Microsoft launches Windows Media Center Internet TV beta
Posted by Steven Parker on 27 September 2007 - 12:24 · 15 comments & 8261 views
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#1 Posted by funkymunky on 27 Sep 2007 - 12:27
- Sounds cool
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#1.1 Posted by phantasmorph on 27 Sep 2007 - 12:40
- Sounds like Joost, or Miro. =/
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#2 Posted by Leo Natan on 27 Sep 2007 - 12:39
- Will that be worldwide or US/Canada only?
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#2.1 Posted by SimpleRules on 27 Sep 2007 - 14:20
- Probably US only ... they have to negotiate rights per country, so the US is their prime market. Canada doesn't really have any special preference so when you factor in its a market of just 30 million people, if they launch the product in any other countries its likely to be relatively big markets.
As with iTunes, it would probably be the UK where they next launch the TV downloads. A relatively large population but a big thurst for US tv shows.
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#3 Posted by NPGMBR on 27 Sep 2007 - 13:28
- I've watched a few concerts on MSN Video and thought it was pretty nice. Just makes me wonder why MS took so long to get into this. I mean when AOL was still popular they had concerts and all kinds of good stuff all the time and all you heard from the MSN camp were crickets. Glad to see MS doing something with MSN but its still not enough. They still need to do more.
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#4 Posted by Citrusleak on 27 Sep 2007 - 13:49
- It sounds like Joost, but I'm optimistic. What I really want in the end is live, streaming tv, and during the commercials, they could put their own ads instead of prerecorded video.
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#4.1 Posted by stephen_0002 on 27 Sep 2007 - 15:20
- Quote - (Citrusleak said @ #4)It sounds like Joost, but I'm optimistic. What I really want in the end is live, streaming tv, and during the commercials, they could put their own ads instead of prerecorded video.
yeah that would be pretty sweet. But for now this will due.. Thanx MS
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#5 Posted by matthewf01 on 27 Sep 2007 - 14:37
- what about high definition?
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#6 Posted by Jugalator on 27 Sep 2007 - 15:54
- This would have been a perfect candidate for one of those whined at Ultimate Extras, but personally being on Home Premium, I'm not complaining!
Hmm, I hope I didn't give them any bad ideas now!
As for Joost, well I think it'll have to be pretty darn bad to be worse than that. :p
But who knows... For a first, what's their plans for international coverage? Have they, unlike Joost, managed to arrange reasonable deals with the media companies as for that?
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#7 Posted by
neufuse on 27 Sep 2007 - 17:46
- Cant wait for comcast to kick off all the users of this for using the internet to download these things
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#8 Posted by gonzoislost on 27 Sep 2007 - 18:14
- Reminds me of the 98 days and the "web TV" feature included in the 98 plus! pack
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#9 Posted by Rohdekill on 28 Sep 2007 - 01:09
- The real question is, will the streaming be blocked from recording?
WMC is cool. But I immediately stopped using it due to all my cable on-deman channels pushing out no-copy codes which blocks the record button on WMC.
I now use an older version by Microsoft - Windows Media Encoder, which ignores the no-copy code.
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#10 Posted by Disco_Stu on 28 Sep 2007 - 03:21
- How about supporting MCE 2005 users? Great example of how MS does not get the CE space. These boxes are installed by professionals as part of an entire package of features for the home including many features up and above simple PVR use. Based on how negative the response has been towards Vista by VARs who specialize in this field MS sure as H*ll better continue to support and expand on MCE 2005 until a better solution than Vista is available. Vista MCE and more to the point Vista in general has given MCE a real black eye.
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#11 Posted by toadeater on 28 Sep 2007 - 07:00
- The advertizing is misleading. This service is not free, it requires proprietary software.
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#11.1 Posted by Morpheus Phreak on 28 Sep 2007 - 10:52
- Quote - (toadeater said @ #11)The advertizing is misleading. This service is not free, it requires proprietary software.
How is it misleading? Vista Home Premium is the edition that comes pre-installed with most PC's, hence they already have Media Center. There is no additional charge for this feature, so it is de facto without cost, therefore free.
The streaming content will all be ad-supported "by an advertising platform provided by YuMe," which means that you'll be getting it gratis. The programming reportedly "comes from MSN Video," and just over 100 hours of it will be available when the beta begins. To whet your appetite, a few notables that will be available are "full episodes of TV shows such as 'Arrested Development,' full-length music concerts by artists such as Chris Cornell, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Pink, John Mayer and the Pussycat Dolls, movie trailers, news segments from MSNBC, and sports clips from FOX Sports."