Public Preview Beta of Windows Media Player 11 for XP on Wednesday, May 17th
News from TheHotfix.net
Users will be able to download the beta here (anyone will be able to get it):
Link here.
The final RTM release is scheduled for late June 06
Here is a list of features that will and will not be in the XP version:
Features in WMP 11 for XP (June 06):
* New UI
* Support for better synchronization for portable devices
* Album “stacks” of album art
* Indexed libraries with search-as-you-type features
* User controlled downgrade of quality for DRM content to allow for smaller files
* DRM content will contain metadata that shows what the user is allowed to do with the file
* Includes Microsoft and MTV’s Urge music store
Features in WMP 11 for Vista (Early 07):
* Everything that is in the WMP 11 for XP
* Playing content (including DRM) on your PC from another PC or device
* Viewing content from the Vista Media library on other PCs or digital devices, such as Tivo
* Playback of High Value video content
* Shell integration with Windows Media Player
* Content Indexer change notification to sync My Music and WMP library
* DVD Fullscreen playback enhancements
* DRM Transcode
* High quality video streaming over home networks
* Media foundation for playback
Again, watch for a final release date soon and stay tuned on May 17th to download the Public Preview of WMP 11!
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