Windows Media Player 8 features the Windows XP "Whistler" look and feel.
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The Full Mode of the player is highly malleable.
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WMP8 integrates with a number of portable audio devices.
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You can optionally display CD album cover art and lyrics.
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And Full Mode can be stripped of extraneous UI pieces.
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Windows Media Player 8 is fully compatible with the new HDCD standard.
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For enterprise users, the new Corporate skin gives WMP8 a more sedate look.
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WMP8 now plays DVDs, although you need an external codec to make it work.
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For DVDs, full screen mode is where WMP8 really shines. Note that the toolbars fade away.
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The new Windows Classic skin, with a blue visualization.
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Windows Classic again, this time with a red visualization.
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This is the new Windows XP skin for WMP8.
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Shell integration is the best new feature. Here, folders that contain CDs automatically display the CD album cover art.
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New shell organizational features make it easy to display files and folders as you wish; in this shot, audio files are grouped by artist.
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