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Can anyone explain to me why it is so hard to play back 5.1 audio with H.264 video???]]>May 9th 2007 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Oh does it???

PS3 cannot playback .WMA files yet alone Plays for Sure video and audio.]]>May 9th 2007 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Except that the 360 can stream the video from any PC on your network. I doubt that the PS3 will ever be able to do that since they are talking about a "Media Center" PS3 coming in the next couple years.]]>May 9th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
That's my gold standard, and that's why I haven't replaced my xbox with either a 360 or a ps3 yet.


How is the interface that enables access to network resources? Can it handle a NAS? How long does it take to load up a "My Music" folder having 15 gigs (give or take) of music? Does it then cache the metadata, or does it refresh the folder on each access? (that's the biggest problem with xbmc, no caching the list of songs)]]>May 9th 2007 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3/network/detail/item60089/Update-features-(ver-1-60)/]]>May 9th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
VIDEO

MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PS,TS), H.264/MEPG-4 AVC, MPEG-4 SP

MUSIC

ATRAC (.oma .msa .aa3), AAC (.3gp .mp4), MP3 (.mp3), WAV (.wav), WMA (.wma)

IMAGES

JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF ]]>May 9th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Now all the PS3 needs is:

A scaler so folks with 720p or 1080i only TV sets don't get screwed out of half the HD functionality of thier PS3.

Something to compete with Xbox Live Video Marketplace

$200 price drop

Oh and did I mention Games? ]]>May 9th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
The DVD drive on my 360 broke, so I sent it in for repairs. Several months later, when a friend was logged into my 360 and I wasn't, we noticed that he couldn't play any of the games I purchased before I sent it in, but he could play anything I purchased after I sent it in. So I called MS, and after a rather long phone call listing each and every game I purchased, I received full credit for all of them to rebuy my games. Almost 8000 MS points. I was very satisfied, and now all my games work again.]]>May 9th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Not brain surgery. The content is linked to your gamertag in your purchase history. I just replaced my broken console with a new one, and it sucked redownloading everything, but thanks to the new update, I did that while I was sleeping anyway. ]]>May 9th 2007 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
No update to the damn DRM. If you have purchased a new Xbox 360 and you bought XBLA games or other content on a previous system, you can only use that content when connected to Live. XBLA games and other content are tied to Xbox 360 serial numbers and gamertags and there is no way to migrate the information so you can play online. A good update, but very dissapointed. Maybe its time I disputed the charges with my Credit Card Company, and rebuy the games with the money the would be credited back. I called Microsoft and they said the only workaround to this problem is if you can provide a proof of exchange from a retailer and fax them a copy, then they will refund you the points. So if you bought a system off Ebay and it Red Ringed of Death then you're fucked. Well actually there are some workarounds but I will leave that to the imaginations of those who are having the same problem. I know what I'm going to do. But seriously, Microsoft who pays for shit to not be able to use it at their discretion? Damn DRM!]]>May 9th 2007 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
I wasn't able to play any Quicktime trailers off Apple's Quicktime trailers website.

I saw some postings where people were having trouble streaming the files over the network with WMP11. I have had no problems whatsoever. I think it may be becuase I have all the files in the My Videos folder.

Anyone know of any other good places to grab some video content to watch on the 360?]]>May 9th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
...since when did the PS3 allow you to stream audio/video from a PC? Still waiting for that to happen. Ripping CD's over again and transferring photos/video from flash cards is a pain. ]]>May 9th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.orb.com/ I think it works quite well, and it bypasses most of the codec issues by handing all the transcoding stuff. Still not as nice as playing things natively though.]]>May 9th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
When will Microsoft realize that all these parental controls only promote the use of fake accounts?

Plus, a bit of Mac support would be nice.]]>May 9th 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360]]>May 9th 2007 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
it would need to support other containers, such as MKV and avi (mkv being the preferred one for h.264)

http://www.bontragerphotography.com/psp/ ]]>May 9th 2007 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
What are they using to stream the video to the 360?? Windows media connect? ]]>May 9th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
The only time that their DRM for downloaded content is a legitimate issue is when someone purchases a new Xbox in addition to their old one, and expects to transfer their content (for example, purchasing an Xbox360 Elite). Unfortunately, that's not how the licensing works, and (to their credit) MS has gone out of their way to try to point this out.

It would be nice to be able to transfer console-level licenses from one console to another, but because it involves being able to play things offline, it opens up many ways to scam the system for free copies of games (backing up the HDD, transferring the licenses, restoring the original - just as an example). And if that happens, we all lose: more time spent to fix the holes, more inconveniences for us, fewer new features, and ultimately fewer games. Maybe there will be a decent transfer mechanism in the future, but don't assume that it's a simple thing to do.

FYI: If you do do a chargeback, don't be surprised if they block your credit card/billing address from ever being used on their system again. Businesses do not like chargebacks - I would not suggest it unless you don't plan on doing business with them again.]]>May 9th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/I did send my console for a free repair. But when it was returned it no longer sees it as my original console. So now I have to be logged in to play the arcade games I already had.]]>May 9th 2007 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Thanks,

D. Dub]]>May 9th 2007 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
http://www.bontragerphotography.com/psp/]]>May 9th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 10th 2007 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Thank you, Microsoft, for tempting me with something you did not actually deliver.]]>May 9th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/Have you downloaded the optional media pack yet?

http://forums.xbox.com/12278860/ShowPost.aspx]]>May 9th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
That poster clearly thinks "media extender" means the streaming capabilities from a regular PC, the problems many of us are talking about is the lack of H.265 for the Media Center Extender. That is, connecting to an actual Media Center PC and using its interface, not the simply media player sharing on XP. ]]>May 9th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/everything has just locked up. I have rebooted, and I get the
dreaded red rings of death.My console is only 2 months old!!! On the
phone to Microsoft now...UPDATERS BEWARE, THE UPDATE MAY BE BRICKING
CONSOLES....]]>May 9th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Now I just have to wait for Nullriver to update Connect360 so I can stream from my Mac (I burnt the .mp4 files to a DVD-R for testing). Hopefully they will also add some much needed features like the ability the designate the folder to scan for video files and maybe even the ability to scan multiple folders (wouldn't mind being able to share images from a designated folder either since I don't use iPhoto).]]>May 9th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
I was able to stream it with WMP11 and Zune Software. I was also able to pop it on a USB drive. I'm not sure if you have to download the optional media thingy from the marketplace. I did that by accident before trying to view any files.]]>May 9th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
Thank You,
A disgruntled Live user]]>May 9th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/May 9th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
- Scaler: I SO agree with you!
- Xbox Live Video Marketplace: What's that? But PS-store is sooo empty, so I think I agree with you on that one too!
- $200 price drop: That would be nice! I think everything should be for free anyway though, so it doesn't count...
- Games: I too would like to see thousands of games for any electrical device I have from launch, agreed!

But you forgot the most important thing about PS3 lacks:
- Silent operation (EU versions are as noisy as 360, long discussion) when watching BluRay
- playlist support, and better music management
]]>May 9th 2007 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/xbox-360-spring-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/
So, you criticize the PS3 for not supporting WMA and are quickly proven wrong. But instead of just making a humble apology, you instead choose to switch topics and criticize the PS3 for everything you can think of that has nothing to do with media capabilities? ]]>May 9th 2007 12:52PM