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I had high hopes for the new Xbox. The show was horribly disappointing. Almost the whole show was about features that will probably only work in the US. :/
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Which parts, exactly?
The video features work via HDMI in. Hopefully Euroland has HDMI.
The games-centric portion will be in a couple weeks at E3. The presentation was mostly consumer electronics focused."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Not sure what you're referring to. If you're talking about its cable integration I think the idea is you don't have to switch inputs; it would just handle cable for you.Originally posted by Wiglaf View Post
That said, some TVs (Samsung, Panasonic IIRC) do support commands over HDMI; for example, my panasonic audio system can turn on/off my Samsung PC. I'm not sure about switching inputs, but it might be able to do that also (I have a Harmony One, so don't care).<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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The idea is the HDMI out on your receiver goes to the HDMI in on the Xbox, and the HDMI out on the Xbox goes to the HDMI in on the TV.
There's also an IR blaster out on the back of the Xbox."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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I don't entirely understand why you couldn't just have a cable card in the xbox and let it BE the cable box... but I guess that's a pipe dream
Not that I have cable anyway, and the XBox could handle my minimal tv watching via hulu/netflix if I bothered to pay for Gold LIVE.
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Because no one uses cable cards...that's why."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Right, but if the XBox Whatever used them, that would change
The whole concept of renting a box to get cable is silly. Less boxes on the shelf the better from a power and space perspective.
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I would hate it.Originally posted by snoopy369 View PostRight, but if the XBox Whatever used them, that would change The whole concept of renting a box to get cable is silly. Less boxes on the shelf the better from a power and space perspective.
My whole-home PVR system is infinitely superior to a cablecard-powered Xbox..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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My MO for my AV system is to get so no one can use it do to the complexity of I/Os and the number of identicalish looking remotes.Comment
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You can say that without seeing all of the implementation of this imaginary Xbox? Whole home might be useful for some, but lots and lots of people have one TV (or one TV they care about watching DVRed stuff on). Other than that, I'd think having one less box would be superior (and if you allowed XBox integration to WMC, which I assume it has, then you can probably treat the XBox as a whole-home PVR also).Originally posted by Asher View Post<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Unless the Xbox acts as a central high-capacity PVR and can record and play back 6 HD streams simultaneously and is shared throughout every TV in the house seamlessly, yes.Originally posted by snoopy369 View Post
Also, it is highly unlikely the Xbox will ever be able to record shows. That's a legal minefield. Everything they've shown so far is live TV. I don't ever watch live TV unless it's a hockey game."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Oh, I thought they had them the other way before, my bad.Originally posted by kentonio View Post
Do you happen to also know WTF they were smoking that made that "smile, you're always on camera" scheme sound good?Comment
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Why would it be a legal minefield? Other than the patents, anyway, it's no different from Tivo.<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Why do you think Google TV doesn't let you do it?Originally posted by snoopy369 View Post"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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