CES 09: Xbox 360 IPTV dream not dead yet

Engadget:

"Remember Xbox 360 IPTV rollout? Though the wonderful fantasy of replacing our stodgy cable DVRs with an all-in-one Left 4 Dead playing / channel surfing beast has dried up like a raisin in the sun, Dave Zatz confirmed with Microsoft booth reps that BT is (still) planning on deploying the service, and despite the NXE the UI will retain the look of the current Motorola boxes pictured above. Now that U-Verse has delivered Total Home DVR and upgraded beyond 1 HD stream at a time, maybe they can get to work on this deployment next?"

[GiantEnemyLobster]

Exclusive to Xbox 360.

[PlayStation360]

then I'm afraid you are mistaken. PS3 IPTV is already in service in Korea, MegaTV.

[Sonyslave3]

man ms keep on adding stuff i can't wait for E3 to c what ms got up their sleeve

[DNAgent]

I'm sure they have no games for 2009 and more defective products & overpriced mediocre DLC to waste money on.

[lord_of_balrogs]

How would IPTV work exactly? I don't get the concept.

[ArmrdChaos]

Think of it like direct TV but over your internet connection. If you want to get a better idea then look into AT&T's Uverse.

http://www.att.com/gen/pres...

Unfortunately it is not available everywhere....yet. If MS was smart they would start partnering up with them to provide box alternatives to those who might want one of their decoders to be a game box.

[lord_of_balrogs]

So if my 360 had an internet connection but the tv connected didn't have cable I could still stream tv over the 360?

[Godmars290]

The main issue is cable providers that MS would have to go through. Since you're talking about multiple companies, each who would have their own set of rules and conditions, you're talking about a major headache.

Regardless, if MS does manage to pull it off, expect to have to get a gold account to use it.

[ps34ever]

M$ SUCKS ASS

[spartan112g]

and so does your mom.

[caffman]

sucking and taking it up ass the while screaming "I wish I had a 360!!!!!" are 2 different things

[sit down droid]

i lold

[PlayStation360]

As a U-verse Subscriber, I'm set.

@ Balrogs. If you're still wondering what U-verse is all about. Basically, you hook your internet connection to an AT&T modem (of course AT&T provides it), you hook up an ethernet cable from the modem to the set-top-box (or in this case it might be the 360), then you plug up the cables from the set-top-box to the TV (using composite cables or HDMI).

And there ya go, IPTV :)

[Revvin]

I used to be a BT customer for broadband and they can't even provide a decent broadband service which was why despite many pestering phones sales phone calls I did not replace my SKY tv package with BT Vision their current TV streaming system. They throttle your connection and lie to you as to why its happening. I paid for an 8mb connection and only got 4mb and they said it was because there was a problem with the line they could not fix as the telegraph pole behind hy house had been condemned. I later switched to Sky Broadband and get over 12mb on the same damn line!

There was no download limit on my package and my usage not high enough to break any 'reasonable usage' clause. I believe my connection was throttled because THEY had over subscribed the area and this is why IPTV over the current UK infrastructure will not work. While other companies such as NTL/Virgin Media invested in fibre optic BT sat idlly by and raked in the profit sticking with their antiquated copper wire system.

[Half-Mafia]

ive been waiting for this for years, but just thought it was never coming so i got PlayTV for the PS3