xbox360fanboy.com — Speaking to Major Nelson, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg confirmed the possibility of a specially designed Xbox 360 made for IPTV and DVR functions. Greenberg also mentions the possibility of a larger HDD and an IPTV "upgrade offer." This could indicate a redesigned Xbox 360 or at the very least that a bigger hard drive is in the works.
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thirdprizeJan 16, 2007
DVR? It needs a MAJOR redesign (at leat 5 fans removed and the sound reduced to nothing) before I would even think about leaving it switched on when i'm not playing it.
ipirateJan 16, 2007
Or they can leave the fans in and take care of what is really causing the noise problem: the dvd drive.
invernoJan 16, 2007
On the other hand, wasn't constant hardware revisions one of the problems that caused the original(atari era) video game boom to crash? I think the whiners might pipe down if they stopped saying 'New Version of the 360' and started saying, 'Microsoft Zune Center' or something. Playing Xbox/360 games could be a feature of any Microsoft product.
oakie1Jan 16, 2007
Well lucky for me, I have a Best Buy warranty, so I can return it for anything and everything that has the same price for the next two years. Hehe.
owdenbowdenJan 16, 2007
the IPTV and DVR sound great but I want to take my time before upgrading / purchase. I would never leave this on when I am out of my house as it gets way too hot (not even 4 fans would keep this cool). I am thinking they need to have a liquid cooling system in order to keep it on. Finally, after having to have my 360 repaired and replaced a bunch of times I had the opportunity to talk directly with the Director of Service for the Xbox 360. I mentioned to him that I would be willing to pay more a year for live if : (1) I had my 360 send any issues with directly to the Xbox service group (in a proactive move where they could get an appointment setup and then contact me directly) - this would be like an OnStar system for the 360. (2) I would love to have access to an Online hard drive / storage space area that I could upload all my hard drive details to prior to sending it for servicing. If you had a virtual drive via xbox live then you could do all the DVR, game saves, and just about anything you want.
fuzzynyankoJan 16, 2007
I didn't buy a PS2 for anything other than to be a gaming machine. So, if Sony came out with a PS2 that had DVR capability, I wouldn't care.
fallenone05Jan 17, 2007
I'm so glad I waited...