This is a good application, not great, and is frankly kind of old hat for Windows Media Center users.
THE GOOD: Nice organized layout with intuitive menus. Runs smoothly, though some items do not show up in browse list ("Dude, Where's My Car" can only be accessed via search, not browse)
THE BAD: They used an Alpha keyboard on the search instead of QWERTY. Thumbnails are too small, and text is too thin to read easily.
After using this for about an hour and then going back to Windows Media Center's IPTV section, I still like the Media Center's use of large cover art when browsing, and find the text much more legible. Microsoft ought to go after ABC/ESPN/DISNEY, CBS, CNN, Turner, and stock up on old TV shows (like Brady Bunch, Jeffersons, Andy Griffith, etc) for content and stage a war with Hulu.
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This is a good application, not great, and is frankly kind of old hat for Windows Media Center users.
THE GOOD: Nice organized layout with intuitive menus. Runs smoothly, though some items do not show up in browse list ("Dude, Where's My Car" can only be accessed via search, not browse)
THE BAD: They used an Alpha keyboard on the search instead of QWERTY. Thumbnails are too small, and text is too thin to read easily.
After using this for about an hour and then going back to Windows Media Center's IPTV section, I still like the Media Center's use of large cover art when browsing, and find the text much more legible. Microsoft ought to go after ABC/ESPN/DISNEY, CBS, CNN, Turner, and stock up on old TV shows (like Brady Bunch, Jeffersons, Andy Griffith, etc) for content and stage a war with Hulu.