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Engadget talks a little bit about the Xbox 360 IPTV announcement that came out of Microsoft at CES. Personally, I like the streaming TV idea with the ability to download content in the background.

Robbie Bach gave a sneak peek at a new service called IPTV on Xbox 360. Like we guessed, the service will offer live streaming broadcasts, and do stuff like let you play a game on Xbox Live while recording a show in the background.
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IPTV is defnitley the wave of the future, Microsoft pulled into the fast lane with this one by jumping onto the bus early. I think it's going to be an excellent move on their behalf.

Now if only our poor internet connections could catch up :(
 
You are 100% right.

I think all the next gen consoles should go this route, I think Sony would do have the upper hand here if they got in on the IPTV deal because they have all the movie / TV / music licenses already.
 
Steve said:
You are 100% right.

I think all the next gen consoles should go this route, I think Sony would do have the upper hand here if they got in on the IPTV deal because they have all the movie / TV / music licenses already.
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Yeah I think you are right.

Even so, part of the reason I got my XBox 360 was for the media center features they can do. The Video Marketplace idea rocks, and I hope to start using that soon.
 
So is this going to offer TV stations or specially made stations since this is web based?
 
Lazy_Moron said:
So is this going to offer TV stations or specially made stations since this is web based?
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From the engadget link "programming will be from providers who are already offering services based on Microsoft TV IPTV." There's two current providers that I know of, one is itvn, which offers starz, some sports channels and adult stuff, and another one that I can't remember but has a plugin to enable integration with windows MCE. i don't think you'll see your local channels (cbs, abc etc) for some time, but scifi, espn etc is a possibility.
 
Will this work on my month old 360, Or will I be forced to buy the newer version for IPTV? :confused:
 
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