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The invites that were supposed to be sent out on May 31th have gone no where fast. This leads me to think that the target ship date for Fiji is no where close.

Typically, a beta program for a product as large as Media Center is going to last for at least eight months to a year, and depending on the features included even longer. As my main feature predictions revolve around DIRECTV/Dish support, and HD DVD playback/Managed Copy I expect the beta to be a long one. Getting something like DIRECTV tuners working isn’t going to be easy, just look at the current problems with CableCARD.

Don’t expect Fiji this year. Don’t expect Fiji early next year. Based on water-cooler talk I‘ve heard, I wouldn’t expect to see it released until around Q3-Q4 2008 which would bring the platform back to Sep/Oct releases as has been customary since 2002. . Date is highly subject to change if things like DIRECTV support are to be included.

Speaking of vacations, I’m has not been held up and I’m leaving tomorrow for part of it. Blogging will be lite as Internet access will be too, but in the mean time check out all the great Media Center blogs listed in my sidebar. Don’t run to far though, more interesting Media Center news and notes are never far away.