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Well, to each their own, I guess ... :?:
I looked at both of them and find them to be quite distracting. No matter how cool that transparency may be, it still distracts from having the user focus on the issue at hand, or should I say, on the "extreme coolness" of the available videoclips that are right there, to be enjoyed. Hey, but then I'm sure that there are some who would consider such skins the hottest thing since sliced cheese. As far as I'm concerned, I want our visitors to direct their attention to the center of the screen with its content, and not the stuff that's going on outside of the content ... too much bling can be a turn-off too.
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Thanks for those graphical samples though. :)