Windows Media Player 11 Beta(From Vista to XP), and URGE JUST Launched!!!

Windows Media

What's NEW:

Simplity In Design
Interface:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/sid_hero2.jpg]

Ways to find Music: more of the music You love

Urge:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/URGE_5scrns.jpg]
Stacking:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/Stacking.jpg]
Album Cover Finding:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/Managing_albumart.jpg]
Instant Search:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/instant_search.jpg]

All your Entertainment in One place

Storing and enjoying music, video, pictures, and recorded TV:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/media_views.jpg]

Enjoy Anywhere

More Portable Devices and Sync functions:[image=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/images/mp11/Devicemanage2.jpg]

Customize

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About URGE

Millions of songs. All musical styles?from hip-hop to country to jazz.
Music and more from MTV, VH1, and CMT. Stuff you can?t find anywhere else.
More than 500 playlists. Styles, Must-Haves, TV Shows, Celebrity, Years, Cities, and more.
More than 130 radio stations. Professionally programmed. CD-quality. Commercial free.
URGE Feeds. New music delivered straight to your PC and portable music player.
Features, profiles, interviews, and blogs. From leading voices in music.
Total music mobility. Take your music to go on compatible portable music players.
Rip, burn, sync. It?s never been easier.
Powerful media management. Seamlessly integrated with Windows Media Player 11.

[blockquote][i]URGE comes integrated into the newest version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player, which users of Microsoft's Windows will receive in coming weeks as an upgrade. Prior to that, the player upgrade will be available for download at the URGE and Microsoft Web sites.

At launch, URGE will have more than 2 million tracks, which can be purchased individually at 99 cents or as full albums starting at around $9.95.

The service also will offer unlimited downloads at a monthly rate of $9.95, or $14.95 for the ability to transfer songs to any of more than 100 compatible portable music players.

Initially, URGE will also feature streaming videos, with video downloads becoming available for purchase later this year.

URGE will also be the featured music service on Microsoft's media player, which will continue to have built-in links to several other services.[/i][/blockquote][link=http://www.urge.com]URGE[/link]

 

I-Tunes now has a decent rival.

 

It's really Great.

Organization by

Recented Added
Artist
Album
Songs
Genre
Year
Rating

Have never been Easier!!!!

 

Yes, WMP11! Downloading now...

Ack, unsupported operating system!

Looks like I'll be spending the whole night trying to get the proper updates...

 

Finally got it...Sweeeeet.

 

yay! Now I can finally stop using Real Player or whatever it's called!

 

AAAaaaarrrgghh! URGE has been launched, and it's heading this way. Into the bomb shelters everyone!

// waves arms above head in customary frantic, panicked way //

 

Sweet!

 

Apple>Microsoft

 

Looks cool.

And seeing how Microsoft employs my friends and family, thus free crap for me , I'll pick Microsoft over Apple anyday.

 

Has Skynet become self aware yet?

 

Very sweet! I love it so far.

 

I believe I've been doing that in iTunes for the last 2 years or so.

 

Yeah, I can't think of a reason to make the switch.

 

ZOMG IT HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER LOL


OH WAIT, IT HAS BEEN!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!


and the WMP?

It's a ******* ripoff of the Quicktime design. In black.

Proof that Apple > Microsoft.

We win. They copy.

 

I wonder who put together these 24 Songs?

[image=http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3174/24music9te.jpg]

 

Wow, the URGE layout is nearly identical to iTunes. Why ruin a good thing, huh?

Given that I don't even know if this service has launched in Australia (compared with iTunes, which works nicely with my iPod) and there are far superior media players out there, I doubt I'll be using WMP 11 much if at all. I'm sure I'll download it after the 56th time Microsoft insists that I do it though.

 

I love WMP. I'm sure I'll love WMP11. But do i really want to download the beta? Warning bells are ringing.

 

Does it work with the Divx codecs?

Cause otherwise forget it.

 

I believe I've been doing that in iTunes for the last 2 years or so.


indeed.

 

I can't be bothered organising my library again in another program, especially since it's annoying and time consuming how it updates album art and track info 1 track at a time. Anybody know how to get round this?

The interface looks better than iTunes I reckon but The biggest thing for me is the sync function with Creative and Iriver players. It'll definately make me consider a move back to non-ipod players next time a buy a new mp3 now that they have some good software to go with them.

 

Anyone know how to get the library stuff off the top?

I know you could do it in the last version, maybe it isn't an option here?