And I don't get MC's implementation of favorites. Where are they accessible? Only in that second-level "Navigation" flyout?
With toolbar customization you can add a 'Favorites' icon on your toolbar . . .
Hmm. That makes navigation a little easier. Except that there doesn't seem to be a way to show anything in the grid besides media files. For example, if I have a playlist group called "Mixes," and then under that I have, say, "CD Playlists," "John," and "Jane." If I add any one of these to my favorites, when I select it (from favorites), I'd like to see the sub-items, not ALL the tracks under that node (and its sub-nodes). I'd like to see them as big, easily selectable rows or icons in the list display.
What I'm getting at is that a real bar to useability for a lot of people is the concept of tree navigation. In fact, for most, it's not so much the concept as the dexterity required. And on the plasma screen in my den, it's even somewhat annoying for me to have to navigate the tree.
Media Center is so useful, I think it would be even more so if it weren't accessible only to "power users." That is, it'd be nice if a power user like me could easily set it up so that the most common tasks are accessible to a just-make-it-work-I-just-want-to-listen-to-tunes person.