Project Vision 2 Options

[maui917]

Wow a lot of good skins coming out, but this one I have to say has my attention the most. The only problem is all these new skins are leaving all of us 4:3 guys in the dust! Anyway skin looks awesome! I can't wait to try it out.

[maui917]

Sorry boring day at work (all day conference call) so you get to hear my thoughts.

First off I really like the skin, looking really nice! I haven't found a skin yet that really does all the things I want, so I've just recently starting taking a few swipes at some xml and graphics work myself. I don't have anything yet that I really want to put out there, however after becoming bit more familiar with the process I have a few questions/suggestions.

First the home page looks great, I like the clean look. I read your thread on XBMC too, and I agree with szsori on a few things about the home page. I like less text. (my HDTV broke, and rather than fix it I plan to buy a new one.....someday. As a result I am running on a 4:3, 36 inch TV, and most text is always hard to read, I know this won't support 4:3 yet but I often think the less text the better.) Keeping the names simple like Watch vidoes, or Listen to music. I think that might help with the clean look.

A question on the home page is, I have 5 catagories of video: Movies, TV Shows, Kids Shows, Snowboard Movies, Skateboard Movies. I don't expect you to add those, but my question is if I go in and start working on the XML to add them myself, how would you see that working, would the list scroll in the "video" box? would the box expand?

Other suggestions, the TV show view, once again I like szori's comment about possible wide banners on the right, I think they could look good in that space.

I really like the Fan Art views, and it looks as though you are setting it up so we can choose the fan art, which I think is awesome! Also in your screen shots you have the shows title in "logo" form and in text on the fan art views, I'm not sure if you are just mocking these up or if you are really pulling the show logo's from somewhere. (I've seen rumblings about that ability in the XBMC.org forums) If you are getting the logo's I would love to see the logo go over the fan art, and the text be removed.

Movies - I don't know what other views you will have, but would definitely like some kind of cover flow or something, I like to view my movies in some poster form, and if I really want to read the info on them, hit the info button. when simply browsing for movies, I really only want the poster, and maybe the title displayed.

The OSD - not a big fan of the PMIII one, but at the same time I haven't seen one a whole lot better yet either. I think my favorite OSD design so far is Vinci.

Well there you have it, couple of my suggestions, take them or leave em, either way your work is so far ahead of what I could do, and this skin is looking really close to giving me what I am looking for.

[Lacyfer]

wow, this is f****** impressive

Best skin ever made for xbmc, I LOVE IT

This post has been edited by Lacyfer: May 15 2008, 08:21 PM

[JoeUser38]

720p HD This skin was made for 720p from scratch. 4:3 will not be focused on. Simply because Jezz_X and I dont feel the need to focus on 4:3 since HDTV's are so common now (Both Jezz_X and I have one)

PLEASE reconsider the 4:3! I have a 50" 4:3 here.

This post has been edited by JoeUser38: May 16 2008, 05:50 AM

[wreezig]

Who the hell buys a 50" 4:3 tv??

[ChoccyHobNob]

Who the hell buys a 50" 4:3 tv??

JoeUser38 does LOL

[rocky5]

Yeah it would be nice if it was 4:3 compatible as not every one in the UK has a HD TV as we don't all have £400+ fora TV as our country seems to be the bloody dearest.

i mean i have a 19inch monitor for my Xbox 360 and PC (KVG switch) and a 28inch widescreen TV non HD for TV and Xbox 1.

Also there isnt much point in a HD tv here the now as there isnt any good HD channels there is like 5 also we need to pay another £100+ for the damn box so we can get the HD channels lol.

This post has been edited by rocky5: May 16 2008, 11:26 PM

[JoeUser38]

JoeUser38 does LOL

Yep. Got it at Goodwill for $300 (USD) a year or two ago. It's a floor-standing rear-projection model (Pioneer).

[360_Hax]

Yep. Got it at Goodwill for $300 (USD) a year or two ago. It's a floor-standing rear-projection model (Pioneer).

Hell yeah! A Classic!

[R111]

Also there isnt much point in a HD tv here the now as there isnt any good HD channels there is like 5 also we need to pay another £100+ for the damn box so we can get the HD channels lol.

Dont you watch 16:9 movies? Dont you game in wide screen?
Just bite the blue pill and invest in a HDTV..

4:3 is so yesterday..

This post has been edited by R111: May 17 2008, 10:54 AM

[JoeUser38]

Dont you watch 16:9 movies? Dont you game in wide screen?
Just bite the blue pill and invest in a HDTV..

4:3 is so yesterday..

Yes, but... 4:3 is so much cheaper! Don't see the point in buying a 16:9 TV when I have this big guy working so well. I don't get the resolution of HD, but widescreen movies look fine with the black bars on the top and bottom.

Before I update my TV, I would update my sound system (my old Pioneer AV Receiver is going out, and my wife and son pretty much blew the speakers while I was at work). Can't even do that right now though, because I updated my computer instead.

This post has been edited by JoeUser38: May 17 2008, 02:17 PM

[renz0r]

4:3 is a dead format, I feel sorry for the guy who bought the 50" 4:3, they must have seen you coming a mile off

This and a lot of other recent HD quality skins will just not work on a 4:3 display

[JoeUser38]

4:3 is a dead format, I feel sorry for the guy who bought the 50" 4:3, they must have seen you coming a mile off

This and a lot of other recent HD quality skins will just not work on a 4:3 display

Maybe you missed the price... that was $300, not $3000.

BTW, sounds like the marketing is working quite well on you. (just a joke, but they really have been hyping it up)

This post has been edited by JoeUser38: May 17 2008, 02:54 PM

[R111]

Yes, but... 4:3 is so much cheaper! Don't see the point in buying a 16:9 TV when I have this big guy working so well. I don't get the resolution of HD, but widescreen movies look fine with the black bars on the top and bottom.

That case, you can enjoy any XBMC 16:9 skin as it is. With those fine looking black bars on your big cheap guy which is working so well..

And since you dont go asking the movie makers for a 4:3 ver, you can help save some time for those skinners to polish their non4:3 skins..

[KSHELLS]

Yal STOP bickering............every one cant jump on the HDTV right now.....but it is a good investment..