X360 to get divx support

iMav · 01-12-2007, 10:19 AM

now this totally rox ... gr8 going MS (this signals that windows might also get it in vienna)

Coming to you December 4 will be an updated Xbox 360 Dashboard that will play your downloaded videos

The new Dashboard update will bring with it an “Inside Xbox” news feed from Xbox.com, where gamers can read about game releases, events, and Xbox LIVE Marketplace offers.

Microsoft boasts that its Xbox Live is "the largest social network in the living room." Expanding on that notion, the Fall Update will add the ability for users to view the Friends Lists of other Xbox Live members, which the company believes will boost the social networking experience on the service. While not mentioned by Microsoft in its press materials, it’s believed that the viewing of external friends lists will be limited by age.

Another new feature building on the social network aspect is an enhanced online profile, where members can share a few more details about themselves in an expanded bio that can be visible to "Friends Only" or the entire Xbox Live community.

Navigation throughout Xbox 360’s various features will also be upgraded with the addition of new "Game Store" and "Video Store" buttons, which will presumably take users to downloadable content on Xbox Live Marketplace. Those interested in purchasing video material will also find enhanced visuals and descriptions in the video library to help in making buying or renting decisions.

Perhaps the biggest video-related addition in the Fall Update is MPEG-4 Part 2 video codec support, most popularly implemented in DivX and Xvid videos. Videos packaged in an AVI container encoded in either simple profile or advanced simple profile should play in their full glory on the Xbox 360. The inclusion of MPEG-4 Part 2 video support was a feature hinted at by DivX Inc. CEO Kevin Hell earlier this month, though its implementation will arrive sooner than most expected. DivX support will soon be added to the PlayStation 3.

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gxsaurav · 01-12-2007, 10:49 AM

Now this is what I say "Customat Care". MS knows that they have a very powerful hardware in form of XBOX 360 so it makes sence to give features as software updates.

DivX/xVid is teh sh!t....yipeeeeee

Zeeshan Quireshi · 01-12-2007, 11:53 AM

I'm already watchin VC-1 HDDVD Version of Transformers on my 360

Although divx will help a lot , but most HD movies r available in VC-1 which plays flawlessly on the 360 .

naveen_reloaded · 01-12-2007, 12:21 PM

Nice but for me still PS3 is the king.

Anyway thanks for the info

Cyrus_the_virus · 01-12-2007, 02:51 PM

Why are you shouting iMav?

PS3 already has DivX support and it's gettin certified currently. This is an update just to keep the XBOX in track with the PS3.

Faun · 01-12-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Why are you shouting iMav?

PS3 already has DivX support and it's gettin certified currently. This is an update just to keep the XBOX in track with the PS3.

lol

is anything better than PS3 ?

Cyrus_the_virus · 01-12-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by T159

lol

is anything better than PS3 ?

I guess that's what iMav is trying to prove by shouting so much, more than half of his post

iMav · 01-12-2007, 02:59 PM

me shouting

just highlighted the main - i know forum ethics but u gotta use common sense at times also

and please read the article it has reference to the PS3's support for divx

Zeeshan Quireshi · 01-12-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by T159

lol

is anything better than PS3 ?

Yup the Xbox 360 .

Now don't blab about u being able to run Ubuntu on PS3 n stuff .

Both are gaming machines and in this , the 360 beats the hell outta PS3 .

Cyrus_the_virus · 01-12-2007, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

Yup the Xbox 360 .

Now don't blab about u being able to run Ubuntu on PS3 n stuff .

Both are gaming machines and in this , the 360 beats the hell outta PS3 .

Are you still in 2006 by any chance?

Faun · 01-12-2007, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

Yup the Xbox 360 .

Now don't blab about u being able to run Ubuntu on PS3 n stuff .

Both are gaming machines and in this , the 360 beats the hell outta PS3 .

lol..i dont brag abt things.

amitava82 · 01-12-2007, 03:54 PM

Now who follows whom...

Zeeshan Quireshi · 02-12-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Are you still in 2006 by any chance?

Nope mate , One month Before 2008 .

Gigacore · 02-12-2007, 07:55 PM

Microsoft Rocks!!

The_Devil_Himself · 02-12-2007, 07:57 PM

it's like I got a Fiat Punto and I know Ferrari beats the hell out of it in every department but I'll still say Punto is better(with the new turbo engine upgrade and blah...) cos I got a Punto.not to apt analogy but still conveys the meaning.

iMav · 02-12-2007, 08:25 PM

^^ dude that was the crappiest comparison ever made

a punto is play stn 1 when compared to the ps3 not the 360 .... ps3 has been declared a failure on numerous occasions by almost every review where as the 360 has pipped the ps3 every where