jhguth
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the guide isn't OTA, its probably from the internet. In the example they had the directTV guide showing.
the guide isn't OTA, its probably from the internet. In the example they had the directTV guide showing.
I think you guys are jumping to conclusions.
Please show me where you learned that Xbox One will not support being a Media Extender device. Or link me to the point in the Xbox One presentation where the speaker stated that this functionality is no longer possible.
All the features in the Xbox One, by design, seem like they would work perfectly if "Live TV" was fed by your HTPC.
All the negative remarks about Xbox One not supporting this are pure speculation. Stop causing your own grief.
Now, if it's going to be an extender then okay maybe I'll try one out. But that's not really an amazing improvement. It will just do what I'm already doing, but a little fancier.
IR blaster? It will communicate over hdmi.
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Windows Media Center was created by the eHome team at Microsoft, who was created MediaRoom (AT&T Uverse DRV). They had a large team who created this. It is addon part of Windows 8, so it's not a product for a "Fringe/Niche customer" as you think a lot of people use the product.
You're right, the setup I have probably wouldn't be appealing to anybody. Oh wait, practically nobody knows a setup like that is possible and everyone who's come over has said they wished they had it. Don't mistake obscurity for bad design/tech. Media Center is an amazing product that wasn't executed well. But I guarantee you there is nothing on the market now with such flexibility, power AND simplicity once it's configured. Unless I'm mistaken, Xbox One is a more advanced version of Google TV, but still basically the same product. If it still requires a cable box I'm not interested, especially since most companies charge for each cable box.
And the fact that the Xbox is the ONLY media device in front of my TV tells me that I'm exactly the customer MS wants.
It's important to note that this team was disbanded a long time ago. If you think they're not phasing out WMC, more power to you, but I'd be shocked if the One works as a Media Center Extender, and more shocked if Windows 9 kept WMC. It very much is a niche product, almost entirely because nobody knows it exists (a problem that many of Microsoft's better products have).
Q: Do I need to have a specific cable or satellite TV provider to watch live TV on Xbox?
A: Our goal is to enable live TV through Xbox One in every way that it is delivered throughout the world, whether that’s television service providers, over the air or over the Internet, or HDMI-in via a set top box (as is the case with many providers in the US). The delivery of TV is complex and we are working through the many technologies and policies around the world to make live TV available where Xbox One is available.
You're right, the setup I have probably wouldn't be appealing to anybody. Oh wait, practically nobody knows a setup like that is possible and everyone who's come over has said they wished they had it. Don't mistake obscurity for bad design/tech. Media Center is an amazing product that wasn't executed well. But I guarantee you there is nothing on the market now with such flexibility, power AND simplicity once it's configured. Unless I'm mistaken, Xbox One is a more advanced version of Google TV, but still basically the same product. If it still requires a cable box I'm not interested, especially since most companies charge for each cable box.
And the fact that the Xbox is the ONLY media device in front of my TV tells me that I'm exactly the customer MS wants.
I have a very similar setup and similar requirements from the One. Having said that I agree Media Center needs to go. It's redundant to boot xBox only to boot into Media Center via the extender functionality. MS wants xBox to be the hub, so do I. At the same time the One NEEDS to be able to pull in the stream from a Win8 Media Center machine. Anything less would be less than my current setup. I don't want a crappy cableco box sitting next to the One in my media cabinet. I don't have one now, and I won't be getting one. If they don't plan support for integrating this form of LiveTV then I won't be moving to the One and will stick with my current setup. If they do, I'll take 2 Ones on day 1.
That confirms OTA, which makes me happy, and also says that it's not exclusively focused on cable-box setups It also of course shows that they're clearly working on many different delivery methods. I just hope they have a wide enough variety available at launch... Of course, I hope that any relationship they have with cable providers in the US doesn't have them thinking along the lines of "cable box only in the US, OTA and whatever else is used for the rest of the world"
You can set your xbox to boot directly into media center if you want...