Microsoft launches Windows Media Center Internet TV beta

[fu5i0n]

Microsoft is getting official with its Windows Media Center Internet TV feature, which is set to go live in beta fashion tomorrow morning. According to Microsoft, users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate will soon be able to download a simple update that will enable them to "enjoy a range of television and video content on their PCs and TV sets [with a Media Center Extender of some sort] without a TV tuner in their PC." 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."

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/microso...ternet-tv-beta/

[HawkMan]

Sounds good, hopefully they'll have soem real content as oposed to Joost.

[majortom1981]

Sounds good, hopefully they'll have soem real content as oposed to Joost.

Joost has some cool things like transformers episodes and some cool music videos.

[[bear]]

Ah, I love Windows Media Center.

[Smigit]

woohoo arrested development. I have all the box sets but for those that don't I really recommend you check them out.

[DJLunacy]

Arrested Development rocks! Now I can watch the last season

[SMELTN]

can't wait to check it out

[mad_onion]

i wonder how long before this is avaliable ANYWHERE in europe. im guessing ten years

[HawkMan]

Joost has some cool things like transformers episodes and some cool music videos.

not in europe it doesn't

and Transformers and what is it, Gi Joe ? is the only good stuff they have there

The rest is left overs from MTV, cheap documentaries that suck to bad for Discovery or BGC to buy them, bad music videos and old sports stuff, like like races and boxing games from 2005... seriusly...

The only things worth watching there as I mentioned above aren't available here. Well I believe NGC is also availale in the US.

It's strage how they take so long to get good tv and online tv content to europe though. I mean over here you can actually air stuff without filtering out swear words, blur out company names and make sure to delete any scene that could show part of a nake boob.

[gonzoislost]

Reminds me of the 98 days and the Web TV that was included in the 98 plus! pack :p

[Toology]

Reminds me of the 98 days and the Web TV that was included in the 98 plus! pack :p

Yeah, that was ahead of its time. I'm going to look forward to this.

[BoInTheMix]

I'ts out at connect:

https://connect.microsoft.com/content/conte...p;wa=wsignin1.0

source: << spam >>

[Reflexion]

Anyone got it to work yet? i can't find where i'm supposed to 'opt in' for Windows Media Center updates on my Home Premium edition...and there's definitely no link in my media center already.

[Richmc]

Go to the link BoInTheMix posted. Feature was already there without getting a new update. Have to say so far I am not impressed. Video quality is alot lower than what I expected.

[null_]

Joost has some cool things like transformers episodes and some cool music videos.

Yeah, but the rest of the content is horrible junk. Let's hope that this provides a decent internet television experience.

[Pupik]

At this time, Windows Media Center internet tv is only available to users in the United States.

[Toology]

Makes sense. It's still a beta and Microsoft would have to negotiate terms with every content rights holder/distributer in other countries if it wanted to launch this globally. It was better for them to push out what they could, where they could to get development going rather than wait.

[Argi]

At this time, Windows Media Center internet tv is only available to users in the United States.

Failure.

[Sonic2k]

I'm in Australia and ive just got access to it but just have no content

[Evolution]

It only says: "Sorry, there is no Internet TV content available for Canada."

Since the OS country is set to the United States... I guess it determined this from my host address.

[kingroach]

does anyones stream buffers a lot?.. I tries arrested developement and it seems to be buffering a lot.. I dont think its internet spped cause I have 5mbps cable..

[SMELTN]

does anyones stream buffers a lot?.. I tries arrested developement and it seems to be buffering a lot.. I dont think its internet spped cause I have 5mbps cable..

yeap mine buffers ALOT, and the sound is horrible at times.