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First look at Windows Media Center in Windows 7
Download Squad —
... In case you hadn't heard, Microsoft is officially pulling back the curtain on Windows 7 today. And while the Windows taskbar, Window behavior, and gadget/widget engine have been overhauled, so has the Windows Media Center interface. Windows Media Center ...
Microsoft Windows 7 team blog debuts, absorbs Vista blog
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog —
... (There's nothing new on the Vista blog today, but the Windows Experience site is advising people to check out Charlie Owen's comprehensive, visual tour of W7's snazzy Media Center ) ...
Windows 7 has its coming-out party
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Center (see the link below to get a sense of the visual changes there.) I haven't seen Windows 7 firsthand yet, so I can't offer judgment on how well any of this stuff really works, but I'm pleased on the whole so far. It's already looking better than Vista. Let's just hope it doesn't get derailed in the next 14 or so months. Want to see lots more pictures of what Windows 7 will look like? Check out these photo-essays: - Gizmodo - PC World - Ars Technica - Retrosight (focus on the new Windows Media Center)
In-depth with the Windows 7 Media Center
Betanews —
... , BetaNews October 28, 2008, 8:16 PM If you're a Windows Media Center user, you don't want to miss an in-depth look at what changes are coming with Windows 7. Microsoft's Charlie Owen, who works on Media Center, goes through every new feature along with screenshots . The new Media Center is available in the M3 build of Windows 7 that is being distributed at PDC. Some of the additions include: an on-screen keyboard, H.264 playback, bigger video thumbnails, Turbo Scroll for those with large libraries, and revamped photo capabilities.
Outstanding overview of Windows Media Center in Windows 7
Addicted to Digital Media —
... My
old buddy Charlie Owen has posted
an outstanding overview of Windows Media Center in Windows 7. This oft-overlooked
feature is getting a number of refinements. While PDC is focused on developers, there
is a lot of goodness happening here. A few of my favorites: ...
Windows 7 Media Center Features in PDC Build 6801 of Windows 7
D' Technology Weblog —
... One of my favourite new features is the Music Wall - an scrolling view of all of your album artwork which displays around 15 seconds into music playback.
TV Pack 2008 Inclusion: As predicted, all of the goodies given to OEMs in the Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 will be handed over to consumers in Windows 7 - new TV standards such as DVB-S for Europe, ISDB-T and QAM are all included in box. That H.264 that was postponed from Fiji? It’s in Windows 7.
Full Article ...
Windows 7: GUI, multitouch, Media Center & more
SlashGear —
... Media Center is a far slicker implementation, however, with more visual and functional harmony between Windows 7 and the latest Microsoft Zune GUI. Charlie Owen from the Media Center team has a full gallery of screenshots, including the tweaked menus that manage to fit more information in without looking cluttered, and the new on-screen displays adding extra detail during TV and film playback. The photo viewer looks to have borrowed some of the Microsoft Surface multitouch table’s style. Meanwhile We Got Served wax lyrical over the ...
Windows 7 Media Center to Natively Support H.264
Zatz Not Funny! —
The Microsoft Professional Developer Conference has been covering new features planned for Windows 7 and attendees have received an early version of the software for testing and feedback - so news and tidbits are leaking out onto the web. Last week many screen-shots were available to look at, but there wasn’t much in the way of real news for Windows 7 Media Center functionality. Now we’ve learned native H.264 support will be included on all Windows 7 Media Center products - PCs, extenders, and the Xbox 360. Beyond that, there are plenty ...
What Home Entertainment Technology Will Win?
WebProNews Feed —
... content to this new box. They are going to start with only 300 high def titles, but watch for this to rapidly expand in the near future. Microsoft's going to try and get a pound of flesh out of you of course by requiring an XBox live "gold" membership which is also kind of chump in my opinion, but this new box is clearly a winner. 3. Microsoft Media Center. Microsoft's Media Center technology is getting better and better. Charlie Owen, from the Media Center team over at Microsoft, put out a great post earlier this week highlighting some of the things that we have to look ...
What's new in Windows 7 for Media Center
Engadget HD —
... What's new in Windows 7 for Media Center originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Early reports say the pre-beta Windows 7 is looking good
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... Finally, Charlie Owen has a comprehensive and useful walkthrough showing the Media Center aspects, but bear in mind that he works on the product. ...
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