Any of you guys use the video desktop feature in Vista?

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It looked up front. I used the Van Halen Hot for teacher video for the desktop. :D

Looked awesome actually. BUT it slowly started to bug me.

Anybody else use it and really like it?
 
I use it anytime I show someone what Vista's like....for the wow factor, bu that's it. I have it turned off all the other times.
 
I started to look at it this week, found that it's a bit much sometimes, so I have been looking for some video that very slowly changes or has not to much action in it.
 
I currently use the initial one from MS; Very little movement, not that distracting. The rest of them are too much ( for me ).
 
I was hoping I wasnt the only one that was distracted by it.

But when those ladies with the swimsuits come on, I had a tendency to stop what I was doing. :p
 
I tried it with the last nvidia drivers and it kept crashing the desktop after 6 or more hours so I turned it off. I haven't used it with the latest drivers.

It was neat for about an hour, but really didn't do much for me overall. I either have multiple windows open covering the desktop or one window maximized. So I never really saw it anyway.
 
I tried it on my GF6200 and it used way too much CPU utilization with the included dreamscene samples on older drivers. Maybe I should try again with the newer drivers,
 
I use a plasma type Dreamscape that is nice. Changes slowly, acts as a screensaver, and is not distracting.

Those full on motion videos of real life stuff are just terribly bothering.
 
I did until the Novelty wore off :)

I'll try it again when it goes final. My favorite was the waterfall.

Other moving desktops, where the entire desktop was moving around, were FAR too irritating after a while. Sea sickness comes to mind.

The waterfall one is cool because only the water is moving.
 
I use my machines to be productive, so I don't see why anyone would bother with such a feature. To me, it just seems like marketing garbage from MS. They should have been putting their time into multiple desktops. I'd take that over any feature of Vista any day.
 
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I use my machines to be productive, so I don't see why anyone would bother with such a feature. To me, it just seems like marketing garbage from MS. They should have been putting their time into multiple desktops. I'd take that over any feature of Vista any day.
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Indeed. But their sandbox, they can do whatever they want.

Personally, I would have liked to have seen the features of CentOS5's 3d desktop in vista. But that's just me. :)
 
I had an Opeth video that i used to try it out.

ony my friends laptop I put a "Hello I'm a Mac" video :D
 
subtle videos can be pleasant ...but previous nvidia drivers didnt like it ..havent tried it with new drivers yet tho
 
Still waiting on the drivers to mature. I've made a few of my own that I'd like to spend more time natively viewing before I submit them. There's also a dang good collection over at wincustomize. Though, I don't think I'll be uploading mine there as they end-up forcing you to register for an account.
 
general said:
I use my machines to be productive, so I don't see why anyone would bother with such a feature. To me, it just seems like marketing garbage from MS. They should have been putting their time into multiple desktops. I'd take that over any feature of Vista any day.
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Fair enough, but I'm very productive on my machine and as long as these are subtle I don't feel they do distract "too much", in fact I feel they are quite good at keeping your sanity if done well.

IMO, I'm glad Microsoft has made a step closer to dynamic wallpaper.
 
I too found it distracting. I turned it off too after less than a full day.

I did try and make one for the Hellgate London loo, but I couldn't get it to where there was no stutter at the transition from beginning to end of the loop.
 
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