Want to See Windows Media Center UX in Windows Vista...?

[Jeremy Charette]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://blog.retrosight.com/PermaLink,guid,9add1d42-7ae7-4d09-9346-a0a6849218e2.aspx' target='_blank'>http://blog.retrosight.com/PermaLink,guid,9add1d42-7ae7-4d09-9346-a0a6849218e2.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><i>"I'm not the brand manager for Windows Media Center, but I did what Jackie Huba said to do anyway and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQKI7YvtLhQ&search=Media%20Center">found this</a> at the top of the search results for 'Media Center'. Pretty cool romp through our user experience."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/vistamcepdc1.jpg" /> <br /><br />Looks slick. Wish my Time Warner cable box had a UI half as good as this. I especially like how they've created a transparent UI that you can overlay the live TV feed with. I was never really a believer in album art until I finally downloaded all the covers for my iTunes albums. Call it a gimmick, but it works. Far more interesting than text listings. I just hope that the Xbox 360 gets a matching UI upgrade, as it easily has the horsepower to run that interface.

[Jason Dunn]

The new version is looking VERY cool...I'm very much looking forward to installing the beta of Vista Ultimate that I downloaded last night. Let's hope I can actually get it working properly.... :?

[Darius Wey]

Wow, that is cool. 8O

I'm not too fussed about the delay. If it's what Microsoft needs to make Vista a top-notch product, then I'm willing to sit it through.

I just hope that the Xbox 360 gets a matching UI upgrade, as it easily has the horsepower to run that interface.

This quote (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/forhome/mediacenter.mspx) from the Windows Vista site suggests that the new UI will be accessible from the Xbox 360: "Windows Media Center in Windows Vista includes a redesigned menu system that can be enjoyed at your Media Center PC or through your Xbox 360 using your home network." :)