2006-12-03, 10:32
I decided to try MC360, and while the UI was very pretty, there were a few problems I had with it.
I don't use Xlink Kai or Xbox Live. Blades should be changable by the user; don't force users to use/see some features you like. It's a media center; addons are nice, but don't make them practially mandatory.
Take out the Reputation/Gamer score for Blackbolt 360. Maybe it's customizable, but it has no place in media:
You're basing a UI off an existing UI, that's fine, but there's no need to obtrusively brand it.
Replace the MC360 logo with the XBMC logo. It's consistant with the entire project, and again, no need to follow the Xbox 360 UI at every detail. It's an XBMC skin based on Xbox 360, not the Xbox360 UI with minimal changes.
Finding Shutdown and Reboot is fun. It's in something like System, Other, Shutdown, Reboot. That's not very intuitive for such a basic operation.
Don't get me wrong; it's great work, but the UI itself needs some fixes. Don't worry about being absolutely loyal to Xbox 360. The UIs serve different purposes, so making a few changes is fine.
I don't use Xlink Kai or Xbox Live. Blades should be changable by the user; don't force users to use/see some features you like. It's a media center; addons are nice, but don't make them practially mandatory.
Take out the Reputation/Gamer score for Blackbolt 360. Maybe it's customizable, but it has no place in media:
You're basing a UI off an existing UI, that's fine, but there's no need to obtrusively brand it.
Replace the MC360 logo with the XBMC logo. It's consistant with the entire project, and again, no need to follow the Xbox 360 UI at every detail. It's an XBMC skin based on Xbox 360, not the Xbox360 UI with minimal changes.
Finding Shutdown and Reboot is fun. It's in something like System, Other, Shutdown, Reboot. That's not very intuitive for such a basic operation.
Don't get me wrong; it's great work, but the UI itself needs some fixes. Don't worry about being absolutely loyal to Xbox 360. The UIs serve different purposes, so making a few changes is fine.