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Windows Media Center Preview in Vista Beta 2
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Windows Media Center is arguably one of the best home theater personal computer user interfaces
out there today. Up until the introduction of Windows Vista, Windows Media Center (MCE) existed as a separate product SKU for Microsoft. That meant that if you wanted MCE, you either had to purchase a system with the OS, or you had to purchase the OS and build a system around it. With Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided to take a different approach with the digital media platform and make it a part of the Premium and Ultimate Editions of the OS. That’s right - MCE no longer exists on it’s own but is now bundled as part of the mainstream OS (assuming you don’t get the Home Edition of Vista). What this ultimately means is that MCE will become a part of so many more shipping systems than ever before. Of course, many hardware OEMs were already providing MCE 2005 as an option to consumers but the inclusion into the product line of Vista means MCE is here to stay and ready to branch out.
With Beta 2 now out for several weeks, I thought I’d finally look into what changes Microsoft made to the Media Center platform. Many of the changes are only skip deep but there are some new features that make the platform even more exciting than ever before. Note - I’ll refer to the MCE application in Vista as MCE Vista. Let’s jump right to it shall we? Krunker » Windows Media Center Preview in Vista Beta 2
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