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DESCRIPTION
Billboard is an iTunes front-end with fullscreen and window views. Perfect when playing DJ at parties, hanging out with friends, or just lounging around the house. Simple, elegant, and readable at a distance.

In addition to beautifully showcasing album art from your local iTunes library, Billboard will seamlessly download album artwork when listening to CDs or radio streams, including special support for RadioParadise.com

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.0:
  • New: New Kiosk authentication mechanism, asks to define a kiosk password. This is so you can allow others to enter/exit Kiosk Mode without telling them your system password.
  • New: Can Import/Export Radio Favorites and Tunemarks
  • New: Optional "Single-Click" mode for Browser
  • New: Browser: Grid View, adjustable width/height, other improvements and fixes
  • New: Command-Arrow playback shortcuts
  • New: Contextual menu for browser (show in itunes, etc)
  • New: Tunelinks menus> Share
  • New: File>Rating menu
  • New: Support for RadioParadise.com's user supplied song ratings
  • Fix: Should fix spurious crashes related to Browser rendering
  • Fix: Correctly highlights current playing song when there are multiple entries for the same track
  • Fix: Artists listing now ignores preceding "The" when sorting
  • Fix: Global library search no longer incorrectly switches to filter mode
  • Fix: Several improvements and fixes for the Radio browser
  • Fix: Should fix issue with album art erroneously coming up blank in some situations when there was actually album art in iTunes
  • Fix: Some features being disabled [which shouldn't be] when iTunes is paused
  • Fix: Some transition types not rendering
  • Fix: Better handling of unexpected scenarios which caused crashing
  • Fix: Problems exporting PNG album art
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, iTunes

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Developer:Side Tree Software
Downloads:10,971
  - Version d/l:554
Multimedia & Design:Audio
License:Shareware
Date:23 Dec 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$19.95
RATING
*****
DEVELOPER POLL
Q: Do you find yourself using Billboard more in:
Window mode (new in 0.9.5)
Fullscreen mode
Kiosk mode (new in 0.9)

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Billboard User Reviews (7 posts)Write A Review
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Dec 24 2009

EGGSHELL  very eye pleasing and feature complete iTunes front end , wish it was a little snappier   
(Version 1.0)

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Apr 6 2009

LEO SPILL  'USD $9.95, that's 50% off the final price of $19.95! '

I hope that the forthcoming plan to ask $20 for this, is a joke.

Who in their right mind would pay twenty bucks for this.

It doesn't actually do anything !

IMHO - Keep it at $10 and set it up for a 50% off sale

as a MacUpdate Promo immediately.

Twenty dollars for this - Is the developer mad ?  
(Version 0.9)

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Apr 6 2009

TOMIS  There are more features planned which will make it into the final 1.0 release, a few of which are mentioned at the blog post announcing this release. I suppose I should have made that more obvious. Thanks for the feedback.  
(Version 0.9)

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Apr 6 2009

GCOGHILL  Will this allow one to play iTunes movies full-screen on a secondary monitor without the main monitor going all-black?  
(Version 0.9)

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Apr 6 2009

TOMIS  Sorry, Billboard is just an iTunes status display and controller. However, you can use QuickTime Player (possibly Pro-only?) to watch movies fullscreen without blanking out other monitors.

I'd suggest you send a feature request to the iTunes team via http://www.apple.com/feedback/, this is a feature I'd like to see as well.  
(Version 0.9)

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Apr 6 2009

GCOGHILL  Thanks for the info. I've already submitted a feature request to Apple on the iTunes thing.   
(Version 0.9)

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Apr 6 2009

GCOGHILL  Thanks for the info. I've already submitted a feature request to Apple on the iTunes thing.   
(Version 0.9)

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Mar 9 2009

ALSENMYR  It's very seldom you run across a program that does EXACTLY what you're looking for. Billboard is one of them.

I wanted a program that displayed my iTunes songs on my second monitor, which in my setup is a TV in my livingroom. This way I get the song information when listening to my iTunes songs in the livingroom, relaxing or having a party.

I can't say enough how much I love this program.

Fits like a glove!   
(Version 0.8.5)

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Mar 6 2009

SUNBURN  Billboard is very cool indeed. One minor quibble: when iTunes is paused, it detects this right away. Great. However, when iTunes starts playing again, it doesn't detect this until the next track starts. is there any way to get it to notice that iTunes is playing again before the next track starts?  
(Version 0.8.5)

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Mar 8 2009

TOMIS  Thanks for the feedback. The next release should make it more responsive and fix this issue.  
(Version 0.8.5)

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Feb 20 2009
*****

STUDIODAVE56  Works very good on my G4 powerbook 1 Ghz with two monitors. Nice that it switches from left to right about every 20 seconds (adjustable would be good). More different transitions would be good. Changing the text font and size could be good as well. CPU usage is only about 6% until the switch then it jumps to 60% during the switch, not terrible but maybe could get better.  
(Version 0.8)

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Feb 20 2009

BRIONYBOB  Insists that iTunes isn't open.  
(Version 0.8)

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Feb 21 2009

SUPER-PAULI  I'm having the same problem: "itunes closed" although it is not and even playing a song...Would be great though to get it working, as i like the idea of having a fullscreen itunes cover art display...  
(Version 0.8)

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Mar 15 2009

AXE  Needs to be in the Applications folder to work.  
(Version 0.8.5)

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