Published on May 18, 2006

In the past, Windows Media Player has been called both unwieldy and unattractive by reviewers and consumers alike.

However, the new version of the software, set to be rolled out in its first public beta tomorrow with the debut of MTV's new Urge music service, has many singing its praises.

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11

Over the past few years, music fans everywhere have been ripping their CDs or using online subscription services to download tunes, which means that music libraries stored on PCs have grown in size dramatically. With the new edition of the software, formally moving from version 10 to version 11, Microsoft has tried to make managing enormous music collections much more efficient.

Rather than force users to scroll through a database-like list, for example, Windows Media Player 11 will offer the option of moving through tunes according to thumbnails of album art.

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