At the Digital Media Zone we love Windows Media Center! One of the reasons we love it so much is that it just looks gorgeous on a big HDTV. Even if you never customize it at all it looks great, but there are easy ways to make it look even better. One such way is to add a bit of color to the TV programming guide. There is a simple option built right into Windows 7 Media Center that will change the background color of television programs within the guide based on what type of show is being aired. If it’s a movie, it will be purple. News programs are more of a beige color. Sporting events are green, etc. Fortunately it’s very simple to enable this splash of color. Just follow the screenshots below to find the setting.
Guide Colors:
- Purple – Movies
- Green – Sports
- Light Blue – Kids & Family
- Orange – Specials
- Yellow – News
Instructions
First select Settings under Tasks
Select TV in the Settings menu
Select Guide
Select Guide Page Options
Check Apply colored backgrounds to shows, based on their category
Now look at your guide!