6 Comments

Front Row for Windows anyone?

December 17, 2006 by in AV,Entertainment,Tech with 6 Comments

Sarah Media Front Row Clone

As sad attempt to emulate Apple’s Front Row for Windows users? Or, a strong alternative for Windows Media Center users (assuming development continues in order to create a stronger release)? You decide.

Head on over to OSX-e and grab a copy of the what is being dubbed as “Sarah Media”. Judging by the comments, the installer lacks a true English setup guide. If you’re looking for the steps scroll down and you’ll find the answer(s). Sarah Media claims to provide playback functionality for movies, music, and pictures [essentially a Front Row clone].

The release seems to be a bit unstable so proceed with caution.


  • http://www.pjllobell.com PVL

    I installed it, changed the language to US and started the program. It’s extremely slow and I couldn’t get it to do anything other than load a movie.

    There is no installer. The app installed itself in my Firefox directory the first time.

    I really hope they continue development on this because it could be a great substitute for WMC.

    Side Note: I just noticed my taskbar is gone after running the program. Hmm…

  • Kyle

    Im getting sick of coming to this site and hearing you bitch about Mircosoft, We fucking get you dont like it!! but god damn stop it would you. I do love this site, but Im going to have to stop coming hear if it doesnt stop (on the extreme level that its happening at the moment anyway)

    Mircosoft owns part of apple, so your basically in my opinion knocking apple. so just stop it.

    Please and thank you’s

  • http://www.uneasysilence.com Dan

    Kyle – I don’t see any slam towards Microsoft here, from what I read Derek is saying this either this third party add on is a good/poor replacement for the WMC interface.

    If anything it is an add-on for Windows. And for the record both Derek and I run Windows full time on our MacBook Pro’s

    -dan

  • http://is.derekpunsalan.com Derek

    Kyle don’t cry. No where in the post was there any type of bitching. I said alternative. You sound a little sensitive.

    Here, how about we call it even and I share my feelings that Front Row as a media controller on OS X is piss poor and that users should check out something like MediaCentral from the fine folks at Equinux.

    Dan’s right about running windows on a regular basis. Parallels is constantly open for testing while working.

  • nylock10

    Hey, if you guys are having trouble changing the language, go into C:\Program Files\Sarah Media (might be in a different folder), there is a language folder with instructions to translate it.

  • Leon

    MediaCentral is expensive but good,
    Better is Sofa Control it’s cheep en fully customable chanche the player in one that’reads Divx and XVid proper.. and ther are dozens ofscripts that ork great and there is a virtual mouse to use with Safari on your tv (if your MBP is connected)..it’s great and Quick and only for 9 euro…..

    [html]http://caseapps.com/[html/]

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