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<blockquote data-quote="octessence" data-source="post: 963300" data-attributes="member: 124150"><p>I have also complained on their blog about the usability with a remote- It's crazy. They seriously need to make backspace go "up" a menu and Esc to go back to the main menu to reflect the standard usage of those keys on Windows.</p><p> </p><p>Back onto the original topic, I think that the Windows 8 platform is very good for a HTPC. The big chunky buttons are no good for a desktop but well suited to a TV with remote control setup. It still needs some work though and there are some major annoyances. For example if you launch a non-metro application, it switches to the desktop view which is fine. But then when you exit said application it stays on the desktop and does not switch to the main UI again. This sort of this just requires you to keep a mouse handy and that really annoys me.</p><p> </p><p>At the moment I have a dual boot and am still using Windows 7 on my HTPC with lots of windows shortcuts for launching MP/Netflix/VPN connections etc. I try Windows 8 every so often but its just not ready IMO. I don't think I would use it anywhere else. My home desktop runs Windows 7, my tablet runs Android as does my phone and my work development machine runs SuSE Enterprise Linux.</p><p> </p><p>So I think a MediaPortal with a metro interface would work well. I don't think it would be necessary to run Moving Pictures / TV Series etc from the main menu, but these would work very well in a MP sub-widget thingy. The ability to seamlessly exit and then switch to a (useable) netflix or YouTube/Wimp app would be great.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Sorry, maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand the relevance of that link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="octessence, post: 963300, member: 124150"] I have also complained on their blog about the usability with a remote- It's crazy. They seriously need to make backspace go "up" a menu and Esc to go back to the main menu to reflect the standard usage of those keys on Windows. Back onto the original topic, I think that the Windows 8 platform is very good for a HTPC. The big chunky buttons are no good for a desktop but well suited to a TV with remote control setup. It still needs some work though and there are some major annoyances. For example if you launch a non-metro application, it switches to the desktop view which is fine. But then when you exit said application it stays on the desktop and does not switch to the main UI again. This sort of this just requires you to keep a mouse handy and that really annoys me. At the moment I have a dual boot and am still using Windows 7 on my HTPC with lots of windows shortcuts for launching MP/Netflix/VPN connections etc. I try Windows 8 every so often but its just not ready IMO. I don't think I would use it anywhere else. My home desktop runs Windows 7, my tablet runs Android as does my phone and my work development machine runs SuSE Enterprise Linux. So I think a MediaPortal with a metro interface would work well. I don't think it would be necessary to run Moving Pictures / TV Series etc from the main menu, but these would work very well in a MP sub-widget thingy. The ability to seamlessly exit and then switch to a (useable) netflix or YouTube/Wimp app would be great. Sorry, maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand the relevance of that link. [/QUOTE]
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