Xbox 360 Spring update (Gripes and Praises)
11. May, 2007 
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Starting with the gripes…
So I logged into my Xbox live account the other day and had to do an update. I had heard this update was supposed to be great, however I have had a few problems that I was wondering if anyone else was having.
First off, I normally run at 1080i and it works great for me, however after the update I have noticed these white bars accross the top of my screen. They were driving me nuts. When I switch back to 720p these bars go away and all is fine. Very frustrating.
Another problem I am having is the ability to play video files from my computer. Before the update, video files were working just fine and now the video lags so far behind the audio, watching it is unbearable. I don’t mean to get on here and complain, but I was just wondering if anyone else was having issues such as mine. Please reply to this post if you notice any other bugs.
Other than these few bugs, the update seems pretty cool. First off, I really like that they integrated Windows Live Messenger.
It seems like a pain in the butt to type using the virtual keyboard Microsoft has provided, however after reading on Microsofts website it looks like there is hope. “This summer Microsoft will launch a QWERTY text-input device, a new accessory that will connect directly into the Xbox 360 controller to support text and instant messaging” A keyboard on the controller? Seems pretty cool to me. Also, they stated that you are able to connect a USB keyboard to the USB port on the 360. I haven’t tried this yet, but I will post as soon as I have more info.
Here is a list of all the new features…
- A richer Achievement notification pop-up will showcase the name of the unlocked Achievement and the gamerscore value without needing to leave the game to check the Achievements list.
- Enhanced family settings features for Xbox LIVE communications enable different defaults for video chat and voice chat.
- A new Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade lets Xbox LIVE members access the content they seek—whether it is game content or TV shows and movies (available in the United States)—from one place on Xbox LIVE.
- Updates to Xbox LIVE Arcade allow owners to quickly see which Xbox LIVE Arcade games their friends are playing and join in the fun. Xbox LIVE members can also compare progress of leaderboard scores and Achievements directly with all friends on their friends list. Expanded “Tell a Friend” capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores.
- Expanded “Tell a Friend” capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores.
- A new option in Auto Downloads provides faster access to the entire collection of free, trial-version Xbox LIVE Arcade games.
- New progressive download controls provide easy access to optimal viewing options by letting people fast-forward, rewind, pause and resume as their video is downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
- Extension of the background download functionality will allow owners to set their Xbox 360 console to turn off automatically after downloads are complete.
- The name of game in tray is now displayed in the dashboard.
- When the user is in the dashboard and an Xbox 360 game is in the console then the name of the game is displayed in the tray icon of the dashboard. If the user highlights the tray icon then achievements and gamer score are displayed for that game based on the signed in user. Xbox1 games show the name and image of the game.
- Integrated support for the new Xbox 360 text input device. Note that this device includes a new wired headset.
- Playback progress bar indicates download completion.
- Switchable aspect ratio now available during video playback (Auto to Letterbox, Zoom, Stretch, Native).
- Player and friends lists now quickly show session presence information for quick identification of users that are joinable.
- Added H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps peak, Baseline, Main, and High profiles with 2 channel AAC LC.
- Added MPEG-4 Part 2 video support: Up to 5 Mbps peak, Simple Profile with 2 channel AAC LC.
- Show folder hierarchy for video content played from all devices.
- Bookmarks are stored for each video that the user plays remembering the users last location in the file as well as the aspect ratio that the user choose for that file.
- Video trick modes (fast forward, rewind, chapter skip) can now be used while downloading Video Marketplace content.
- Skip forward and backward functionality has been improved to skip to the next or previous chapter. Each video is divided into 10 “chapters” allowing you to quickly skip around video content.
- The information bar that is turned on via the On Screen Display (OSD) now shows you exactly where you are in the playback of the video file. In addition it will also show for Video Marketplace content how much of the file has been downloaded and where the “chapters” exist in the file.
- Windows Media protected content (WM-DRM) can now be streamed from the PC to the console. If the WM-DRM license is missing or corrupted then a specific error message is displayed to the user. Bookmarking is also stored for protected content.
- When a user selects an item for download from Marketplace then the system will determine if there is sufficient disk space for the item and, if not, will ask the user to delete content on the HDD. The system provides a sorted by size list of videos, game trailers, demos and arcade content to aid the user in the deletion process. The same list of items are also available from within memory so that users can quickly see which items are consuming the most disk space.
- The console will block the user who attempts to download content onto a storage device that will never have the capacity to store the item without deducting any points associated with the content item.
- The screensaver is disabled when playing photos from any source
Yea, I’m sure there are a bunch of lame features that most people won’t use, but all in all the update seems to be OK. Let me know what you think.
Happy Xboxing
Brandon
It is such a shame you can’t use the headset to do voice-chat with windows live messenger.
I agree, that would be a great feature.
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Hey, I cannot get my Xbox 360 to play .mkv or .ts files, and I’ve tried pretty much everything. They play in Windows Media Center, but not on my 360 – any suggestions? Thanks, and nice site, btw!
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