*** The Official Xbox One Thread ***

[bigjonnyauk]

hey guys wonder if ya can give us a bit of advice

ive never used my kinnect and thought what the heck lets give it a go with voice and stuff and try the tv out with my sky box(which sits alongside it)

now is it possible to use a hdmi splitter from my sky out to my xbox and my tv without losing quality

would i need a powered one and auto switching ?

also i am sure its been put in here but just incase not microsoft released a driver for the one pad so it can be used on pc

 

[crunchman]

hey guys wonder if ya can give us a bit of advice

ive never used my kinnect and thought what the heck lets give it a go with voice and stuff and try the tv out with my sky box(which sits alongside it)

now is it possible to use a hdmi splitter from my sky out to my xbox and my tv without losing quality

would i need a powered one and auto switching ?

also i am sure its been put in here but just incase not microsoft released a driver for the one pad so it can be used on pc

Yeah it's possible mate, I'm using a mains powered one to do the same now. Picture looks identical to me and audio is fine too

 

[WiZZyWiGG]

Well my time of having my Sky box connected through my Xbox One ended after about 8 hours in the end.

Had a weird problem where turning on the console with Xbox On made it turn on (with the TV as configured) and then switch itself off 2 seconds later. Like proper off, orange light on the powerbrick.

No idea what's causing it so have had to go back to having them separate, which is a bit of a shame as I quite liked it

 

[bigjonnyauk]

Yeah it's possible mate, I'm using a mains powered one to do the same now. Picture looks identical to me and audio is fine too

does the xbox change the channels still any chance you could give an insight into the kind of one you purchased as there is lots on the bay

Well my time of having my Sky box connected through my Xbox One ended after about 8 hours in the end.

Had a weird problem where turning on the console with Xbox On made it turn on (with the TV as configured) and then switch itself off 2 seconds later. Like proper off, orange light on the powerbrick.

No idea what's causing it so have had to go back to having them separate, which is a bit of a shame as I quite liked it

in settings there is a menu for each item could you not just set the skybox to do nothing when you say on or off or maybe go through the codes again you might have just had a wrong code sent to it ?

 

[crunchman]

does the xbox change the channels still any chance you could give an insight into the kind of one you purchased as there is lots on the bay

Yeah no worries, here's the one I got:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-port-ou...ion_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cdf16e0cc

There's a few on there cheaper but they might not have the AC cable included.

And yea all the channel changing functionality still works 100%

Had to get this working like that so I could play games while watching basketball, and so my missus didn't have to learn how to use the xb1

 

[uniQ]

The free w/ Gold Guacamelee game is pretty good

 

[Proc]

So if I wanted to have sky working with the xbone, is it better to have the sky box go through a powered splitter as mentioned above or does it work just as well running through the xbox?

 

[bigjonnyauk]

So if I wanted to have sky working with the xbone, is it better to have the sky box go through a powered splitter as mentioned above or does it work just as well running through the xbox?

you could just have it direct but then when you want to watch sky you will always have to have your xbox on as i believe there is no pass through so when the xbox is off a signal wont go to your tv .

so im going the splitter route so that when im playing xbox i can still have the sky on or when the xbox is off we can still watch tv normally and the wife wont sit there shouting "XBOX EASTENDERS "

 

[McBain]

Yeah no worries, here's the one I got:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-port-ou...ion_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cdf16e0cc

There's a few on there cheaper but they might not have the AC cable included.

And yea all the channel changing functionality still works 100%

Had to get this working like that so I could play games while watching basketball, and so my missus didn't have to learn how to use the xb1

Cheers im getting all over that, I wasn't that sure about Sky through the One and there was no way I was going to have it solely wired up that way. This gives the best of both worlds!

 

[bigjonnyauk]

Yeah no worries, here's the one I got:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-port-ou...ion_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3cdf16e0cc

There's a few on there cheaper but they might not have the AC cable included.

And yea all the channel changing functionality still works 100%

Had to get this working like that so I could play games while watching basketball, and so my missus didn't have to learn how to use the xb1

lol cheers have ordered that exact one

Cheers im getting all over that, I wasn't that sure about Sky through the One and there was no way I was going to have it solely wired up that way. This gives the best of both worlds!

my thoughts exactly

also like the way you can still use the live pause features when its running through your xbox

 

[Woden]

Same with my youview pause etc all work.

Just cant load recorded programs by voice

 

[crunchman]

No problem guys, summer sports means I'm using it loads. Saves me falling asleep watching a boring ufc pre-lim too

 

[antijoke]

Anyone got a link to the beta preview forum?

 

[Johno please?]

The free w/ Gold Guacamelee game is pretty good

I thought it was turd, this month has been crap tbh not a single proper retail game this month it seems? On 360 or Xbone

 

[Woden]

I thought it was turd, this month has been crap tbh not a single proper retail game this month it seems? On 360 or Xbone

That is all I expected. Even the retail games have been poor sellers or something we all already have.

 

[spaceman]

Anyone got a link to the beta preview forum?

It's on the Xbox Forums drop down at forums.xbox.com, well it was when i was in the preview.

 

[bigjonnyauk]

hi guys another question here if you can help

im getting a bit fed up with connection probs its normally fine when im in the house on my own playing

but the minute the wife and 3 kids are about its

3 phones connected
1 lad talking to his bird on skype via his phone
the other lad playing his xbox one and also playing some weird game on his laptop while talking to his buddies through some chat thing on his pc
wife on her lappy looking at stupid videos on you tube

now my internet is no slouch and speeds are decent but when all this happens i get destroyed ffs lol


now i was thinking of going homeplug route but live in quite an old flat with old wiring

my next option is running a 15m ethernet cable around the skirts

do i need cat 5e or 6 straight or crossover ?

is the last choice the best or do you think homeplugs might be fine ?

 

[Fueyfu]

hi guys another question here if you can help

im getting a bit fed up with connection probs its normally fine when im in the house on my own playing

but the minute the wife and 3 kids are about its

3 phones connected
1 lad talking to his bird on skype via his phone
the other lad playing his xbox one and also playing some weird game on his laptop while talking to his buddies through some chat thing on his pc
wife on her lappy looking at stupid videos on you tube

now my internet is no slouch and speeds are decent but when all this happens i get destroyed ffs lol


now i was thinking of going homeplug route but live in quite an old flat with old wiring

my next option is running a 15m ethernet cable around the skirts

do i need cat 5e or 6 straight or crossover ?

is the last choice the best or do you think homeplugs might be fine ?

Check if your router supports QOS, then you can prioritise traffic.

 

[oldestgregg]

Check if your router supports QOS, then you can prioritise traffic.

This

 

[WiZZyWiGG]

in settings there is a menu for each item could you not just set the skybox to do nothing when you say on or off or maybe go through the codes again you might have just had a wrong code sent to it ?

Sadly its not the Sky box that turns off (I have it selected to not do anything to that) but the Xbox One.

"Xbox On", Xbox and TV turns on, a second later the Xbox then turns off (orange light on PSU)

When not connected to the Sky box "Xbox on" works just fine.