IPTVision > New Xbox 360 due for late '07 to handle IPTV?

[Engadget] According to a pre-CES briefing that Windows expert Paul Thurrott received from his Microsoft pals, the big M will be coming out with a new version of the Xbox 360 (Zephyer?) at the end of 2007, which will feature a larger HDD and some new hardware to enable that IPTV functionality Robbie Bach was talking about during the Microsoft CES keynote. It also stands to reason that such a Xbox 360 might be sporting a fancy new HDMI port and perhaps run just a wee bit cooler -- meaning HDCP and less fan noise, natural fits for home theater use.

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gmrblogs | for electronic entertainment enthusiasts gmrblogs | for electronic entertainment enthusiasts: We posted a story about the possibility of Microsoft releasing an updated Xbox 360 sporting an HDMI port. During an interview with Gamespot UK, Microsoft game group general manager Chris Satchell said, "At the moment, everything you might have seen is just looking at our experimentation back in Redmond, not really a product that we're thinking about announcing." (via Cosmos)

JerkyBlog: get this to run smoothly the possibilities are pretty exciting - An open media player that can play Blu-Ray discs and the latest video games, without having to worry about any of the DRM crap that comes with the commercial DVR and IPTV boxes that are coming out of the wooodwork. (via Cosmos)

Gizmodo.comhttp://www.gizmodo.com [Gizmodo.com] Microsoft Confirms IPTV on Xbox 360, Windows Home Server - No HDMI ...: Well, I think Microsoft will try to make an HDMI adapter (or if they need more bandwidth, I have heard of some products that use two USB ports instead of one, will 960 Mbps be enough for HDMI?) because the early buyers will be pretty pissed off about this.

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com [Blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com] Microsoft CES news: IPTV via Xbox 360: Microsoft plans to turn the Xbox 360 into a digital television receiver and recorder for use in conjunction with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) systems based on the company's software. The announcement, confirming past speculation, is due to be made tonight during Bill Gates' Consumer Electronics Show keynote, which is about to get under way here in Las Vegas.

[Blogs.mercurynews.com] A+E Interactive: Microsoft Crosses 10 million Xbox 360s Sold: is using Microsoft's IPTV software -- and have it accessible through your Xbox 360, what else do you need?

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