360 Update Tomorrow :O

Logsi · 31 Oct 2006 at 13:49

ubern00b said:
I demand pics of 360 + Dell 2405 + Splinter Cell in 1080p mode...

Seconded!

Haly · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:08

Bah mine's not updating :/
Just says update failed when the notification comes up.

GuruJockStrap · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:33

Is it just me or is the 360 taking a bit longer to boot up now?

Maxeh · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:35

With the new update, does this mean I can put HD Trailers on a USB drive then upload them to my 360 and watch them in HD on my TV?

cheets64 · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:44

Chaos said:
Try videora

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/Xbox360/

Its converting the files to mpeg? how do I make it convert them to wmf?

indigo74 · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:18

Just set my 360 to 1080P through my Dell 2405, just trying out splinter cell now.....

Echo toxin · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:20

indigo74 said:
Just set my 360 to 1080P through my Dell 2405, just trying out splinter cell now.....

Have they updated the packaging on games like Splinter Cell so that it has a new box for 1080p?

cheets64 · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:31

Just noticed the much improved battery life display, a lot bigger now.

kidloco · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:41

Echo toxin said:
Have they updated the packaging on games like Splinter Cell so that it has a new box for 1080p?

didnt think any games were 1080p yet ?

Would have thought it would take the programmers a while to get to grips with 1080p, its a huge increase in pixels over 720p, theres enough issues with framerates as it is on the 360 let alone with higher resolutions

Dark_Angel · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:44

kidloco said:
didnt think any games were 1080p yet ?

Would have thought it would take the programmers a while to get to grips with 1080p, its a huge increase in pixels over 720p, theres enough issues with framerates as it is on the 360 let alone with higher resolutions

I can't be sure on this, but I think a lot of the frame rate issues of games are more to do with the lazy programming/bugs.

Take for example, Saints Row, which the apparent update helps somewhat, and the full game even when released was far less choppy than the demo (which I almost didn't buy the full game because of).

The same could also be said of Rainbow 6: LV. The demo chopped a little, particularly in confined spaces. Apparently, this has been fixed/eliminated from the final version.

VIRII · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:08

Where do microsoft draw the ideas for these improvements from?
Are these simply responses to direct customer contacts or are they polling customers or is this simply an internal user group or what?

Dark_Angel · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:12

VIRII said:
Where do microsoft draw the ideas for these improvements from?
Are these simply responses to direct customer contacts or are they polling customers or is this simply an internal user group or what?

Thats a very good question. I would imagine they would have a good look at the offical Forums though (at least if they were remotely sane) for suggestions. It's literally free concentrated feedback. The only downer is the bunch of trash posts they would have to wade thru.

keogh · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:14

Im running my 360 thru my Dell 2407 with the VGA cable, and I have selected the new 1920x1080 option... would this mean that all game sI play WILL go to that res? Or will the game need to support this?

Cos I don;t notice any difference in Splinter Cell: DA... but after saying that, would I notice a difference from the prev highest res (whatever that was, as I can't remember 1320x* was it?)

Abooie · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:16

cheets64 said:
Its converting the files to mpeg? how do I make it convert them to wmf?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx

I've used Windows Media Encoder to convert AVI files (it does a few others). May not be what your looking for but thought I'd mention it.

GuruJockStrap · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:17

kidloco said:
Would have thought it would take the programmers a while to get to grips with 1080p, its a huge increase in pixels over 720p, theres enough issues with framerates as it is on the 360 let alone with higher resolutions

I always thought that the 360 rendered the games at 1280x720. When you select 1920x1080 the 1280x720 resolution was simply upscaled to the new higher one, rather than rendered.

Things change I've changed · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:49

Rhys said:
I didnt even l know I could use a USB keyboard on the 360.

can you ?, is my 360 going to blow up if I try plugging my usb keyboard into it ?,

I thought microsoft said that they would never add keyboard support, why is it in the update list ?

Andybtsn · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:52

I've had my USB cable plugged in for a year

Things change I've changed · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:56

andybtsn said:
I've had my USB cable plugged in for a year

cable? you mean keyboard ? and if so does it work ?

blairw · 31 Oct 2006 at 17:07

For text input only

Wyrdo · 31 Oct 2006 at 17:09

lowrider007 said:
can you ?, is my 360 going to blow up if I try plugging my usb keyboard into it ?,

I thought microsoft said that they would never add keyboard support, why is it in the update list ?

USB keyboards have worked since day 1, you can use them for sending messages and some games allow the use too (Tiger Woods in the lobby, FF and Phantasy Star)

360 Update Tomorrow :O

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