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Windows Vista Build 5231 Review

Posted by samzenpus on from the read-all-about-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has just released a new build for Windows Vista and it looks like Microsoft has made quite a few graphical changes. "This is possibly the only application with more anticipation surrounding it than Internet Explorer 7, if not Vista itself. We wonder if Microsoft would bundle Windows Media Player 11 with Vista exclusively or would it be available for download separately for Windows XP as well. It most certainly will end up looking a lot better (graphically) than most music players out there, iTunes included. Although it appears to look pretty straightforward, the interface has changed drastically, which makes it far more attractive than Windows Media Player 10 as well as competing applications."

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  1. Gimme a break by Red+Flayer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Appears to be /.ed with zero comments.

    But from the summary, I'm pretty sure I'm not missing anything -- just an overview of a new skin for Windows and Windows Media Player. Maybe some changes to the UI,too, that go past skin-depth.

    What I really want to know about the next build of Vista is whether or not it's even close to what the final build will be. Well, not the final build (which won't exist until they stop supporting it and releasing patches), but the build at release.

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  2. It's pretty... even if it's in the background. by r2tincan · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Well, even though most people don't actually look at their media player while it's playing music, I think there can be improvements on interface design, especially while browsing files.

    It's sort of like windows explorer, we don't really need cool flying files effects and transparencies, but it's nice to look at. When we found what we want to find or we've done what we want to have done, we bring something else to the front of the desktop and we don't even see windows explorer anymore, but we still care about effects.

    So hopefully Windows Media Player 11 will improve file browsing, and maybe make it fun while I look for the song I want to play, and then get the hell out of my way.

    ...Actually I'll probably stick with Media Player Classic.

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