PVR Wire

Back in October Matt wrote up a post showcasing the alleged new Microsoft Vista Media Center remote.

It was long, white, and a little blocktastic, but I found it to be a nice change of pace from the roundness that is all the rage in many aspects of design these days.

Apparently, the Vista Media Center remote has gone through another redesign if it was in fact the Vista remote and not some new version of the Xbox 360 remote which it resembled slightly.

Long Zheng has pictures of what appears to be the redesigned remote on his blog.

The new remote keeps the long shape from the version back from the Digital Life Expo but adds the slightest bit of contour to the top and bottom.

Gone too is the white plastic with colored buttons, in favor of the grey that currently resides on the small remote that ships with Media Center XP Edition.

The black band remains around the center which draws focus to the main navigating keys you end up using most frequently on PVR remotes.

Aside from that, it seems pretty standard fair.

In all honesty, I liked the old white one better. Long points out that the official Windows Vista Product Guide shows this version as the Vista Remote on page 159 so in all likelihood this is the real deal.

Thanks to Long Zheng for the tip.