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The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by creativityland »

cooldeal wrote: post #8

Typical Techcrunch knee jerk cookiecutter article written in great hurry to capture Google News traffic with a grandiose title. Many of the media apps like ESPN, HBO, etc. require a Cable TV subscription to work. Microsoft is working with the Cable TV companies since getting access to content otherwise is turning into a huge mess with fragmentation. True, it can be a Cable Box killer to some extent and the new Metro…

Caught my attention eh... but agreed, it's not a real threat yet but for those on a budget, it will be a better option especially if IE also supports Flash and can stream from sites like Ustream etc..

Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by krschultz »

cooldeal wrote: post #8

Typical Techcrunch knee jerk cookiecutter article written in great hurry to capture Google News traffic with a grandiose title. Many of the media apps like ESPN, HBO, etc. require a Cable TV subscription to work. Microsoft is working with the Cable TV companies since getting access to content otherwise is turning into a huge mess with fragmentation. True, it can be a Cable Box killer to some extent and the new Metro…

I think you nailed it with both of your first two points. This article is crap, and getting anything live online seems to be difficult.

I can't navigate ESPN's apps/online offerings.

Some content requires a certain cable/satellite providers. Other content requires a certain ISP.

I recently dropped my TV (DirecTV) and switched to a local ISP, and I seemingly can't get anything from ESPN with this combination.

But if I switch to Comcast internet, I seemingly will be able to get much more.

The best experience I've had so far was TNT's NBA website.

Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by [deleted] »

cooldeal wrote: post #8

Typical Techcrunch knee jerk cookiecutter article written in great hurry to capture Google News traffic with a grandiose title. Many of the media apps like ESPN, HBO, etc. require a Cable TV subscription to work. Microsoft is working with the Cable TV companies since getting access to content otherwise is turning into a huge mess with fragmentation. True, it can be a Cable Box killer to some extent and the new Metro…

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Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by eswangren »

joejohnson wrote: post #2

A true cable box killer? Maybe, but this poorly written article fails to supply any supporting details to the stated argument in the title. How are "a whole lot of new media apps" for the Xbox going to kill cable? I'd like to believe this is true, but the article lacks all of the details.

It's TechCrunch, what did you expect? They're not exactly the pinnacle of journalism...

Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by zavulon »

ctdonath wrote: post #9

Live sports are the key for many people. Of note: those of us who care little for sports save for the occasional definitive headliner. I'm looking for a source of top-tier Olympics 2012 coverage without having to get cable TV installed (haven't had it for the 6+ years we've been in the house, don't want to open that can of ad-filled worms, don't want to try closing that can afterwards). Any ideas/insights? An Apple T…

Get a regular antenna, most Olympics should be on NBC, and NBC (and NBC HD) are freely available over the air.

Also, and this I'm not sure if works for all cable providers - worked for me for 2 of them - if you only get internet, but put in the splitter and plug in the cable into the TV, you'll get the free over-the-air channels too, without having to worry about the antenna placement.

Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by martingordon »

I wish the 360 had a sleep mode. I don't want to leave my console running all day, but I hate how long it takes to get it booted up and Netflix launched. OTOH, I don't mind leaving my Apple TV on all the time and time-to-video is probably under a minute.

My other big gripe is a strange HDCP issue (at least I think it's HDCP) that came with the latest Dashboard update. About 85% of the time, I'll launch a Netflix video and my screen will go blank. Prior to the latest update, I could work around it by turning my 2007 LG TV off and back on (at which point the Xbox would tell me that the secure HDCP link was restored).

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Post by peterb »

ctdonath wrote: post #9

Live sports are the key for many people. Of note: those of us who care little for sports save for the occasional definitive headliner. I'm looking for a source of top-tier Olympics 2012 coverage without having to get cable TV installed (haven't had it for the 6+ years we've been in the house, don't want to open that can of ad-filled worms, don't want to try closing that can afterwards). Any ideas/insights? An Apple T…

OTA HD (with a decent antenna) with a Homerun HD from Silicon Dust for distributing the content to your network.

Re: The Xbox 360, Now A True Cable Box Killer

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Post by mitchellhislop »

ctdonath wrote: post #9

Live sports are the key for many people. Of note: those of us who care little for sports save for the occasional definitive headliner. I'm looking for a source of top-tier Olympics 2012 coverage without having to get cable TV installed (haven't had it for the 6+ years we've been in the house, don't want to open that can of ad-filled worms, don't want to try closing that can afterwards). Any ideas/insights? An Apple T…

Looks like NBC is going to stream it all: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/
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