 5:43 PM
   Undesired Username

   Garbacho