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The Five: Xbox 360 Dashboard UpdateTake a peek behind the new Xbox 360 Dashboard.
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I hadn't even thought of the link thing for twitter, that's actually a major downside.
Otherwise, looks to be a solid update!
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This isn't very accurate about the Netflix streaming. I don't know what menu supposedly pops up when it changes quality. Sometimes it has a rebuffering display, but it's not like it prompts you with a question you have to answer before it will continue. Also, it absolutely will return to high quality if it feels it can.
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Links, man, links. Might be time for a browser, Microsoft! I don't know if you know this but you already make one - it's called INTERNET EXPLORER.
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I own a Zune. The device itself is fine -- just as nice as any non-touch iPod I've ever used -- and the software is approximately one hundred million times superior to the giant piece of horse anus known as iTunes.
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@CG-Gabe:
Huh. I have never seen the Netflix streaming readjust to higher quality, and you're the first person I've ever heard who has seen it do that. If it really does have this ability, it seems to exercise it pretty rarely. Even the Microsoft PR person agreed with me when I was talking to her about this phenomenon.
The rebuffering display is what I was talking about when I said "menu." I should have said "display." The new Zune videos shifted streams seamlessly. There was no pause whatsoever in the action. Of course, this was in Microsoft's ideal setup, so we'll see how it does in the wild.
@CaptainHomeless:
Admitting you own a Zune is the first step.
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Brett as my witness, it will upgrade. I've been plowing through Lost and the pattern is it starts in HD, degrades pretty quickly for about 5-10 minutes and then pops back into HD for the remainder. It often doesn't even do the rebuffering display.
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@CG-Gabe:
I'm convinced. I'll change the article when the editors have a chance to get in there for me. Thanks for the tip!
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Yeah, I've seen Netflix streaming step up as well.
My biggest beef with it is that you have to be signed into your account in the first place. Apart from bad picture quality, I hate watching movies and having friend notifications pop up whenever other people sign online.
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@RyanKuo:
You can disable friend notifications in the console options. Of course, this disables friend notifications when you're doing other stuff (playing games, using the dashboard, etc) but, frankly, I never found the friend notifications very useful anyway. On the occasions when I want to play co-op with Gabe or something, I already know he's online anyway. I was quite happy to find the "off" switch.
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@CaptainHomeless:
Hooray! That's awesome to know.
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posting to reaffirm that iTunes is a horse anus@
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you can enable/disable friend notifications based on parameters too. I can see friends come online during games and not during movies.
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Wait, your avator is a chick?
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