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partridge · 11-07-2006, 08:31 AM

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=20883

What this will do to a persons bandwidth, I don't know. What it means for the add-on is another thing entirely! Kind of makes it pointless before it's even out.

Still, not a bad offering, it's the sort of thing I expected Sony to offer, what with them owning movie studios. Hopefully Sony will offer something similar.

Back to the bandwidth issue, I'm on an 8Gb cap per month, how the heck would I be able to download or stream entire movies in high definition! How does that sort of thing work in the US?

WriteSimply · 11-07-2006, 01:40 PM

One of the movies that Warner Bros. is offering for the HD download is Superman Returns. Its running time is 154 minutes.

Time: 154 x 60 = 9240 seconds.
If Microsoft can make 10Mbps VC-1 transfer work, then the total video size will be : 10Mbps x 9240 / 8000 (to convert to GBytes and not bits) = 11.55GB
If they are using just DD+ at 640kbps :0.640Mbps x 9240 / 8000 = 0.7392GB
Total download = 11.55GB VC-1 Video + 0.7392GB DD+ Audio = 12.29GB.

a) I hope those who want this have a really high speed connection
b) They also don't mind using up their HDD space.

fuad

partridge · 11-07-2006, 02:17 PM

Lol, good point! On the BBC site it says you can download a movie and keep it for up to 2 weeks, but once you start to watch it you only have 24 hours to view it before it deletes itself. TV progs however can be bought for good.

However, with only 13Gb available, where will people store it all? External drives I guess - yet another add on sitting next to the 360. Unless of course MS release a ludicrously overpriced "official" drive to replace the 20Gb one.

JTK · 11-07-2006, 03:55 PM

Cool stuff, but isn't this the same MS that's been bashing Sony and the PS3 endlessly for well over a year now on this idea of being anything more than "just a gaming console?"

WriteSimply · 11-07-2006, 04:08 PM

Reverse calculation.

12.2GB = 97,600 bits roughly. If you can do a 1Mbps download, it'll take 1626.67 minutes or 27.11 hours. Assuming it stays downloaded that constant.

27 hours to download and 24 hours to watch? What's the point?

fuad

Jazar · 11-07-2006, 04:26 PM

Screw all this crap!

Thanks to the latest update I just watched the last episode of Smallville in HD on my Xbox 360 for free. Just torrent the show, download VLC and a batch file off of this site to encode to WMV and stream the file from your PC.

It's what I've been waiting for! PC conent on your HDTV and you don't need to worry about that sad excuse for a hard drive the 360 has.

Chris Beveridge · 11-07-2006, 05:33 PM

According to threads elsewhere, flicks are going to be 720p only and average size is 1gb.

Yawn. Particularly considering the general noise level of the machine. It's fine for gaming but I don't see myself watching downloaded 720p movies on it. Mind you, I love my 360 for gaming and for being able to download demo games and trailers. But downloading shows to watch outside of Red vs Blue and the like, no thank you.

11-07-2006, 08:31 AM	#1
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	Xbox360 HD movies online http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=20883 What this will do to a persons bandwidth, I don't know. What it means for the add-on is another thing entirely! Kind of makes it pointless before it's even out. Still, not a bad offering, it's the sort of thing I expected Sony to offer, what with them owning movie studios. Hopefully Sony will offer something similar. Back to the bandwidth issue, I'm on an 8Gb cap per month, how the heck would I be able to download or stream entire movies in high definition! How does that sort of thing work in the US?

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WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	One of the movies that Warner Bros. is offering for the HD download is Superman Returns. Its running time is 154 minutes. Time: 154 x 60 = 9240 seconds. If Microsoft can make 10Mbps VC-1 transfer work, then the total video size will be : 10Mbps x 9240 / 8000 (to convert to GBytes and not bits) = 11.55GB If they are using just DD+ at 640kbps :0.640Mbps x 9240 / 8000 = 0.7392GB Total download = 11.55GB VC-1 Video + 0.7392GB DD+ Audio = 12.29GB. a) I hope those who want this have a really high speed connection b) They also don't mind using up their HDD space. fuad

11-07-2006, 02:17 PM	#3
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	Lol, good point! On the BBC site it says you can download a movie and keep it for up to 2 weeks, but once you start to watch it you only have 24 hours to view it before it deletes itself. TV progs however can be bought for good. However, with only 13Gb available, where will people store it all? External drives I guess - yet another add on sitting next to the 360. Unless of course MS release a ludicrously overpriced "official" drive to replace the 20Gb one.

11-07-2006, 03:55 PM	#4
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Cool stuff, but isn't this the same MS that's been bashing Sony and the PS3 endlessly for well over a year now on this idea of being anything more than "just a gaming console?"

11-07-2006, 04:08 PM	#5
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Reverse calculation. 12.2GB = 97,600 bits roughly. If you can do a 1Mbps download, it'll take 1626.67 minutes or 27.11 hours. Assuming it stays downloaded that constant. 27 hours to download and 24 hours to watch? What's the point? fuad

11-07-2006, 04:26 PM	#6
Jazar Active Member Member since:Jun 2006	Screw all this crap! Thanks to the latest update I just watched the last episode of Smallville in HD on my Xbox 360 for free. Just torrent the show, download VLC and a batch file off of this site to encode to WMV and stream the file from your PC. It's what I've been waiting for! PC conent on your HDTV and you don't need to worry about that sad excuse for a hard drive the 360 has.

11-07-2006, 05:33 PM	#7
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	According to threads elsewhere, flicks are going to be 720p only and average size is 1gb. Yawn. Particularly considering the general noise level of the machine. It's fine for gaming but I don't see myself watching downloaded 720p movies on it. Mind you, I love my 360 for gaming and for being able to download demo games and trailers. But downloading shows to watch outside of Red vs Blue and the like, no thank you.

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