QUOTE(Zapin @ Nov 7 2006, 04:33 AM)
Well we knew this was coming since we first heard the lack of divx/xvid but really if this was always part of the 360 revenue model then who's idea was the small Hard drive . . .
I cannot see the quality being equal to that of HD-DVD but the quality should be equal to that of Sat/Cable HDTV considering the amount of compression they seem to use. Until the soon to be necessary hard drive upgrade is made available I would like to see the dashboard actually offer some lower quality video options that can actually be streamed with minimal buffering time. Sucks to wait for a download of some HD trailer that gets immediately deleted due to suckage.
I expect the DRM for movie rentals to be 2 weeks to a month in length .. perhaps longer but it would be nice if television can be more permanent like XBLA games.. you can delete it after you watch it but get it again for free if you have already paid for the episode on that machine.
If I can transcode audio (internet radio/podcasts) directly from the web via the dashboard/games they why do I have to turn off transcoding to see video? It would be nice to have access to streamed media instead of having to waste my own storage space and time getting what is available on a PC seconds after a click of the mouse.
Will this new service be available via Live Anywhere I wonder... my bet is yes. The 360 account linked with the PC account should mean that the PC can get the movies and then the 360 show them.
The more revenue that can be generated via XBL in ways like this the more likely online gaming will become free (like Sony is promising).
i second that. as for a bigger hdd, what is everyone?
a packrat?
who here still has the burnout revenge demo?
? geeee..... i download stuff all the time, ans i still have 9.8gb left... it's because i do a little house cleaning on my hdd everynow and then. besides, after 14 days, if you would have watched the video, the 4.6 gb movies are going to be erased anyway.... the tv shows part sucks... if i pay for a tv show that's mine, i would like to keep it without having to deleteing it to make room. but there again, it will be like the games, it will be linked to your account. myself, i won't pay for a tv show UNLESS my dvr messed up and i didn't see my show of csi ny for example. but there again, after i watch it, i don't want to watch it over and over and over again. a bigger HDD would be nice, but do some house cleaning and it will be ok, i promise. i will give 1 point to sony for allowing for bigger hdds from the store, but oh well.
as for DRM..... get over it. it's here to stay, and it's not going away. the drm on "rented" movies is no different than going to blockbuster and renting it.... you still have to return it. this way you don't have to get off your couch to go get it. it's also not much different than VOD, and i don't hear alot of people complaining about that.