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    Image of falandil falandil
    11/19/08

    In reply to NXE Launches With Relative Smoothness
    I suppose the new interface looks pretty, but I'm not really sur eit was needed. Honestly, I can't make use of most the new features. My DSL is 768k, so it'd be impossible for me to stream netflix at that speed, I have a 10gig hard drive, so I can't really copy my games onto that. Well, maybe one at a time since I have around 7 gigs free, but I'd need to uninstall the existing one every time I want to play a new game and that seems like a bit of a hassle.


    Overall, it seems nice, but I'mn nto overly excited about it because it seems like I can't use any of the new features.

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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    11/19/08

    @falandil: where did you get a 10 gig hard drive
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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    11/19/08

    In reply to NXE Launches With Relative Smoothness
    Installed this morning before work. Took about 10 minutes, easy-peasy.


    Didn't get to really try anything on it though...I want to play around with Netflix streaming, and customize my Avatar too...

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    Image of Bearded Rapper Bearded Rapper
    11/19/08

    In reply to NXE Launches With Relative Smoothness
    I still don't like it.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/19/08

    @I freebase cocaine for a living: Uhh. Again, why are you in this site?
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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    Once again, I'm generally excited by this. I was happy as a clam for the SD streaming. Then, they announce HD streaming, which makes me even giddier. Then, the Giz tells me that my component-only launch 360 may not work with the HD streaming service (or so the general mass read it as such), and that made me sad. Sad like a panda that's dropped his ice-cream cone. Then, the Giz tells me that the component cables are running the service fine. And that made me happy again. Happy like a cougar with a shiny, red balloon.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/30/08

    @Chromeo: Cougar meaning a large predatory feline with tawny fur native to North America or cougar meaning an older woman with a predilection for engaging in trysts with young men significantly her junior?


    The former will probably not be happy when the balloon pops and the latter would not be happy with the balloon's inability to satisfy her sexual appetites.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    I'm in a bottom-line kind of mood.


    Is it worth it?

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    Image of Serpent2 Serpent2
    10/30/08

    @OMG! Ponies!:


    Is what worth it? If you already are paying for the plan on netfix and have a 360 ...then ... I guess it is a bonus feature .. if you dont have netflix or a 360 and dont play games or watch movies.. probably not worth it... it's all relative... like west virginia

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/30/08

    @Serpent2: You still need a Live Gold account.
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    Image of nosebleed nosebleed
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    ok, i see this HD thing for 360 great.


    can someone explain if it's ONLY HD streaming?

    is there a standard streaming option?


    i have netflix, and a silver account.


    i'm going to go out on a limb and assume i won't be able to stream movies, and instead only have a stupid avatar and new blades in this NXE.


    please tell me i'm wrong.

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    Image of UnnDunn UnnDunn
    10/30/08

    @nosebleed: No gold account = no movie streaming for you. :P


    Man up, it's only $50/yr for Gold.

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    Image of nosebleed nosebleed
    10/30/08

    @UnnDunn:


    thanks for the info.

    but.


    i'd rather spend 100 bucks ONCE and have the stupid "other box" - yeah, stupid Roku.


    rather than 50 bucks A YEAR.


    MS really screwed the pooch on this one.


    Still laughable to me that the Wii has WiFi out of the box - and the 360 doesn't.


    Netflix? for shame.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/30/08

    @nosebleed: Actually, if you convert the annual cost into a single principal payment with an annual interst of say 3.75% (credit union CDs), you're looking at about $1400 one time payment. :)
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    Image of d1gw33d d1gw33d
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    That's odd component gave you no issues with HDCP... I was under the impression all non-HDMI connections had no HDCP support thus couldn't play HDCP enabled content.


    If you component worked then you'd think DVI would and visa versa... strange.

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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    10/30/08

    @d1gw33d: Totally strange. It's clearly not just an HDCP issue.
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    Image of phantam phantam
    10/30/08

    @Mark Wilson: it was a choice they made, the high-high quality HDMI and DVI (NOTE: DIGITAL) outputs they are forcing HDCP requirements as per netflix requirement... but for older users on component with the "lower quality" they allow it without hdcp.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/30/08

    @phantam: My vote is on your idea. I think its downscaled to 480p if you're using component only.
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    Image of Ibelieveinsandwitches Ibelieveinsandwitches
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    The Thing is the perfect movie to test image quality.

    with all of the bloody explosions, and other FX.


    of course if you are a little squeamish then you will probably end up spending most of your time looking away from the screen which kinda defeats the purpose.

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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    10/30/08

    @Ibelieveinsandwitches: One of my favorite movies to this date. The dog thing is still disturbing...
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    oooooh, i love impressions. do cristopher walken next!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/30/08

    @Anonymoose: Don't forget the googly eyes on your plants.
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    Image of f0rge f0rge
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Impressions, On Xbox 360
    seems cool, wish i lived in the states so i could get netflix. no wait that's not a very good trade-off
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    Image of Gann Gann
    10/30/08

    @f0rge: We don't want you anyway.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    10/30/08

    @f0rge: Indeed, America is the worst place to live except for all the others....
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    Image of tivoupgrade tivoupgrade
    10/30/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Streaming Debuts on Xbox 360
    meh. VUDU's been doing this for a long time...
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    Image of yoshi yoshi
    10/30/08

    @tivoupgrade:


    True but you can't invite friends and family over XBOX Live to watch the movie with you. :)

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    Image of yoshi yoshi
    10/29/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Streaming Debuts on Xbox 360
    Once again, the console war debate has died down as Microsoft continues to drop bombs on its competition. The next update will be IPTV integration turning the XBOX 360 into IPTV settop with DVR, movie sharing, voice and video chat, etc...
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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    10/29/08

    In reply to New Xbox Experience (NXE) Review: It's Pure Improvement
    HD Netflix streaming? Yes please. Do want. Etc. Etc. Etc.
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    Image of SpeneyG SpeneyG
    10/29/08

    In reply to Netflix HD Streaming Debuts on Xbox 360
    I think I speak for all PS3 owners when I say WTF? The PS3 is much more of a powerhouse to be doing this.
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    10/29/08

    @SpeneyG: I don't thinks really about the box at the end as much as it is about the infrastructure that delivers it. MS has this.
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    Image of jackfrost132 is disruntled enough to stab an air jackfrost132 is disruntled enough to stab an air
    10/29/08

    In reply to New Xbox Experience (NXE) Review: It's Pure Improvement
    Umm, not to be a rabid PS3 fanboy or anything, but doesn't it kinda look like a reverse XMB? Not that I have any problem with that, XMB is smooth and I could live with that style on 360. It also has in game XMB which allows you to switch out from anything to anything else.


    The video slice thing where it cuts the movie up and gives a bunch of preview frames has been on PSP forever and is now on PS3 too.


    Streaming is also supported too, you can start playback of content that's still downloading and delete it when you're done, or you can open the browser and stream flash, or you can stream using the DNLA function of course, which if you're using TVersity gives you a bunch of options(web streaming from links, youtube, top rated, etc.).


    The avatar thing is pretty cool, sony has home though, which I imagine will be beefier than MS's avatar system(It better be for all the delays and beta testing that I don't get accepted to).


    In the end it's a sweet update and it'll make the 360 even sweeter than it it, but microsoft needs to stop the fall update crap and release stuff when it's done and ready. Otherwise they're just gonna keep playing keep up to Sony for UI features.

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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    10/29/08

    @jackfrost132: Actually, I've always thought the XMB was just a reverse Windows Media Center GUI. Even has almost the same background.


    The video slice has been on the 360 forever as well. Just now it's being used in Netflix streaming too. It's not a feature in PC Netflix streaming, so it looks like some customization was done for the 360.

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