Download - HDTV Magazine

Microsoft announced their delivery of HD and SD movie and TV downloads via
broadband connection to the Xbox 360 game console beginning Nov 22, 2007.
CBS and Viacom with programs like CSI, Jericho, and Numb3rs would be supplying
content. Viewers could own downloaded TV programs, but movies could only be
rented for a 24-hour period starting when is played, and stay in the HDD for 14
days.
Microsoft’s VC1 Windows Media Video HD codec at 6.8Mbps and 5.1 Surround Sound
will be used in all content, which would occupy about 4-5 GB for HD content, and can
start playing when a “ready to play” message appears, even if the content is still
downloading.
Over 200 hours of HD downloadable content was anticipated by Microsoft from CBS,
Warner Bros, Viacom, Paramount, UFC and Turner, before the end of 2006.
The announcement was made one week before the Sony PS3 was expected to be
released, and it would allow the Xbox to play HD movies without the consumer
buying the HD DVD external player for $199, a feature option that the PS3 would not
have because the player is built into the console.
Mar 07
Microsoft introduced the Xbox
360 Elite, an upgraded video
game console with 120GB HDD,
TTM Apr 29, 2007, $480.
Features HDMI for 1080p, a highdefinition
cable, premium black
finish, 30 feet wireless controller
with 30 hr battery life with two
AA batteries ($50 if sold
separately), and Xbox Live®
headset, optional Play & Charge
kit rechargeable battery and
cable ($20), optional
rechargeable battery pack for
25hrs of play $12).
The HDD can be sold separately for $180 to mate the current model.
Hi-Def DVD Formats Specifications
Consult the 2006 HDTV Technology Report for background information.
Mar 07
The BDA has mandated that all Blu-ray players sold after Oct 31, 2007 must have
PIP video capabilities using the BD Java interactive technology, and must hold a
minimum of 256MB of persistent memory storage to support the PIP feature, and
must conform to all BD the specifications of the standard. A BD player with Internet
connection must also be provided with 1GB memory to store web-downloaded
content.
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