UK 360 users may see IPTV in 2009 - Blu-ray Forum

Uniquely · 01-14-2009, 10:39 PM

http://i.gizmodo.com/5128570/xbox-36...ng-and-testing

If you UK guys get it.... be sure to let the rest of us know how it is.

I've been using my 360's as a "Tivo" device since I got my launch unit back in Dec of '05... so I can already watch and record live television from my 360's... but IPTV is supposed to have a lot of nice features. Good luck.... I hope you get it in 2009 and we get it stateside soon after.

Maximus · 01-14-2009, 10:41 PM

Call me a sceptic, but BT are pretty useless when it comes to doing anything useful so I will believe it when I see it.

If this was down to MS I think it would get done, but as it is for BT to sort, I can't see it happening in any sort of useful timeframe.

yobrenoops · 01-15-2009, 09:01 AM

As a BT member of staff I can tell you that this was pulled from the development schedule back in August I think (I'd have to check the documentation) and its not currently in the Retail pipeline. Even at concept level. I'll have a look later.

Maximus · 01-15-2009, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yobrenoops

As a BT member of staff I can tell you that this was pulled from the development schedule back in August I think (I'd have to check the documentation) and its not currently in the Retail pipeline. Even at concept level. I'll have a look later.

Ahh, my view about BT proved correct!

It didn't make any sense, the number of 360 users in the UK is 3.2m which is not a market big enough to be worth the initial outlay unless MS were going to pay for the whole thing!

yobrenoops · 01-15-2009, 10:41 AM

Rejected and cancelled it seems. 12th August. Oh well.

It would've been really good, and a serious challenge to the PS3s Media capability (PlayTV is good but not that good). There's loads of cutbacks though at the moment.

Uniquely · 01-15-2009, 01:58 PM

Oh well.. looks like I will be using Media Center for the forseeable future.

01-14-2009, 10:39 PM	#1
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	UK 360 users may see IPTV in 2009 http://i.gizmodo.com/5128570/xbox-36...ng-and-testing If you UK guys get it.... be sure to let the rest of us know how it is. I've been using my 360's as a "Tivo" device since I got my launch unit back in Dec of '05... so I can already watch and record live television from my 360's... but IPTV is supposed to have a lot of nice features. Good luck.... I hope you get it in 2009 and we get it stateside soon after.

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01-14-2009, 10:41 PM	#2
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	Call me a sceptic, but BT are pretty useless when it comes to doing anything useful so I will believe it when I see it. If this was down to MS I think it would get done, but as it is for BT to sort, I can't see it happening in any sort of useful timeframe.

01-15-2009, 09:01 AM	#3
yobrenoops Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Leeds, UK	As a BT member of staff I can tell you that this was pulled from the development schedule back in August I think (I'd have to check the documentation) and its not currently in the Retail pipeline. Even at concept level. I'll have a look later.

01-15-2009, 10:41 AM	#5
yobrenoops Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Leeds, UK	Rejected and cancelled it seems. 12th August. Oh well. It would've been really good, and a serious challenge to the PS3s Media capability (PlayTV is good but not that good). There's loads of cutbacks though at the moment.

01-15-2009, 01:58 PM	#6
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Oh well.. looks like I will be using Media Center for the forseeable future.

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