I find it a mixed bag. I think I navigate it faster, but it is a grid of random technicolor barf.
They should take the next step, let me exile the stuff I never use and bump up the size of the stuff I do use, or open an App ecosystem and let me add more stuff that I do want to use.
Unrelated speculation: The Apple TV has been repeatedly characterized as a "hobby" by Apple. I'm sure they'd love to distribute all major TV and movie content, but they can't get the content owners in line. But what happens now if they do get the content owners to agree to the business model of being paid by happy consumers? The Apple brand is so aglow, and the cost of the AppleTV unit so low, that the demand could go from near zero to internet crushing levels in a matter of weeks. They may have lost the luxury of a controlled ramp up.
And yet, I find it annoying to look at compared to the old UI. I'm trying to keep an open mind, but for the size of the display and the amount of info that can be displayed on it I feel like text is better than huge icons.
