I just got my Intel Core i7 920 retail CPU and ASUS P6T Deluxe (non OC Palm) motherboard.  So I'm going to want to test on that instead.

For what its worth, I hear there may be a public beta of Windows 7 as early as late Dec. Not sure I believe that though.

I hope everyone who is submitting the survey is including their TGB.com username. It's not required, but it's important. If you forgot to include yours, edit your survey and include it!

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Doesn't make much sense in having us sign up for the beta if a public beta is expected in a month or so.  Methinks the public beta rumor isn't entirely true.

..or MSFT has some extra awesomeness in store for TGB beta testers.  Like free Windows 7 Ultimate licenses when all is said and done.

I'm hoping for the latter.

millerbrad:

Doesn't make much sense in having us sign up for the beta if a public beta is expected in a month or so.  Methinks the public beta rumor isn't entirely true.

..or MSFT has some extra awesomeness in store for TGB beta testers.  Like free Windows 7 Ultimate licenses when all is said and done.

I'm hoping for the latter.

I agree,....

BTW, I received an e-mail for the second survey too but I didn't see it among all the junk e-mail ;) Thanks to you lot a came across the e-mail and completed the second survey.

millerbrad:

Doesn't make much sense in having us sign up for the beta if a public beta is expected in a month or so.  Methinks the public beta rumor isn't entirely true.

..or MSFT has some extra awesomeness in store for TGB beta testers.  Like free Windows 7 Ultimate licenses when all is said and done.

I'm hoping for the latter.

If I remember rightly.
Media Centre Edition was a separate beta from WinXP SP1, as was MCE 2005 and WinXP SP2,
even Fiji and Vista SP1 were separate betas.

So it would make sence that Win7 and 7MC would be too.

All,

I was and still am a WHS beta tester but have never tested for VMC. I have a dedicated Vista Ultimate connected to my TV and loads of media on the WHS server (about 200 movies, etc.)and elsewhere on my network so am interested in the MC Beta.  Is it too late to take the survey now or participate in the beta?  Do you think I would be considered or do I have to have a lot more experience on TGB to be able to be considered by MS?

I cannot find the link on MS Connect to the survey. I get to my Connect Dashboard but don't see how to take the survey.  It is not in the Connect Directory anywhere that I can find.

jhoff81:

You know, its stupid that this survey limits you to 44100Hz or 48000Hz sampling rates.  Many of us use 96 or 192kHz sampling rates.