Bram
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Anyone got the official list of updates?
Playind DivX on the fly 
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danny_vx
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divx works now? OMFG i didnt know that.. thats well sweet!
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danny_vx
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your right  it works thats Uber lol
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Blade_sri
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looks like the contact list hasbeen jazzed up!
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danny_vx
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Originally posted by Blade_sri
looks like the contact list hasbeen jazzed up!
yeah you can check your friends friends 
and also write a lil bio about yourself n stuff, its cool
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Nic Barnes
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cool
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Account Management
· Added error text to direct under 13 year old user to the Web when attempting to change contact information
· Added Messenger Signup into Xbox LIVE signup
· Added PEGI logo icons to Game ratings scenes
· Added support for switching between Windows Live ID accounts
· Added Support for User Graduation
· Added support to allow users to change the Windows Live ID they use with their Xbox LIVE gamertag
· Added support to Migrate Zune Accounts to Xbox LIVE accounts with purchase rights
· Added text for "in-game voice" complaint option
· Display MS Points Web Address correctly for Korea
· Improved blocking support for Friends Only sessions
· Improved enforcement of Windows Live ID and Gamertag Regions
· Improved Informational Text for cases where Gamertag already in use
· Improved parental control support for 48 hour trial codes
· Improved robustness when viewing friends profiles and quickly backing out
· Improved support for account recovery when no storage devices attached to console
· Improved support for invalid characters in phone field
· Improved support to cancel out of Credit Card scenes during account sign-up
· Improved support to load Dashboard after exiting from Account Recovery
· Improved text for accounts that have been banned
· Improved text for Direct Debit in Germany
· Improved text for explaining Gamertag, Gamercard, etc to users signing up
· Improved text for recovering Gamertag dialogs
· Improved text for Zune Accounts in Sign Up app
· Improved text spacing for Recover Gamertag dialogs in Russian
· Improved text support for handling expired credit cards during purchase transactions
· Improved text to inform users that only 1 profile can have auto signin enabled
· Improved text translations for Account Management in German
Ads
· Added support for Audio Mute/Unmute for video ads
Community
· Added double-high friends list to show more details for each friend
· Added new feature "Inside Xbox" on the Xbox LIVE blade
· Added support for richer profile viewing including Real name, Bio, Locations, etc
· Added support to control privacy settings for Friends of Friends viewing
· Added support to show friends a real name
· Added support to view Friends of Friends
· Display actual friends count and not list item count in Add Friend page
· Improved German localized text for recent players blade
· Improved robustness in Friends area when rapidly pressing A and B buttons
· Improved support of viewing Friends profiles when friend has existing pending friends requests
· Improved text messages for Privacy Settings in Blocked Communication scenarios
· No longer report Invitations as 'sent' when communication set to 'blocked'
Dashboard
· Added ability to twist UI left and right to filter/sort in Media lists
· Added 'Downloads' button to game launch page on Games Blade
· Added fade out transitions for transitions from dash to video playback
· Added Friends Playing Now feature to Games Blade for Xbox LIVE Arcade, Xbox Originals, Xbox 360 disc based games, and Xbox 360 Demos.
· Added grouping support for TV & Game content in Media Blade
· Added localization support for AM / PM in 12-hour clock format for Traditional and Simplified Chinese
· Added sort by Title/Date for acquired Video library content
· Added support for Featured Downloads in Arcade area of Games Blade
· Added support for twist controls in offline Dashboard and Xbox Guide
· Added support for updating Marketplace, Xbox LIVE and Games blade without full system update download
· Added support for Video album art on attached hard drives in separate .jpg files
· Added support to not write trial-version Arcade games to user's played games history (this is only for newly downloaded games after the Dec'07 update is released)
· Allow all signed in users to access Banners in Dashboard or Marketplace, not just first signed in user
· Arcade area shows '--' instead of '0' for gamerscore when signed out
· Changed UI Flow for Media connectivity: default to console, and allow users to change device via X button. Also remember last chosen device
· Disconnected MU or Controller Message persisted when launching back to Dashboard from Game Title
· Improve accelerated scrolling speed for long lists
· Improve transition speed of blades
· Improved consistency in confirmation text when deleting items
· Improved enumeration speed of lists in games blade
· Improved error handling when signing out while viewing a marketplace ad
· Improved handling of moving game profiles from MU to HDD
· Improved localization text for Polish in System Update dialogs
· Improved performance of Guide Transitions
· Improved progress bar accuracy when moving large files from MU to HDD
· Improved responsiveness of Dashboard overall
· Improved robustness after attempting to resume an expired purchased video
· Improved robustness when comparing achievements after connection to LIVE is lost
· Improved support for Daylight Savings Time in Alaska time zone
· Improved support for handling disc full when downloading movies from Marketplace
· Improved text layout for blade names in CHT (Traditional Chinese)
· Improved text on Startup page in System Blade area
· Improved text translations for Arcade area in Japan
· Removed PC Affiliation from the System Blade
· Starting DVD playback with 2 or more wireless controllers shows all game pads on the console ring of light
· Starting DVD playback with a mix of wired and wireless controllers now shows all game pads on the console ring of light
· System Update Message in Russian properly formatted
DVD / HD-DVD
· Added CHT language support to video players
· Improved accuracy of tray state when ejecting multiple times
· Improved robustness when ejecting discs from external HD-DVD drive
Family Settings
· Added Family Play Timer Feature
· Improved handling for resetting parental controls to default
Font Support
· Added support for Virtual Keyboard and IME for Simplified Chinese
· Improved CHT (Traditional Chinese) font support for game achievements
· Gamer Profile
· Dates and Times support region specific attributes
HDMI
· Improved handling of AVMUTE for HDMI
· Improved handling of CEA861 mode for HDMI
· Improved handling of flashing during on/off mode changes
· Improved handling of Standby-3 mode for HDMI
Keyboard
· Added IME indicator for Messenger Conversations
· Added support for F9 and F10 in Virtual Keyboards
· Added support for Polish and Russian USB Keyboards
· Improved Chatpad support for Korean Language
· Improved handling of Caps Lock for JPN USB keyboards
· Improved IME Japan Keyboards in Xbox Guide
· Improved overall IME Self Learning support
· Improved support for USB Keyboard with System UI Message displays
· No longer show keyboard results when entering password via Chatpad or USB Keyboard
· Removed extra '@' from CHT Virtual Keyboard
Marketplace
· Added "Featured Items" as a top level section of Marketplace
· Added "Featured Trailers" and "Shorts" options within the Movies area of Video Marketplace
· Added Accelerated List Scrolling to Marketplace
· Added List wrapping to Top Download lists in Marketplace
· Added prefetching support for off-screen thumbnail images in Marketplace list views
· Added support for "New Arrivals" area within Marketplace for all catalog content types
· Added support for "Spotlight" area within Marketplace
· Added support for displaying audio support in top level UI for videos on Marketplace
· Added support for displaying Marketplace video previews in Full Screen mode (newly added files are encoded at higher bitrate, existing previews remain encoded at low bitrate)
· Added support for multiple previews (varying languages) for International Video Marketplace (this is content provider dependent)
· Added support for renting Movies in several international countries
· Added support to Browse, Purchase, Download and play Xbox Original Games
· Added support to cache metadata information for off-line usage in Media Blade library scenes
· Added support to Play Now from Marketplace storefront for items already downloaded
· Added support to prefetch off-screen thumbnails in Video Store
· Added support to send actionable Marketplace recommendations to Friends for Arcade games
· Added support to show audio language and subtitles for International Video Marketplace
· Added Twist Control support for navigation and sorting
· Allow Banner Messages to link to Arcade Titles
· Changed "Media and Entertainment" to "Video Store"
· Improved error handling for corrupt video content
· Improved localization text for Belgium Profiles with Netherlands Marketplace
· Improved robustness when service returns incorrect number of items when viewing Download History
· Improved support of Parental Ratings with Arcade recommendations
· Improved text for cases where License is not available for purchased video content
· Improved text messaging for playing rental movies on consoles other than the console purchased with
· Improved User Experience for Credit Card scenes in Russian
· List wrapping functionality identical now between Media blade and Marketplace blade lists
· More robust error handling for Add Points dialog page
· TV Series on Marketplace now navigate directly to episode list instead of Season1
· Unrated Titles now display ratings as "Rating: Pending or Unrated"
Media - All
· Added more user friendly text for various error related messages
· Added Shortcut keys from Remote Control: Pressing Play on a Video/Song/Picture will immediately start playback of that item from the list (pressing Start from gamepad does the same thing)
· Added support for Album/Video artwork larger than 500kb
· Added support to enumerate metadata in the background and not just when selected by the user
· Added support to make sort options sticky across console reboots
· Added support to show all available Media Sharing Servers on the local network and allow automatic re-affiliation
· Automatically delete older versions of Optional Media Update package when new ones are downloaded
· Improved consistency in storage naming across all areas
· Improved performance for displaying Album Art when connected to remote sources
· Improved text messaging when connection to PC is lost when streaming Music/Photo or videos
Media - Music
· Added support for CD Playback from music area in Xbox 360 Guide area
· Added support for listing multiple computer sources in Xbox Guide music sources
· Added support for Y button to toggle full screen on and off for music visualizer
· Disable 'play all' button when folders only contains playlists (with no audio files)
· Disable Y button when no list items selected in Music player
· Improved device support for new iPods (classic and 3rd gen Nano) - iPhone and iPod touch are not supported
· Improved error handling for mixed encoded playlists (aac,mp3,wma)
· Improved handling for MTP Music devices with >200k entries
· Improved handling of game background music after playing videos in Dashboard
· Improved handling of music playback over games (if music source terminates or has errors, background music returns to game background)
· Improved performance for "Play All" with attached MTP devices
· Improved performance of music enumeration via Guide
· Improved robustness when playing back HFS+ formatted iPods
· Improved support for returning to game background audio when user's music player session terminates
· Improved support for scrolling song lists while listening to music during game playback
· Improved support when ejecting game disc while selecting music source through Guide
Media - Pics
· Added support to display PNG files when streamed from Windows Media Player 11 on Vista
· Improved enumeration for PTP cameras including Cannon Powershot SD 630 and Apple Iphone
· Improved playback performance of "Play All" when PC source has 1000s of photos and subdirectories
· Support Folder view of Photos from MTP Portable Devices
Media - Video
· Added 2 line support for entries in the Video Area of the Media Blade
· Added ability to recognize Colorspace attribute for Video Marketplace Content
· Added fade in transition for start of video playback
· Added full screen buffering animation for streaming videos from Xbox LIVE
· Added Suggestions scene for Video Library area in Media blade of the Dashboard
· Added support for 16x Fast-forward/Rewind
· Added support for AC3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)
· Added support for enumeration of video files from Zune 2.0 devices
· Added support for Left Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip backward
· Added support for Left Trigger button on controller to rewind
· Added support for moving past the point user has viewed when doing progressive downloads of Video Marketplace videos
· Added support for MP3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)
· Added support for Mpeg-4 part 2 video files in AVI containers
· Added support for Right Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip forward
· Added support for Right Trigger button on controller to fast forward
· Added support for Zune Podcast video playback from Zune device
· Added support to display metadata and thumbnails embedded in video files
· Added support to enumerate .divx video files
· Added support to group TV shows by Series in Video Library of Media Blade
· Added support to group Video and Game Trailers into same area of Video Library of Media Blade
· Added support to sort Movies or TV Shows by Title or Download date in Video Library of Media Blade
· Added top level support to show expired or soon to expire information for purchased movies from Video Marketplace in Media Blade
· Improve support for "Play Now" calculations with ISP that boost download for the first 20MB of a file
· Improved accuracy of bookmark positions when video player abnormally ends
· Improved accuracy of download progress bar after chapter skipping operations
· Improved auto resizing experience for small (under 100x100) video files
· Improved Bookmark / Resume experience with 60fps Interlaced WMV videos
· Improved bookmark support while progressively downloading videos from Marketplace
· Improved calculations for "Play Now" for Video Marketplace downloads
· Improved deinterlacer support for video playback
· Improved enumeration speed for user-generated video content in Media Blade
· Improved error message support when playing back video files without valid licenses
· Improved error message support when pulling USB drive while playing back video files
· Improved handling for USB memory stick removal while on Video device selection list in Media blade
· Improved handling of video playback when transitioning from 4x FF to Play with MP4 video files
· Improved handling of WMV bookmarks when rewinding and shutting down video player
· Improved info pane timer when playing back DRM's WMV content from Windows Media Player 11 from Windows PC
· Improved message support for progressive video playback
· Improved overall UI, content descriptions and navigation of Video Library of Media Blade
· Improved performance during Fast Forward to Playback transition when playing back MP4 content
· Improved performance for buffering and playback of streaming videos from Xbox LIVE
· Improved performance for low bandwidth streaming of MP4 videos from Zune PC software v1.0
· Improved performance of skip forward/backward with WMV video files
· Improved performance of trick modes when streaming videos from Zune PC client
· Improved performance of WMV playback for WMV7 & WMV8 encoded video files
· Improved playback experience after extended pauses of video files from Marketplace
· Improved playback experience when resuming from a stopped/paused state
· Improved playback performance for h264 720p .MOV files
· Improved playback performance with 1920x1080 MP4 files
· Improved playback performance with 5Mb h264 encoded video files
· Improved playback performance with 60fps 720x480 MP4 content
· Improved playback performance with h264 files in .m4v containers
· Improved quality for upscaled user videos when played back full screen
· Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Global Motion Compensation and VMX optimizations
· Improved quality of MP4 decoder: improved Interlaced Support
· Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Out of order frame output, bidirectional motion vector handling, etc.
· Improved quality with non-square pixel video files
· Improved responsiveness of trick mode controls for video playback
· Improved robustness during chapter skipping of h264 video files
· Improved robustness for streaming problematic video files from Zune PC Software 1.0 or Windows Media Player 11
· Improved robustness of video player when playback catches up to downloads in progressive playback scenarios
· Improved robustness of video streaming when network congestion / stalls occur
· Improved robustness when closing video player after attempting to play a video file that would not open
· Improved robustness when entering and exiting video playback on a portable device repeatedly
· Improved robustness when exiting video files encoded in h264 and playing back from attached USB HDD
· Improved robustness when playing back Mp4 video with consecutive bad aac samples encoded into it
· Improved robustness when shutting down console during h264 video playback
· Improved robustness when trying to play a video recently moved from MU to HDD or vice versa
· Improved robustness with video player when exiting player via Xbox Guide button -> Y
· Improved support for AAC-LC 2 channel encoded audio in MP4 video files
· Improved support for chapter skipping during progressive downloads of Marketplace Video content
· Improved support for MP4 video files with discontinuous time stamps encoded in
· Improved support for MP4 video playback from burned optical dvd-r's
· Improved support for resuming downloaded videos after reaching end of an uncompleted download
· Improved support for resuming partially downloaded videos from Marketplace
· Improved support for using Big Button controller during video playback
· Improved support for Video bookmarks when playing MP4 videos from USB portable hard drives
· Improved sync of video display and info pane display when rewinding
· Improved text for Windows Media Center setup instructions
· Improved Trick mode support when streaming videos with AAC embedded audio
· Improved video performance for 60fps interlaced WMV videos
· Improved Video performance with 15Mbs 1080i 24fps WMV video files
· Improved video playback for Fast-forward and immediate exit usage with h264 video files
· Improved video playback of MP4 content from Zune PC Software v1.0
· Improved video playback when source content has incorrect sync samples encoded
· Improved video quality for SD Composite AV pack displays of the on-screen display for video controls
· Improved video support for chapter skipping of MP4 videos
· Improved Videotrick mode support with 24fps 1080i WMV video files
· Improved visual display of WMV video files while rewinding
· Improved WMV Playback performance for 60fps and 1080i 30fps videos
· Improved WMV7 performance with VLC encoded content
· Removed occasional purple flickers in video playback when transitioning between FF and RW
· Removed potential 9 second delay when rewinding WMV video files
Messaging
· Removal of stale Xbox 1 Team Recruit Messages from Xbox 360 Message Center
Messenger
· Added "Invite Friends" scene after Messenger/Windows Live ID switching dialog
· Added localization support for "<user> has joined conversation" in Messenger
· Added messenger notification to Private Chat
· Added support for adding contacts via Windows Live ID from Xbox 360 console
· Added support for child accounts (ages 13 through 17)
· Added support for dual platform invites / text messages to PC client
· Added support for IME in Chatpad overlay
· Added support to send game invite to Messenger Contact from Xbox 360
· Display Signin option instead of Join Xbox LIVE when accessing messenger from a signed out profile
· Improved handling of transitions between messenger conversations and personal profiles
· Improved localization text for Spanish, Portuguese and Russian in Chat and IM dialogs
· Improved online status reporting with accounts that have passcodes set
· Improved performance of buddy list enumeration
· Improved performance with greater than 250 contacts
· Improved performance with Messenger and large lists
· Improved support for sending multiple friends requests from messenger contact dialog
· Improved support for signing up for Messenger on 2nd signed in profiles
· Improved sync performance between buddies and gamertag friends during login
· Improved text message for blocking Windows Live ID Child accounts
· Improved visual display of Up/Down arrows on Select Contacts scene
· No longer displaying '??' when Kanji characters are used in Messenger Display Names
· Nudges from messenger now translated into rumble notifications on controller during game/movie playback
· Remove flash of LED on controller when Chatpad keyboard is invoked
· Removed 2nd notification when connection to LIVE and signed into Messenger
· Updated icons for Messenger in Private Chat area
System
· Added fade out transition when powering down console
· Added support for browsing XNA games within the Games blade
· Added support for video playback from UDFS formatted USB devices
· Added support for XNA Game Studio Express V.2
· Added support to connect to Apple Extreme routers in 802.11a/n mode
· Added support to pause background downloads when streaming full screen videos or ads
· Added support to retrieve game thumbnail directly from XNA game package
· Added system wide support for Simplified Chinese language
· Added text to explain flashing LED in the Ring of Light during background download low power mode
· Addressed rare case where game disc would spin in the DVD drive while playing HD-DVD Movie in external HD-DVD drive
· Disable Optical audio output when in low power background download mode
· DVD player no longer converts to YCbCr709 when output is over HDMI
· Improved auto sign-in to Xbox LIVE with Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter
· Improved clock accuracy for S/PDIF optical streams
· Improved compatibility with NEC WR8400N WiFi routers
· Improved download speeds when in low power background download mode
· Improved DVD Tray State notifications immediately after application of System Update
· Improved Forced Aspect Ratio Changes via HDMI output (including DVI)
· Improved handling when ejecting game disc during game start
· Improved handling when removing MU after sending Arcade game recommendation to friend
· Improved localization text for Wifi setup in German
· Improved performance for Game Titles to reboot in backcompat scenarios
· Improved performance of Xbox Guide during Messenger signin
· Improved robustness when ejecting game disc when prompted for game title update
· Improved robustness when inserting two MU's at the same time on the device selector scene
· Improved support for 3rd Party Controllers
· Improved support for Buffalo WiFi routers
· Improved support for Creston AV receivers with HDMI
· Improved support for JPN Corega CG-BARFX network router
· Improved support for signing into Xbox LIVE with Big Button Controller
· Improved support for starting console with Big Button Controller when console is charging attached Wireless Controllers
· Improved Xbox guide performance ~2x
· Removed "Windows-based PC" from Computers area in Systems blade
· Removed option to "Turn off Controller" when using Big Button Controller
· Resync the Ring of Light pattern to the boot audio/animation
· Updated copyright dates for 2007
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Nic Barnes
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tbh though, it needed all that as it just wasnt cutting it with most of those features. its still sadly lacking though and probably is out dated
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Nath
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Fuck me, thats some update 
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Nic Barnes
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all the improved bits just suggest how inadequte it really was though nath. thats all. its obvious it needed such an update as its infereior to a nintendo ds anyway
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danny_vx
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 why u even in this thread
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by danny_vx
why u even in this thread
i dont know
sorry
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Doug
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I was just about to buy a media streamer, I may not bother now :O
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danny_vx
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
I was just about to buy a media streamer, I may not bother now :O
yea i was gonna buy a standalone divx player for my room, no need now
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Bram
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I've been converting any divX video's but this makes life so much easier!!! I can see me acquiring a few more movies and TV series not that I don't have to watch them on the PC
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Bram
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COD4 servers are playing up again 
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Shane
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because ive only had my xbox since saturday cant really tell any difference apart from the dashboard is quicker
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Steve
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someone summarise whats actually worth checking out in all that
i dont care much for fancy friends lists and personal biographys
i dont have any friends to add anyway
[Edited on 04-12-2007 by Steve]
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
someone summarise whats actually worth checking out in all that
i dont care much for fancy friends lists and personal biographys
i dont have any friends to add anyway
[Edited on 04-12-2007 by Steve]
jake?
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Steve
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jake doesnt have enough social life to have a job to earn enough money to buy an xbox
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