New Front Row and Airtunes

I also find this very disappointing. Why would such functionality between Front Row and Airtunes be abandoned in Leopard? Surely this can be resolved with a future software update- I'm generally unimpressed with 10.5.

I'm not unimpressed with Leopard, in fact, many features in Leopard really impress me (improved performance, near-instant spotlight, very fast application startup times, better Safari, QuickView etc etc)

I do have the impression that most people (including myself) tend to judge the Operating System only by the 'Extras' that are delivered with it (which is 'justified' as they -are- part of the package and form the most 'apparent' changes).

The most important parts of the OS are 'under the hood' and are at the core of the OS. Apple has (again) put many improvements in this and the fact that most people don't even 'notice' these changes might be considered a compliment to Apple.

The 'bugs' I've noticed so far are minor, maybe inconvenient, but nothing that can't be fixed in a future update.

Here's another unsatisfied customer. A big part of looking forward to upgrading from my G4 iBook when Leopard came out was that I would finally be able to consolidate all my iTunes music, link via Airtunes to my hifi using Front Row, and have the remote control.

This needs to be fixed!

Man oh man, ;(
In the past I would update/upgrade all the time, but it just scares that crap out of me now.
What feature will Apple take away without disclosing...?

Is it just me, or do updates/upgrades scare other people . iTunes, Iphone, QuickTimePro, iPhoto and now Leopard (front row). It seems like I've been burned a lot recently.
Apple are you listening? This policy *****! I love macs/apple, but I just don't trust updates/upgrades anymore.

Is there a place where Apple posts features lost with upgrades?

Sorry, had blue screen of **** on leopard install(install and Archive issue) and now I go to play music and nothing. Hmm? Oh. yeah. ya can't do that anymore.... ;( My Digital Lifestyle has been downgraded.

Sorry for the rank. Hey Apple, please fix this.

-s

Bah! This really is rather poor Apple...

You ask us to buy Airtunes citing its ability to stream wirelessly. You tell us how great Front Row is and how it turns your Mac into the media hub of your home. And then it just disappoints on ridiculous oversights like this. No wireless streaming?! Come on!

Front Row is such a simple concept. I just don't understand why it doesn't deliver when it so should.

Who on earth beta'd Front Row and let it go out like this?!!

this really does suck. why the **** have we moved backwards?

front row worked perfectly well as far as i was concerned (apart from a couple of artist menu complaints).

how hard is it to get this simple front end correct? i like the new stuff in leopard but this has really downgraded my setup now.

SORT IT OUT APPLE!!!

Hopefully Apple will fix this SOON!! Front Row and Airtunes was one of the key features that made all my friends still using PC's envious!! Guess i'm now on par with their Vista Media Center...

Relax, Apple is certain to address this. For what it's worth, anyone (including Windows users) could use iTunes with an AirPort Express and AirTunes. It wasn't restricted to Mac OS X users.

-Doug

Very, very disappointing.

You can just maximize the cover flow to full screen for basically the same functionality.

Well, if you have ten albums in your collection, maybe you can use the remote with Cover Flow to browse.
But when you have more than 500 albums, it's just impossible to select quickly an album with the remote.

This seems to be a problem for several people, why not revert to the Front Row that Tiger used? I still like the UI much more than the current version, and it allows you to use airtunes still.

Front Row 1.3.1 http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/frontrow131.html

The installer wouldn't let me continue even after I had deleted Leopard's Front Row, (be sure to archive it somewhere first) so I used 'Pacifist' to bypass the install requirements, things are working pretty well now.

Looks like an update is needed - maybe in the 'Settings' area of the Front Row app.

Make sure to complain to the feedback section:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

It's NOT the same as using front row, sorry.

If you use itunes so you can stream, then the Apple remote won't control the volume of itunes. So you cannot control the volume AND the music from the same remote, which is why I'm guessing most people are peeved. I am one of those, add me to the list.

NOW, I have to either use two remotes to control the music, or I have to listen to it through the built-in (crappy overall) speakers.

Yeah, this shouldn't have made it out the door like this. Apple's supposed to be better than this. This is feeling more & more rushed.

Since 10.5 arrived w/ my new MB, I have had to hit the forums more than any time past. Freakin' A, man, Freakin' A.