Post by Steve Farrelly @ 12:01pm 13/11/09 | 22 Comments
To be honest, we're not overly excited for the social networking side of things, but it will be interesting to see how the movies handle. If it turns out to work well, iiNET users are going to be laughing at everyone else for their unmetered console plans, though hopefully this might prompt other ISPs to follow suit.
From Microsoft:
- Facebook - Update your status to share what movie, game or entertainment you're enjoying, connect with friends and view their Facebook stream, status updates and photos on the big screen - all seamlessly integrated and custom-built for Xbox 360. You can even compare your Xbox LIVE and Facebook friends lists to see which of your friends are on LIVE (watch the video).
- Twitter - Stay in-the-know by discovering, posting and replying to Tweets right on your Xbox 360. You can even view friend profiles, trends and conversations, or search to see who's tweeting about your favourite game (watch the video).
- Movies on Demand - Movies on Demand on Xbox LIVE offers a full fidelity experience with instant on HD. No waiting for downloads or buffering, it's there at the press of a button. You can also share the experience with up to seven friends through voice chat and Avatar integration on the TV screen - it puts a whole new spin on "movie night" (watch the video).
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Posted 12:22pm 13/11/09
Posted 12:54pm 13/11/09
We also don't get last.fm which was the only decent feature.
Posted 12:57pm 13/11/09
No idea why i'm posting this either.
Posted 01:44pm 13/11/09
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Posted 01:53am 18/11/09
Posted 10:34am 19/11/09
I don't understand this. Do they send you a dvd in the mail? Unless they are talking about streaming with no buffering, then isn't that a bit fool hardy. Sounds like marketing spin for finding a way to hide the fact you are downloading and or buffering in the background. Any more enlightenment?
last edited by pixem at 10:34:02 19/Nov/09
Posted 10:48am 19/11/09
They say no waiting for downloads or buffering, not no downloads or buffering.
Posted 10:52am 19/11/09
I watched the HD Avatar clip with my cable connection and xbox connected via wireless g adapter. It loads within a few seconds and starts off in a very low quality, but within 5-10 seconds, it was running in top resolution, with no stuttering or buffering. It's pretty impressive stuff.
The only problem is the data usage. A whole HD movie would smash my cap.
Posted 11:09am 19/11/09
1. It is the 19/11/2009 and my Xbox has not prompted me to update through Live
2. The options are to stream or download the movies. They do not send you the dvd in the mail, what we be the point in that I ask you!! The streaming is buffered a little, I also believe you have the option to download a portion of the movie first then start the stream so your buffer is larger!
3. If you are with iinet you will not be slogged on your naked DSl quote for stream or downloading a movies from Zune through Xbox Live. You will however be required to pay MS/Zune for the movie. Please read the iinet freezone details.
4. Downloading a movie seems a bit of a waste, especially for HD quality. They require 6GB or more space on your HDD, most HDD are either too small and the larger model is too damn expensive still!!
5. The minimum to stream a HD movie I believe is about 6Mb/s at the Xbox connection. Now that is minimum so your probably need more for a good connection.
Anything else?
Posted 11:23am 19/11/09
So in addition to the boring facebook friends posts about going for a walk down to the shops or taking a dump we'll start to see thinly veiled advertising from xbox live. Awesome!
Posted 12:21pm 19/11/09
Posted 01:06pm 19/11/09
Posted 01:34pm 19/11/09
Please read the iinet freezone details? Ok I'll go read the details. Oh look what it says at http://freezone.iinet.net.au/xbox.html
Posted 01:53pm 19/11/09
I watched the Harry Potter HD Preview.
I've got my Xbox plugged into a wireless (g) access point 54Mbps. The movie preview started off a bit blocky and compressed ickyness and about a 1 min later it was quite nice.
I'm on iiNet. That day I also downloaded a stack of L4D2. Partly from 3fl, I've got 2.5 gig of metered and 2 gig of free content. So I'm not sure if it was metered or not.
Also the cost to Stream Harry Potter HD version was 480 MS points, which roughly $8. So what's the go with that?
Posted 01:59pm 19/11/09
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Posted 02:55pm 19/11/09
Bit cheeky by iiNet that I think!!!
Posted 02:56pm 19/11/09
Very strange I may need to look into that. Everyone here hasn't been part of the Beta testing have they>?
Posted 03:00pm 19/11/09
Posted 03:48pm 19/11/09
Guess I'll have something to do tonight!!