Topic: MC 10 Release -- Features and Prices (Read 15177 times)

JimH · « **on:** March 20, 2004, 07:29:22 am »

You may receive a SPAM e-mail from us next week. I thought you might like to see it here first. The contents will be more or less like this.
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We are pleased to announce the release of JRiver Media Center 10 software on [ some date soon ]. New features include slicker interface, additional file format support, quicker file navigation with Media Mode buttons, more customization options and many usability improvements.

Special prices now apply:

Media Center 9.1 (current version) for $19.98 USD (save $20)

Media Center 10.0 only $24.98 USD (save $15) A purchase of 10.0 will also allow you to use 9.1.

If you already own an MC 9.1 license, you can upgrade to 10.0 for $9.98 USD
Media Jukebox 8 owners can upgrade to Media Center 10 for $14.98 USD

License and purchase details are at: http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/purchase.html

Download MC here: http://www.jrmediacenter.com and purchase from the Help menu of the program.
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Here's a list of features:

New in MC 10:
Photo printing
Auto zoom & pan of images
Many improvements to Action Window
Many improvements to Theater View (hit F11)
Media mode buttons to show only music, video, images, or all
Integration into Action Window of CD ripping and photo acquisition
Improvements of Action Window for other functions
Improved handheld support, including synch and WMDM support
Content access control
Definable actions for auto-run of CD and DVD
Many improvements in playback and management of WM
Numerous miscellaneous improvements, particularly in ease of use
More user customizability
New features in developer interfaces
UPnP support in Media Server for media receivers -- still not global
Significant other work not yet visible

Here is a list of features and fixes compiled by imjustagamer (thanks!) :
http://www3.sympatico.ca/imjustagamer/MC10His.txt

iCamp · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2004, 08:04:30 am »

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Significant other work not yet visible

built-in beer chiller?

RhinoBanga · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2004, 08:14:22 am »

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New features in developer interfaces

What are these?

DocLotus · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2004, 08:26:07 am »

Very nice Jim

So MC 10 is going Gold

I LOVE Gold

JimH · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:19:44 am »

Quote from: RhinoBanga on March 20, 2004, 08:14:22 am

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New features in developer interfaces

What are these?

Build 74: 6. Fixed: MC was not visible in task bar if invoked through automation interface.
Nikolay's fixes in your thread on the developer board
command line additions for zones in build 95
changes for netremote support
changes for musiclobby support

If you want to discuss, please move to the dev board.

fex · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:22:35 am »

Pricing sounds fair.

JimH · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:23:19 am »

Here's another thread on MC10. It's a poll asking why people with MC9 would upgrade to MC10. 81% of people said they had already upgraded to MC10.

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;start=0;threadid=19475;viewResults=1

groovedaddy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2004, 09:47:53 am »

Sweet news...

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Pricing sounds fair.

I'd say extremely fair for all that you get.

I'm penciling the date on my calendar as we speak

GDaddy

jleerigby · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2004, 11:43:35 am »

I agree that the prcing is very fair and would like to congratulate you all on a good release. I think it's fair to say that MC10.0 (until we see the hidden stuff) has added polish rather than innovation and that is a good thing.

This is now a good platform for 10.1 which I hope will add the innovation and exciting new features that will set MC even further apart from it's main competitors. Is this how you see 10.1 developing?

Again, great job despite a bumpy ride. Well done.

shAf · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2004, 12:49:46 pm »

Quote from: JimH on March 20, 2004, 07:29:22 am

... If you already own an MC 9.1 license, you can upgrade to 10.0 for $9.98 USD
Media Jukebox 8 owners can upgrade to Media Center 10 for $14.98 USD ...

Hmmmm(?) ... I believe I was charged $24.98 when I purchased MC10 with my MJ8 license just a couple of weeks ago. Could this be right?? Although, still worth the extra $$ ...

shAf

jleerigby · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2004, 01:00:45 pm »

Quote from: shAf on March 20, 2004, 12:49:46 pm

Quote from: JimH on March 20, 2004, 07:29:22 am
... If you already own an MC 9.1 license, you can upgrade to 10.0 for $9.98 USD
Media Jukebox 8 owners can upgrade to Media Center 10 for $14.98 USD ...

Hmmmm(?) ... I believe I was charged $24.98 when I purchased MC10 with my MJ8 license just a couple of weeks ago. Could this be right?? Although, still worth the extra $$ ...

shAf

That's business. Didn't you ever buy something in a store only to discover that it was in the sale 2 weeks later, I know I did.

JRiver have the right to alter their pricing policy whenever they like to remain competitive.

A couple of weeks ago you exercised a judgement as to whether MC10 was worth $24.98. Your judgement was good. Your clairvoyency powers were bad but you still got a good deal.

geoptin · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2004, 01:55:52 am »

Hi,

I can't wait to get the final version of MC10! It works great with all these Greek names of songs, artists etc.

One question, though: I've already purchased a 10 Beta license. When I upgrade to final version of MC, how much will I be charged??

One more thing. The country code for Greece (30) does't work in the TV tuner!!!

George

jleerigby · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2004, 04:07:59 am »

You will not be charged any extra for v10 when it's released if you already have a v10 license. The license you have now is fully valid for the released version.

JRiver may or may not decide to charge an upgrade fee for the next beta (10.1). This information has not yet been released.

bobrock · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2004, 06:50:09 am »

May I ask what has changed between MC9 & MC10 regarding iPod support ?

What are the NEW features within MC10 regarding iPod ?

TIA

I am going to upgrade to 10 very soon !

KingSparta · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2004, 07:35:38 am »

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May I ask what has changed between MC9 & MC10 regarding iPod support ?

It works better, and about 200+ bug fixes

shAf · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2004, 08:01:49 am »

Quote from: JLee on March 20, 2004, 01:00:45 pm

That's business. ...

JRiver have the right to alter their pricing policy whenever they like to remain competitive.

... but you still got a good deal.

Don't get me wrong ... I still got a good deal. However, JRiver's policy seems to be to charge more for the beta version ... and I thought that was strange relative to all other JRiver's policies ... just checking

artemis · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2004, 01:11:43 pm »

Great timing -- I was just finishing up my trial of MC 10 (4 days left) and had decided to buy it. How wonderful to get an unexpected price drop of $15!

Note: when I went to purchase it, all the screens and the confirmation email say the purchase price was $24.88 (not 24.98). Just FYI.

ginty32 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:12:01 pm »

I just downloaded 10 beta. I am a licensed 9.1 user. I went to the purchase function and the cost is listed as $14.98 which differs from what I read here. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need anything else?

xen-uno · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2004, 03:50:28 pm »

Will flac be a registered file type for release?

JimH · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2004, 04:33:33 pm »

Quote from: ginty32 on March 21, 2004, 03:12:01 pm

I am a licensed 9.1 user. I went to the purchase function and the cost is listed as $14.98 which differs from what I read here. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need anything else?

It sounds like you're using 9.1 with a V8 license. There is a FAQ here that explains which programs work with which licenses:

www.mediajukebox.com/license

urlwolf · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2004, 04:57:16 pm »

Quote from: xen-uno on March 21, 2004, 03:50:28 pm

Will flac be a registered file type for release?

I second that request. I know that it's been discussed before and that having .ape seems to make flac not necessary. But still.

scott_r · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2004, 01:14:18 am »

Congratulations.

MC10 is very nice.

You might want to look at the way your online purchasing works once the user has purchased a licence, seeing as presumablu you'll be getting a lof of new registrations soon.
Being presented with "Welcome to Media Jukebox" is a little silly after you've just purchased Media Center.
This little thing would make the whole process a little more professional.

Again, congrats.

Can't wait to see what the 1/3 we haven't seen yet looks like... hope it doesn't break too much

Scott.

JustinChase · « **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2004, 01:04:52 pm »

Current Build 10.0.95 as of 3/19...
Next Build 10.0.96 on 3/22...
Then 10.0.97 on 3/23
10.0.98 on 3/24,
10.0.99 on 3/25, and finally
10.1.0 on 3/26 (Final Release Date)

Coincidence or good planning?

You tell me...

Wile E. One · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2004, 09:09:18 pm »

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10.1.0 on 3/26 (Final Release Date)

Coincidence or good planning?

You tell me...

Well....the thing is they'll most likely call the build 10.0.100...... so it may be good planning.... or coincidence....

johnp · « **Reply #24 on:** March 23, 2004, 09:26:33 pm »

Quote from: JimH on March 20, 2004, 09:19:44 am

Quote from: RhinoBanga on March 20, 2004, 08:14:22 am
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New features in developer interfaces

What are these?
Build 74: 6. Fixed: MC was not visible in task bar if invoked through automation interface.
Nikolay's fixes in your thread on the developer board
command line additions for zones in build 95
changes for netremote support
changes for musiclobby support

If you want to discuss, please move to the dev board.

Is the Music Lobby support the cover art conversion thing, or does it include discrete zone control and Multi server databases as well?

Regards,

John

johnp · « **Reply #25 on:** March 24, 2004, 09:10:49 pm »

Also is the "musiclobby support" feature implemented now in the current beta, or will it have to wait until the final release to play with it? If it is supposed to be there now, the cover art conversion is not working yet.

JP

GHammer · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2004, 07:13:40 am »

How long is this special pricing going to last?

I see too many "First 50 callers" ads on T.V.

drb · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2004, 08:52:42 am »

Right now, the website says 39.98 for 10 beta. Could the administrator let me know where I can buy for 24.88?

thanks.

drb

JimH · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2004, 09:17:04 am »

When you begin the purchase, you will see the special price.

johnp · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2004, 02:16:32 pm »

Hey Jim,

No answer to my question ?

xen-uno · « **Reply #30 on:** March 28, 2004, 03:30:16 pm »

JohnP,

If your asking whether any music service through MC has been unveiled yet then the answer is no (inc 10.0.100). Look for it in the released product which has been bumped into the future a bit.

R_x

maxl311 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 28, 2004, 03:49:01 pm »

One of the many new, cool features added for MC10 is the ability to play back WMA streams through the TiVo HMO. However, this functionality is not working for all WM audio streams (as has been reported numerous times on both the TiVo and the MC10 discussion boards), since MC mistakenly identifies some audio-only WM streams as WM video streams instead.

My question is this: Does JRiver intend to release ver 10 with this HUGE (at least for those of us using the TiVo HMO with MC) bug unfixed and undocumented? It would seem to me to be a showstopper bug if you are indeed going to advertise that MC can now do WMA stream playback via the TiVo HMO. To say that your product has this functionality, and to release a version of it that only partially implements the functionality seems to me to be a fundamentally inconsistent practice.

johnp · « **Reply #32 on:** March 28, 2004, 03:52:24 pm »

Hi,

Actually, I was referring to the comment that used to be in the first post in this thread (appears to have been edited out) that talked about additional support for musiclobby and net remote which are 3rd party UI applications.

I was just trying to find out what that was about, I.E. what new cool features would be enabled by that. I have heard that there will be cover art conversion that will be more "Flash Friendly" coming soon. I was trying too see if there wre any other cool features lurking as well.

Sternwart · « **Reply #33 on:** March 29, 2004, 01:24:23 pm »

Quote from: JimH on March 20, 2004, 07:29:22 am

If you already own an MC 9.1 license, you can upgrade to 10.0 for $9.98 USD

Download MC here: http://www.jrmediacenter.com and purchase from the Help menu of the program.

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Hi, I own a license of MC 9.1 and want to purchase MC 10. I dowloaded build 100 but did'n installl yet (want to wait until its released).
I cant't find any "purchase" button in the Help section of my V9.1 program... Am I wrong???
Thanx for any help..

Sternwart [Germany]

JimH · « **Reply #34 on:** March 29, 2004, 01:39:17 pm »

To purchase MC10, you need to install it.

Sternwart · « **Reply #35 on:** March 29, 2004, 01:44:35 pm »

Aah... no risk - no fun???

Thank you..

Sternwart

datdude · « **Reply #36 on:** April 05, 2004, 01:26:36 am »

Quote from: JLee on March 21, 2004, 04:07:59 am

You will not be charged any extra for v10 when it's released if you already have a v10 license. The license you have now is fully valid for the released version.

JRiver may or may not decide to charge an upgrade fee for the next beta (10.1). This information has not yet been released.

I will not buy it if I have to upgrade $10 every couple of months.

JimH · « **Reply #37 on:** April 05, 2004, 07:21:35 am »

Quote from: datdude on April 05, 2004, 01:26:36 am

I will not buy it if I have to upgrade $10 every couple of months.

It's voluntary.

GHammer · « **Reply #38 on:** April 05, 2004, 08:56:18 am »

It's funny. I work as a teacher in China. We do not make much money. I have been doing the reliable "format and reinstall XP" every 29 days so I could continue using MC. Now if that's not liking an app, nothing is!
Anyway, today I finally persuaded a friend to get me a license.

The $25.00 is a good fraction of a month's pay, but I am well pleased with MC and they deserve the money they make from it.

My points are, first, where are you going to find as many well thought out features in any software for that price?

Second, to JRiver, at this price even a cheapskate like me can justify the purchase. At $40.00 I could not.

cfastner · « **Reply #39 on:** April 05, 2004, 01:17:09 pm »

At the top of this thread JimH listed upgrade prices as:

Special prices now apply:

Media Center 9.1 (current version) for $19.98 USD (save $20)

Media Center 10.0 only $24.98 USD (save $15) A purchase of 10.0 will also allow you to use 9.1.

If you already own an MC 9.1 license, you can upgrade to 10.0 for $9.98 USD
Media Jukebox 8 owners can upgrade to Media Center 10 for $14.98 USD

I am a registered user of MC 9.1 but when I attempted to purchase 10 got an upgrade price of $14.98.

In a previous message, JimH responded to someone else having this same query that he was probably using MC 9.1 as a MediaJukebox 8 registered user. How do I know? Is there some way to find out?

Thanks,

charlie

pank2002 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 05, 2004, 01:37:36 pm »

cfastner,
If you still got your mjr registration file it'll say. you can either just look at the name of the mjr file (should be called media center/jukebox-reg# where reg# is your reg issue.) You can also open the file and it'll tell you the version in line 5
Hope it helps,
- Rasmus

JimH · « **Reply #41 on:** April 05, 2004, 01:56:41 pm »

Quote from: cfastner on April 05, 2004, 01:17:09 pm

I am a registered user of MC 9.1 but when I attempted to purchase 10 got an upgrade price of $14.98.

That means you have a version 8 license. MC 9.1 will work with a version 8 license.

The $14.98 price is correct.

LonWar · « **Reply #42 on:** April 05, 2004, 01:57:10 pm »

Did you have MJ8?

datdude · « **Reply #43 on:** April 05, 2004, 11:47:43 pm »

Quote from: JimH on April 05, 2004, 07:21:35 am

Quote from: datdude on April 05, 2004, 01:26:36 am
I will not buy it if I have to upgrade $10 every couple of months.
It's voluntary.

Most things are voluntary in this world. I can see paying from version 9 > 10 but not 10 > 10.1.

pipsqueak · « **Reply #44 on:** April 05, 2004, 11:53:03 pm »

Quote from: datdude on April 05, 2004, 11:47:43 pm

Quote from: JimH on April 05, 2004, 07:21:35 am
Quote from: datdude on April 05, 2004, 01:26:36 am
I will not buy it if I have to upgrade $10 every couple of months.
It's voluntary.

Most things are voluntary in this world. I can see paying from version 9 > 10 but not 10 > 10.1.

its free to upgrade from 10 to 10.1 - only when the big number on the left increases does it cost

datdude · « **Reply #45 on:** April 06, 2004, 01:28:07 am »

So J River only charges for betas and if you allready own MC 10 then its free to upgrade(not beta) until MC 11?

JimH · « **Reply #46 on:** April 06, 2004, 08:24:14 am »

Quote from: pipsqueak on April 05, 2004, 11:53:03 pm

its free to upgrade from 10 to 10.1 - only when the big number on the left increases does it cost

That may or may not be true in the future. We don't make commitments about future pricing.

pipsqueak · « **Reply #47 on:** April 06, 2004, 11:31:32 am »

sorry jim, should have siad 'historically'

Richard Berg · « **Reply #48 on:** April 07, 2004, 03:59:09 am »

I'm using MJ8 with a MJ7 license. I don't suppose I qualify for the $15 deal?

cascius · « **Reply #49 on:** April 07, 2004, 05:51:10 am »

Quote from: JimH on April 06, 2004, 08:24:14 am

Quote from: pipsqueak on April 05, 2004, 11:53:03 pm
its free to upgrade from 10 to 10.1 - only when the big number on the left increases does it cost
That may or may not be true in the future. We don't make commitments about future pricing.

That's cool with me.

You guys are doing such a great job! So far this software has been worth every penny i put into it.

Thanks a million,

-Olivier

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