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That means streaming HD trailers dumbass]]>Oct 30th 2006 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
I think he was meaning "What use are WMV's when 90% of the content available for download online is not WMV."

I tend to agree, they shoudl atleast open up MPEG4 support... I mean, there is probably MORE MPEG4 content now then WMV, which really make WMV worthless.]]>Oct 30th 2006 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
divx please]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 31st 2006 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
BTW, for those who don't know, you can convert most AVIs and MPGs to WMV just using Windows Movie Maker, which is built into Win XP.]]>Oct 30th 2006 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
Trying to boost those Asian sales, eh, Microsoft?]]>Oct 30th 2006 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/I bought the XBOX 360 2 days back. I am new to gaming. To tell you the truth just for games I would never have bought XBOX, but once you start to view it as media hub it makes a lot of sense.
I will be adding a Window Vista PC and Zune to this setup.

This really rocks!!
]]>Oct 30th 2006 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
MS needs to wake up and realize that if they want Vista, Xbox360, etc, to all play together and be this whole big "Live anywhere" experience, they need to make it actually true.

]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/This news was broken by Famitsu (sp?) - a Japanese magazine. Thus, Japanese pics. That wouldn't be a very good marketing technique anyway...]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
From the videos I have seen for the PS3, it looks good, but the console menu looks dull and boring (PSP)]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/At least with the WMV files, hey that's better than nothing.

Cool, maybe next update they add MPEG support. (That formats been out for how long, uhmm like since 1996 if not longer. Why the heck wouldnt you support MPG out of the box is crazy.]]>Oct 30th 2006 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
But then, your TV has to have a PC interface...

I can't believe microsoft won't wake up and see the light... whatever give me a break.
]]>Oct 30th 2006 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/>360 keeps getting better and better. I can now use my 1080p tv, and wait for great games like COD 3, Rainbow 6 Vegas, and Guitar Hero II.

For games it won't be native 1080p(1920x1020) it'll still be 720p(1240x720) native.

For your 1080p HDTV, if you have a fixed-pixel (LCD, plasma, DLP) display it automatically upscales to maximum resolution of the TV(1920x1080) so you should already have the upscale effect built-in to your HDTV.]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
Whats wrong with all those console makers? Either you make a game console like Nintendo, or you make a MEDIA CENTER / HTPC. We don't wont a game console with 2 supported video formats and a thousand addon boxes to support 3 more formats.

Dammit!]]>Oct 30th 2006 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
1. This update will allow 1080p but specifically what will be in 1080p?

Will playback of regular DVDs be upconverted to 1080p automatically by the xbox? and if so, will this really look noticably better than what is currently available?

Will this patch in any way enhance the graphics of current games that say they support 1080i on the package?

2. Will video on my PC that happens to be in HD be upconverted to 1080p when played through the xbox on my TV? also does this apply to photographs being viewed from the PC through the xbox as well?

Any help with these basic questions would be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot.

]]>Oct 30th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
Also, Microsoft's model for updating 360 with new features is a good signal of how Zune could work. We expect a progression of updates to follow after Zune launches on Nov 14.
- Harvey
http://www.zunerama.com

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Sure, we are happy about patches, but there is some content that would really set the Xbox 360 apart from the rest and HELP Microsoft, one of those is taking the 30 seconds to add Divx support. You'd see a spike in sales the very day they offerred that support, guaranteed.

]]>Oct 30th 2006 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
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It just kills me that Xbox Media Center 2.0---open source software for an old system, limited only by the hardware it's running on---has more advanced functionality than Microsoft put in the 360. I still love my 360. I'm just glad they let go of the "you must have Windows Media Center Edition" BS. A step in the right direction.]]>Oct 30th 2006 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/1 - They don't own it.
2 - They would have to keep updating the codec as new ones come out.
3 - They see it as supporting piracy.

But as Joe said at least they are updating it and adding new features so you never know what they may decide to add next. Apparently they listen to their users so if enough people ask for DivX then just maybe they'll add it.

Be nice if they let you play WMV from disc as well as via the network.]]>Oct 30th 2006 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/]]>Oct 30th 2006 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1030-novemberupdate-completelist.htm]]>Oct 30th 2006 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
Most people think that Interlaced is far superior to Progressive. If you understand the underlying technology of the new high-def screens then you realize that, for example, a 30FPS 1080i signal will look IDENTICAL to a 30FPS 1080P signal. Flickering problems have to do with the older CRT's due to the fading of the light generated as the electron beam moves along. Even monitors that are CRT's eliminate flickering in Interlaced mode if fast enough (plus 85Hz).

The only advantage for video games would be if the Frames Per Second where increased but since you can already get 60FPS in interlaced mode I don't understand the big deal.

My understanding is that the only advantage to having 1080p is for DVD's or HDTV:
1) 1080p can due to the format created generate 60 frames of video per second versus only 30 frames per second for 1080i (however, I'm not expecting much 1080p HDTV for years)
2) Selecting Interlaced hands over the de-interlacing to the televisions video processing. However, I'm not expecting any de-interlacing errors on high-def content.

Perhaps I've missed something but I can NOT SEE ANY BENEFIT to having 1080p over 1080i in a video gaming console.

Also: http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymorrison/ ]]>Oct 31st 2006 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
Thats just not true. 30FPS 1080p will look the same as 60FPS 1080i aslong as it came from a progressive source like film. Then simple bob de-interlacing will make them look the same.]]>Nov 11th 2006 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 31st 2006 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/Oct 30th 2006 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
FINALLY. Thank you.]]>Oct 30th 2006 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/xbox-360-fall-update-details-revealed-1080p-auto-download-wmv/
http://www.runtime360.com/]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:59AM