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Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Xbox-Scene on October 26, 2007, 11:37:00 PM
Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Posted by XanTium | October 27 01:01 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
From xbox360fanboy.com:
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We just learned that Aaron just got his 360 back from Microsoft repair this week. We also know that his dash version isn't any different than the one that is already out (2.0.5787.0) leading us to believe that his 360 doesn't have the Fall update. But the new options are definitely related to the IPTV service as more options were discovered in his 360's settings.

We investigated and noticed that this new TV icon option wasn't normal and replaced the "Video Marketplace" option that we see on our dash. The second thing we noticed was that, when hovered over, the description for the mysterious TV icon option reads:
    * Use television services. Live & recorded TV
    * On-demand movies
    * Chat while watching TV

Sounds like IPTV options to us. Once clicked, an error message pops up stating that it was "unable to start" and to contact support at www.microsoft.com/tv. That URL will take you to Microsoft's Mediaroom website ... also interesting.

Full Story: xbox360fanboy.com



Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: dokworm on October 26, 2007, 11:11:00 PM
So how would you record programs with the 360? What would you input to it?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: gaming fanboy on October 27, 2007, 12:35:00 AM
QUOTE(dokworm @ Oct 27 2007, 06:11 AM) View Post

So how would you record programs with the 360? What would you input to it?

stream over xbox live i would assume ? or usb adapter for tv, or something ?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: luther349 on October 27, 2007, 02:28:00 AM
well m$ said iptv 360 was due out at the end of the year. guess they gave it to him early. and yes iptv is streaming tv channels using your net connetion. weather this service will be free something like joost or pay is yet to be known.

This post has been edited by luther349: Oct 27 2007, 09:30 AM
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: flashfreak on October 27, 2007, 03:33:00 AM
I think the service will be free, cos you'd already have to be paying for Live to get the IPTV in the first place...I think.

And i dont think it should say rumour. While it kinda is, those are good shots and not photoshopped or anything, but it isnt really confirmed either, so I guess it suits.

I'm interested to see what kinda bandwidth this stuff uses. I used joost a little while ago and it amazed me with the quality, but the lack of good shows made me bored of it. I'm in australia, and the max ADSL 1 speed u can get it 8000kbps. If u get ADSL 2 it can go up to 24k, but u have to be near the exchange. Though I'm on 1.5mbps and joost runs fine, so im pretty confident this will run well. It will just chew up my bandwidth and download limit.

I'd like this though. If it was standard TV channels or different ones, it'd beat the 5 free to air channels we have here in Aus. I never watch them anyway.

But my rants are meaningless. Continue with the legit discussion
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: disrockerdude on October 27, 2007, 05:25:00 AM
hmm. interesting.. i sent in my xbox a few weeks ago to microsoft. should be here any day now. i wonder if i have it too.. lol
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Thundar2 on October 27, 2007, 07:12:00 AM
I got a promt to update, anyone know what looks new on this one?

This post has been edited by Thundar2: Oct 27 2007, 02:13 PM
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: peasofcrap on October 27, 2007, 07:51:00 AM
there is a new fall update out?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: flashfreak on October 27, 2007, 08:08:00 AM
Wouldnt be the fall update- we'd have known about it. I just turned my 360 on and didnt get asked to update. Im pretty sure if people did, they'd be coming here so we'd know about it. So i dont have any idea why just u would have an update...
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Bubbalynch on October 27, 2007, 08:15:00 AM
360 dashbaord = New place for M$ bloatware  rolleyes.gif
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: koolkid1935 on October 27, 2007, 07:59:00 AM
First off, to even use the IPTV service with the Xbox 360, you will need to subscribe to an IPTV service that is already using Microsoft's IPTV software.  Here is a list of current providers that are using Microsoft's software:

These companies are trialing Microsoft's IPTV software:
The complete list can be seen here: http://www.microsoftmediaroom.com/#/tv

As for bandwidth consumption, U-verse uses 8Mb/s for a HD channel (soon to be 6.5) and 2Mb/s for a SD channel.  U-verse uses VDSL, and the modem is synced at 27Mb/s to the DSLAM.
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: bone135 on October 27, 2007, 08:54:00 AM
(I keep running into you everywhere KoolKid.)

Yes what KoolKid said is right.  Now I just got my ATT uverse canceled, for a combination of reason.  First all the downtime of the set top boxes (running windows CE), the lack of reliability.  Maybe the boxes sucked because they were running windows?  Maybe the 360 will start to crash just as much.  From my experience, I consider ATT Uverse to still be in beta testing, even though they have roughly 126,000 customers.  Just for example, last week their was a nationwide outage where no uverse customers could watch anything but locals, and maybe a few other channels.  And then I call twice to get a credit and both times I am told the computer systems are down.

All I am saying is proceed with caution, because historically when you have sat down and turned on the TV video comes on, but with this service that doesn't always happen.  Are you prepared to turn on the TV and not have anything show up?  It should be getting better, but for the month and a half I was a customer I didn't see one update.
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: theevilhacker63 on October 27, 2007, 08:55:00 AM
found this while searching over the m$ media site.. http://www.microsoftmediaroom.com/#/games/

and if you go to the games tab you'll get this                                                                                                                                        

"Get the best in TV plus the best in gaming, together. Microsoft Mediaroom will soon be available through the hottest gaming console in the market today—the Xbox 360™. Play the latest video games or watch TV while chatting with your Xbox buddies. And Xbox Live enables a whole new way to connect with friends and entertainment—all over your television."

i guess that about sums it up

This post has been edited by theevilhacker63: Oct 27 2007, 03:56 PM
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: bucko on October 27, 2007, 09:41:00 AM
One more reason why I got the Elite tongue.gif
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Big Al on October 27, 2007, 10:26:00 AM
It's almost November.   At what point is the fall update going to be the winter update?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Flashelek on October 27, 2007, 10:30:00 AM
For me its nothing special, i wouldnt buy an elite for this option.. smile.gif
I dont really watch TV shows anyway, except a few from Discovery Channel, if I want to be up to date with gaming news i go to gametrailers.com..

Maybe this is the reason why the Fall update awaits?

Flash from Hungary

Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: prplehz on October 27, 2007, 11:38:00 AM
Well as a former Xbox Beta tester. And since it has been 5 years I can talk about what I heard now... LOL.

I guarantee that this will happen.  It was Microsofts goal from day 1 of the xbox to have a one for all media box in everyones house.  The xbox was just to pull in the hardcore gamers and then that led to not so hardcore with live arcade arcade.  And now they advertise kid friendly games on live to grab the attention of that group.  Then you add this and I am willing to bet the 360 will explode with popularity. It has basicly been evolving before our eyes the entire time.  Lets just hope it isn't a major extra fee to use it.

EDIT:  Also take a look at the interactive demo on the www.microsoftmediaroom.com it clearly shows the 360 being used for iptv
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Cavalierz24 on October 27, 2007, 11:51:00 AM
Well I just got my xbox back from microsoft repair yesterday and it all looks normal no new stuff that indicates iptv to me.
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: Toxhd on October 27, 2007, 12:02:00 PM
its a nice feature an all.. but the only intresting function is the dvr option for decoders that dont have that option..
i would rather prefer my silent tv-decoder box compared to my 360 watching tv..
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: GeToChKn on October 27, 2007, 03:04:00 PM
This is nothing new, it was announced in February HERE
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: luther349 on October 27, 2007, 07:57:00 PM
i dont think you need a elite to watch iptv but the bigger hd for pvr is a advantage im shure any 360 with a harddrive will work. go figure it was at@t for the usa what abought virsion fios they have iptv to. and i guess that makes this a pay service just not from M$. its just yet another extender option.

but im all for iptv its more companys in the tv market compeating hence prices get lower. and cable companys get another shot in the nuts.
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: koolkid1935 on October 27, 2007, 11:00:00 PM
QUOTE(luther349 @ Oct 27 2007, 08:57 PM) View Post

i dont think you need a elite to watch iptv but the bigger hd for pvr is a advantage im shure any 360 with a harddrive will work. go figure it was at@t for the usa what abought virsion fios they have iptv to. and i guess that makes this a pay service just not from M$. its just yet another extender option.

but im all for iptv its more companys in the tv market compeating hence prices get lower. and cable companys get another shot in the nuts.

AFAIK, FiOS isn't a 100% IPTV network, which is how they could get a cable TV license.  Some of their channels are using standard RF from the ONT.  Another thing with FiOS is that Verizon isn't using Microsoft for the software on the STB...At least I don't think they are...
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: masterdave on October 28, 2007, 04:06:00 AM
QUOTE(prplehz @ Oct 27 2007, 02:14 PM) View Post

Well as a former Xbox Beta tester. And since it has been 5 years I can talk about what I heard now... LOL.

I guarantee that this will happen.  It was Microsofts goal from day 1 of the xbox to have a one for all media box in everyones house.  The xbox was just to pull in the hardcore gamers and then that led to not so hardcore with live arcade arcade.  And now they advertise kid friendly games on live to grab the attention of that group.  Then you add this and I am willing to bet the 360 will explode with popularity. It has basicly been evolving before our eyes the entire time.  Lets just hope it isn't a major extra fee to use it.

EDIT:  Also take a look at the interactive demo on the www.microsoftmediaroom.com it clearly shows the 360 being used for iptv

what was your GT?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: masterdave on October 28, 2007, 04:06:00 AM
QUOTE(prplehz @ Oct 27 2007, 02:14 PM) View Post

Well as a former Xbox Beta tester. And since it has been 5 years I can talk about what I heard now... LOL.

I guarantee that this will happen.  It was Microsofts goal from day 1 of the xbox to have a one for all media box in everyones house.  The xbox was just to pull in the hardcore gamers and then that led to not so hardcore with live arcade arcade.  And now they advertise kid friendly games on live to grab the attention of that group.  Then you add this and I am willing to bet the 360 will explode with popularity. It has basicly been evolving before our eyes the entire time.  Lets just hope it isn't a major extra fee to use it.

EDIT:  Also take a look at the interactive demo on the www.microsoftmediaroom.com it clearly shows the 360 being used for iptv

what was your GT?
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: mercury187 on February 03, 2020, 08:39:00 AM
QUOTE(flashfreak @ Oct 27 2007, 07:08 AM) *

Wouldnt be the fall update- we'd have known about it. I just turned my 360 on and didnt get asked to update. Im pretty sure if people did, they'd be coming here so we'd know about it. So i dont have any idea why just u would have an update...



anyone have any info on this years fall update? A month ago I saw something rumored about a parental timer, wondering what other features they may add.
Title: Rumor: Repaired Xbox360 Comes with IPTV Features?
Post by: prplehz on October 29, 2007, 04:03:00 PM
QUOTE(masterdave @ Oct 28 2007, 03:42 AM) View Post

what was your GT?


Prplehz