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Xbox 360 v2 codenamed Zephyr
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article published on 5 January, 2007
Recently, a few photos have popped up on the Internet of a very interesting change in Microsoft's latest console, the Xbox 360. From what inside sources say, the next generation of consoles to come out of Redmond will feature a true HDMI port on the back of the newest version, codenamed Zephyr. This HDMI port will give the 360 the much needed capability of true digital 1080p support. Aside ... [ read the full article ]
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8. January 2007 @ 13:15 |
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what about people who already got a 360 and dont have hdmi? they should get replacements as something like that is unexcusable. it would agrivate more of their fans, but they would sell more this generation. im sure ms is willing to take that hit for money now though.
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8. January 2007 @ 14:06 |
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Yeah thats the thing about it, it doesnt really matter if they release a newer one that has the cooler 65nm processor or the HDD because its just a hardware revision but its when they release ones with newer features that the older ones cant do thats the problem. Like HDMI, unless they release external HDMI addon.
Like the guy who mentioned the PS2 Slim, the only new feature it had was the built in Network adaptor which could easily be purchased for the older models. So its completely irrelevant.
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8. January 2007 @ 15:09 |
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the hdmi plug is not need at all for hd tv. 1080p comes across just fine using componet cables. all hdmi is used for is a direct digital to digital feed right? guess what, until you get a screen over 70" the human eye cannot tell the differance. and oh wait thats only if you get within 3 feet, if you sit at normal and recommended distance away then you can never tell the differance! but hdmi also carries sound to! so does fiber obtic and fiber does a better job. all hdmi is, is a standard
that was introduced by the MPAA to force DRM (HDCP by intel)down our throats.
you can keep that crap
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8. January 2007 @ 15:23 |
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^^yes that is very true but when HDCP comes into play for HD-DVD you will need to have HDMI or your Picture Quality Will be limited to stand definition making the HD-DVD upgrade a waste of money for future movies.
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8. January 2007 @ 17:52 |
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SO CONFUSING!
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8. January 2007 @ 19:12 |
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andrew i agree, it will only be a matter of time before that is correct.
the only thing is both blu ray and hd dvd both support now hdcp. the reason the xbox add on works currently without the down grade is the fact that the MPAA was unable to convice the hardware providers (not just m$ but everyone)to implement hdcp thru hdmi out the gate. this would have ticked to many people off who had purchase hd tvs without hdmi imputs. so all current players have to support component outputs for now
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8. January 2007 @ 22:35 |
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hdcp will come into play in '09 or '10. i feel bad for those with componant only next-gen disc boxes.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
PS3 Username: Anubis66
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johnblaze
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10. January 2007 @ 04:43 |
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Looks like it's just a rumour, if it does come out it probably won't be for a while:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/754/754240p1.html
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Microsoft Throws Spanner into HDMI Rumour Mill
Pictures of upgraded 360 are just "experimentation".
by Rob Burman, IGN UK
UK, January 10, 2007 - Last week hearts and minds of 360 owners were sent fluttering into overdrive thanks to rumours of a revised console. A photograph purporting to be from a reliable source showed what some people had been silently dreaming about at night - a HDMI port and a bigger hard drive.
But like some kind of horrific monster that preys on children's thoughts, Microsoft's Christ Satchell has turned those dreams into nightmares. "At the moment, everything you might have seen is just looking at our experimentation back in Redmond, not really a product that we're thinking about announcing," he told Gamespot. We're now imagining scientists in lab coats pouring strangely coloured liquid from test tubes into the console's disc drive and waiting to see if it explodes.
Satchell also touched on the subject on the larger capacity hard drive - which has progressively increased in size in various rumours and now stands at 120GB. "As we produce these services, if we see an increase in pressure that's something that will be interesting to look at, but there isn't any announcement today about any new configuration that may or may not be happening," he added. Maybe if you go to Microsoft HQ and cry on the pavement outside it'll persuade Satchell a little bit more?
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10. January 2007 @ 05:28 |
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HDCP?
It might come but then again it might not.....what business in it's right mind would want to deliberately cut itself off from the huge numbers of potential customers out there already?
The Satchell comments strike me as typical a typical company 'holding' statement, saying nothing in particular either way.
We know the 65nm processor is coming soon and it's a fair bet the bigger HDD will come then too.
It remains to be seen if HDMI will appear but frankly who cares that much about it?
It might make connectivity a little easier but people day-dreaming that it's so incredibly "vital" either don't know that much about HDMI and it's application or are just sadly mistaken.
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10. January 2007 @ 07:59 |
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because, by then its not a company decision, is a requirement by the law. the analog channels are going to be freed up for other use, and techknolagy needs to progress. why shouldnt they force people? all you have to do is pick up a budget digital television for no more that 75-100 bucks.
But they all do sort of the same thing, and that is rearrange what you thought was real, and they remind you of the beauty of very simple things. You forget, because youre so busy going from a to z, that theres 24 letters in between... You turn on... tune in... and you drop out...
PS3 Username: Anubis66
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johnblaze
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10. January 2007 @ 11:31 |
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Originally posted by anubis66:
because, by then its not a company decision, is a requirement by the law. the analog channels are going to be freed up for other use, and techknolagy needs to progress. why shouldnt they force people? all you have to do is pick up a budget digital television for no more that 75-100 bucks.
The law only applies to the devices, the media providers still have the option not to set the hdcp flag on their content, and they've chosen not to do so in the immediate future. Also, there are ways around this protection already, they've already made components that can strip out the encryption and are being sold in countries where it's legal to do so.
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Dragon246
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17. February 2010 @ 23:43 |
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Hey asshole, what is up with this 360 v2? When is this stupid thing coming out? You said it Jan. 5 2007, so where is it?
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18. February 2010 @ 02:58 |
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It is amazing that they still don't have HDMI on this thing. NO, component cables don't look "just as good" on a good TV (and good monitors don't even have these inputs). I can (sort of) understand that they released the xbox360 too early, and forgot to put the port in...but that was years ago! What is taking so long?
As for the 120GB...who cares? You can already get a 120GB Xbox360, the PS3 comes with a drive more than twice the size, and will work with a drive more than 5 times the size. 120GB is a joke.
Internal HD-DVD drive? Even if they did have it, who cares? They don't make games on HD-DVD, and you can't buy HD-DVD movies...it is like betamax...but without the quality vs the competition. HD-DVD support will probably be supported for years to come, just as other dead-end formats (like video CD)...but no one is going to use it (like video cd).
The CPU change is the only thing I see that is a justifyable update (I don't count the HDMI, because they cannot justify the fact that they don't have it already)...and the CPU update will have no change for the users (other than the fact that every time microsoft makes a change, the first 10,000+ units are defective).
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