Windows Live TV
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| Windows Live for TV | |
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 Screenshot of Windows Live for TV |
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| Developer: | Microsoft |
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| OS: | Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate |
| Use: | Windows Media Center application, Social Networking |
| Website: | Windows Live TV |
Windows Live for TV (codenamed Orbit, previously Nemo) is a Windows Media Center application that is part of Microsoft's Windows Live services. It provide users to access Windows Live Spaces, Messenger, and Call on their large-screen monitors or TVs using their PC.
The goal of Windows Live for TV is to bring social networking to a new form factor that is both intuitive and fun to use. The application is built using Windows Presentation Foundation (.NET Framework 3.0) and runs within Windows Media Center or directly in Windows Vista's Internet Explorer 7.0 browser.
Several current features of Windows Live for TV include[1]:
- Browse Windows Live Spaces in 3D graphics with new "Gallery" views and full keyword search
- Real-time text and voice conversations with Windows Live Messenger
- Call your friends' mobile or landline telephones with Windows Live Call to make affordable domestic and international calls
- Make free PC-to-PC calls to other Windows Live Messenger users
- Easily navigate with a mouse, keyboard or a TV remote (remote navigation requires Windows Media Center Remote and Infrared Adapter)
This service is currently under beta testing.
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[edit] Requirements
Windows Live for TV requires the following system requirements prior to installation:
- Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate
- DirectX 9 GPU (with WDDM and Pixel Shader 2.0 support)
- Windows Media Center remote and Infrared adapter
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or later
- 1GB of RAM
- A speaker and headphone for PC-to-PC phone and video calling
- A Webcam for PC-to-PC video calling
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| Web Applications: | Academic • Account • Agents • Alerts • Barcode • Books • Calendar • Call • Clipboard • Contacts • Custom Domains • Dev • Drive • Essentials • Expo • Favorites • FolderShare • Gallery • Healthcare • Help Community • Hotmail • ID • Ideas • Live.com • Maps • OneCare Safety Scanner • Product Upload • Products • Publisher • QnA • Search • Shopping • Spaces • Video |
| Software Applications: | Mail Desktop • Messenger • OneCare • OneCare Family Safety • Search Center • Toolbar • TV • WiFi Center • Writer |
| Mobile Services: | Live.com Mobile • Mail Mobile • Messenger Mobile • Search Mobile • Spaces Mobile |
| Microsoft Live Labs: | Deepfish • Photosynth • Relay Service • Security Token Service |
