Official Xbox Fall Dash Autumn Update Features

[Zeus]

The official Xbox website has listed the feature set for the highly anticipated fall dashboard Autumn update - it will be released on Tuesday October 31st after 0200PT.

New Features
• HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables.
• Xbox 360™ HD DVD Player support.
• Stream WMV video from a Windows PC running Windows Media Player 11, Zune software, or Windows Media Connect.
• Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc.
• Play video from CD or DVD data discs.
• Xbox 360 Wireless Headset support, including battery level indicator in the Xbox Guide.
• Video support for 50 Hz HDTV modes (DVD and HD DVD only).
• Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel support.
• Set up automatic downloads of newly released Xbox Live Arcade trial games.
• Support for upcoming release of XNA Game Studio Express (separate download and subscription required.)
• Stream music, pictures and video from a Zune device.
Xbox Live Arcade
• Lightning-fast enumeration and listing of all Xbox Live® Arcade games on the console.
• Find games quickly with two new sort options: Recently Played and By Category.
• Have all new Xbox Live Arcade games at the ready with auto downloads. Auto downloads optionally adds newly released trial versions of games to active downloads when you enter Xbox Live Arcade.
• View full achievement info in Xbox Live Arcade, including icons, achievement point details, and descriptions.
• Friends leaderboard: Compare yourself with friends and view leaderboard details right from the Xbox dashboard.
• Tell a friend: Send a message to a friend about your newest favorite Xbox Live Arcade game.

DVD Player
• Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies.
• Improved support for audio streams on incorrectly authored DVDs.
• Better handling of unreadable discs.
• Updated count-down timer.
• HD DVD player support.
• Added zoom support for non-anamorphic content.
• Added support to Family Settings to block Unrated Content
Video Player
• Improved support for extended all black scenes in WMV content.
• Added support for Windows Media Video 9 Advanced profile video.
• Screen saver now becomes active when videos are paused.
• Now shares UI and player controls with DVD player.
• Improved video playback while downloading from Xbox Live.
• Added skip controls (forward approx. 30 seconds, back approx. 7 seconds).
• Improved messaging around unplayable video content.
• Added time elapsed and time remaining displays.
• Improved playback of high bit-rate HD content on fragmented hard drives.
• Improved visual quality of video playback.
• Added selectable display modes: default and letterbox zoom.
Localization
• New locale setting for China
• Improved German translations in console settings.
• Improved German translations in memory area.
• Improved Japanese translations in Family Settings.
• Added localized text for all supported languages in pictures area
• Improved Spanish translations in camera effects.
• Improved locale-specific decimal denominators.
• Added localization support for title menu and main menu in the DVD player.
• Added localization support for “Attempting to Read Media” system message.

Memory Area
• Added support for Xbox 360 HD DVD Player content..
• Added new page for viewing content size by category.

Other System Improvements
• Updated support for new Daylight Savings changes coming in 2007.
• Improved support for games to better handle host migration in multi-player matches.
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support for changing room lighting while zooming.
• Background downloaded videos appear in video area
• Improved Xbox Live Vision camera support while using VGA.
• Playing photo slideshows from PC now maintains picture folder hierarchy.
• Improved user experience when playing and deleting videos from the Games or Media areas.
• Improved handling of invalid characters during Xbox Live signup.
• Better handling of watermarks in gamer cards.
• Improved text for Windows Media Connect..
• Improved UI performance in Media Center Extender
• Improved connection support for Buffalo WZR-G108 wireless router when using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Redownload of deleted Arcade Games no longer re-enumerates all games on the Arcade page.
• Improved visual display of text in themes.
• Improved support for CD playback after signing up for Xbox Live and losing network connectivity.
• Improved support for long names of items memory area.
• Improved handling of gamer pictures downloaded from Xbox Live.
• Improved background download notifications when downloading many small items from Xbox Live.
• Improved support for custom backgrounds after returning to the Xbox Dashboard from the Account Management area.
• Improved network reliability between Windows Media Center Extender on Windows Vista and Xbox 360 consoles using Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.
• Improved voice chat quality in Xbox Dashboard and in-game chats.
• Improved messaging when failing to connect to Windows Media Center Extender.
• Improved USB keyboard support when using a USB hub.
• Improved consistency of user experience when deleting various types of content.
• Improved handling of low storage space for background downloads.
• Improved handling of Picture streaming from attached Digital Cameras over MTP protocol
• Improved error messaging for optional iPod support download when storage devices are full.
• Improved handling of multi-key repeating for USB keyboards.
• Expanded Family Settings to include support for blocking unrated DVDs and videos.
• Added ability to clear space from storage devices in download areas.
• Added support for low-speed and full-speed USB keyboards.
• Improved CapsLock behavior for USB keyboards.
• Improved look and feel in Xbox Live Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade areas.
• Added redeem code option to Xbox Live signup.
• Removed system message at the start of new downloads. Messages will be displayed for completed items.
• Added support for CCV credit card validation field in Xbox Live Marketplace purchase areas.
• Updated “More Information” instructions in the Xbox Dashboard for connecting an Xbox 360 console to a Windows PC to stream digital media content.
• Added auto-scroll to long text descriptions in Xbox Dashboard UI.
• Improved support for DVD insertion while playing a video file.

[*_JXS_*]

This list also forgot to add:
*Modded DVD Firmware Protection Scanning. Players who have modded hardware from stock will be permanently banned from Xbox Live!


hahaha..

[mjrweed]

Stil no divx support :(

[xghost360]

but at least wmv from usb device or disc is a start next update might be divx play back

[Prachanda]

but what about new "security features?" Is it confirmed that we are in the clear with this update?

[mjrweed]

xghost360: yup, but it would be so easy for them to add it ;)

[confused_dude]

This list also forgot to add:
*Modded DVD Firmware Protection Scanning. Players who have modded hardware from stock will be permanently banned from Xbox Live!


hahaha..

Well looks like I wont be updating the day it comes out having 2 firmware modded boxes I shall have to wait a while before someone brave enough confirms either or !

[AceMilo]

Stil no divx support :(

And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.

[chubsta]

When is 0200PT - i presume that is some American time so when will it be in the UK - about 10am tomoro?

[InsaneNutter]

Stil no divx support :(

Yup i think thats about the only thing not added in this update, yet its one of the most wanted features.

[mjrweed]

Hmm, my friends zen supports divx.

[Ormrod]

And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.

Tons of DVD players support divx/xvid out of the box already... I still can't see MS supporting it however. Imagine they are still pissed about it, since it was originally hacked from their code...

[xghost360]

yeah i bought 2 dvd players from argos in the uk and there both xvid and divx as well as the other formats mp4 etc and there only 30 pounds a pop

[*** Alexmae ***]

when is that in gmt?

[kronikdaddy]

It really would be nice of M$ if this FW update is just like the 6-6-06 update with no FW banning.

I know i for one will be all over the forum's tonight after the update and i do hope some brave soul will try it out for us all.

[MadonnaProject]

oh well as long as they ONLY block you off of live and NOT change the firmware or revert it to the original i am fine with it. who needs a dashboard firmware anyways. HOWEVER if they start doing a sony and start putting forced firmware updates or something on their dvds then i am going to be ONE PISSED cookie.

[xghost360]

relax people the new firmeware will not ban from live,as the drive being hacked is not the actual console being hacked so m$ wont do anything at the min as soon as unsign code is run then i think they will stop it but anyhows how would they be able to read your drive details and so forth.

[The Bat]

And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.

I thought that DIVX was one of the codecs which would supposedly be supported by the PS3 out of the box. My memory isn't that great, but I thought that was right.

[Havok154]

I thought that DIVX was one of the codecs which would supposedly be supported by the PS3 out of the box. My memory isn't that great, but I thought that was right.

VIDEO
# MPEG-1
# MPEG-2 (PS,TS)
# H.264/MEPG-4 AVC
# MPEG-4 SP

MUSIC
# ATRAC (.oma .msa .aa3)
# AAC (.3gp .mp4)
# MP3 (.mp3)
# WAV (.wav)

IMAGES
# JPEG
# GIF
# PNG
# TIFF
# BMP
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/742/742009p1.html

[quantum29]

When is 0200PT - i presume that is some American time so when will it be in the UK - about 10am tomoro?

Yes 2am Pacific Time is 10am GMT assuming they update everyhwere at the same time.

[waddpsw]

That is really sad for you guys. I picked up a sweet unit the other month from my local retailer. Combo VCR/DVD with divx/mp4 support for less than $150 and it plays anything ive thrown at it. I dont have to transfer to my xbox anymore. Just burn a dvd or cd full of xvid or divx and play it like a dvd. Almost time for me to sell my old xbox i think.

You get the ps3 first tho :/ We are a long way away but at least we do still get some kewl stuff in Aussie.

Regards

Wad






And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.

[Tek]

That is really sad for you guys. I picked up a sweet unit the other month from my local retailer. Combo VCR/DVD with divx/mp4 support for less than $150 and it plays anything ive thrown at it. I dont have to transfer to my xbox anymore. Just burn a dvd or cd full of xvid or divx and play it like a dvd. Almost time for me to sell my old xbox i think.

You get the ps3 first tho :/ We are a long way away but at least we do still get some kewl stuff in Aussie.

Regards

Wad

What's sad is that you think burning to CD/DVD is faster than setting up the Xbox to play files from your PC (once) then just go to XBMC and play 'em. Why use media?

[waddpsw]

I thought MS already has forced firmware updates. Many times i have put a game in that requires an update from Live to play or at least run an update from the disc before it will play. What do you call that ??

Regards

Wad




oh well as long as they ONLY block you off of live and NOT change the firmware or revert it to the original i am fine with it. who needs a dashboard firmware anyways. HOWEVER if they start doing a sony and start putting forced firmware updates or something on their dvds then i am going to be ONE PISSED cookie.

[waddpsw]

I have my xbox, 360 and PC on a network continuously.

If i only want to watch something once then i will transfer it over. But if it is a whole season of something i burn them to watch later.

Way faster to load up the disc thru the dvd player by pressing open and close than turning on xbox, loading apps, loading media ctr, browse to files then play.

Understand ???

My reference to sad was regarding the control the mpaa have over your tech.. Why someone would take offence to that and call my actions sad is beyond me....







What's sad is that you think burning to CD/DVD is faster than setting up the Xbox to play files from your PC (once) then just go to XBMC and play 'em. Why use media?

[mjrweed]

waddpsw: set xbmc as default dash like me, and you will save some time, and map up movie/series drive directly in "videos", so nice, and the .rar support is also great :)

[waddpsw]

Cheers dude, will have a look at that. I dont use it for anything else thesedays :cool:

Regards

Wad



waddpsw: set xbmc as default dash like me, and you will save some time, and map up movie/series drive directly in "videos", so nice, and the .rar support is also great :)

[Xboxmodder999]

And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.
Uh, I have a Creative Zen Vision M, and it plays DivX and XviD files.... There is no conversion required, you just drag the video into your player, and off you go.

Check your facts buddy ;)

[Jagsfan6116]

you guys all thinking that you won't be banned from live anytime soon with flashed firmware?

[Jagsfan6116]

any new info on this? its gettin pretty close to 12!

[The Bat]

I thought that DIVX was one of the codecs which would supposedly be supported by the PS3 out of the box. My memory isn't that great, but I thought that was right.

VIDEO
# MPEG-1
# MPEG-2 (PS,TS)
# H.264/MEPG-4 AVC
# MPEG-4 SP

MUSIC
# ATRAC (.oma .msa .aa3)
# AAC (.3gp .mp4)
# MP3 (.mp3)
# WAV (.wav)

IMAGES
# JPEG
# GIF
# PNG
# TIFF
# BMP
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/742/742009p1.html

My mistake then, thanks. I remembered DIVX and XVID being in the thread, just forgot where they made their entrance. But I'm a bit more certain that someone mentioned the latest Vista beta supporting those codecs, at least.

[Scorpion3]

This list also forgot to add:
*Modded DVD Firmware Protection Scanning. Players who have modded hardware from stock will be permanently banned from Xbox Live!


hahaha..

Lol. They better! :mad: I hate those bastards who know how to do it before me.

But that's a shitload of updates, my personal favorite is the whole lot of streams. :D

[indierocker]

And it never will natively, nor will the ps3, wii, ipod, zune, zen, or any other device sold commercially in america. The day a device comes out thats sold in america that supports divx/xvid is the day the mpaa comes down with the hammer of god and starts suing. Whether the mpaa would win is unknown, but you bet your ass they will sue.

WTF are you talking about, Xvid uses the Mpeg-4 Part 2 codec which contains ASP, which most portable devices can recognize.

[xbox_bizz]

Boll*cks to m$ i,m going to try it tonight when i'm back from work ;)

[kronikdaddy]

Great, Be sure to post your results after you update. I am assuming you have a modified FW.

[chubsta]

Yeah, im gonna give it a go too, as soon as the update is available - if i get banned then im just gonna buy a core and hook that up when i want to play on Live...

[kronikdaddy]

They could ban via console(MAC) and profile ID i would think.

Im curious to read about someone with their original FW update, then try to flash the hacked FW back and see what happen's. All WITHOUT being on LiVE, Unless you have the original FW flashed. We might as well TRY to not get banned.

Maybe Team Xecuter's blaster device will be our answer, Just flash custom FW when you want to play backup's and ORIG.bin when you want to get on LiVE.

[Havok154]

I honestly wish they'd put an end to the firmware hacks because it just opens up the doors for hackers. I could care less about homebrew or playing backups and such, but anything that can also give hackers a way into my gaming experience needs to be put to rest. Too bad there isn't a way to have the good without the bad.

[DaSonix]

I honestly wish they'd put an end to the firmware hacks because it just opens up the doors for hackers. I could care less about homebrew or playing backups and such, but anything that can also give hackers a way into my gaming experience needs to be put to rest. Too bad there isn't a way to have the good without the bad.

by what mean is your gaming expierence affected?
Because of gamerscore cheaters? this has nothing to do with the FW hack!
The FW hack only allows playing (il)legal backups nothing more nothing less.

[loliix]

It's the final countdown! :D

I can see there is already a volunter to test the update on an hacked 360.. Is Microsoft stupid enough to ban consoles and start a wave of bashing from kiddies when Sony is just about to release the PS3? Are they willing to lose their earnings from XBL and risk not achieving their own profitability projected dates?

Well, Sony did insist in closing down one of the major players of legit games and hardware, so Microsoft is now short of one stupid suicidal act.. :rolleyes:

[kronikdaddy]

The final count down to some A-HOLE posting on here or somewhere else saying "HEY, I just flashed my haXored console and the hack's still work" So a bunch of people jump out and update only to find they really do get banned/completly screwed.

I hope everyone posting here at MaXconsole have more respect for the scene than to do something as ignorant as that.

[chubsta]

The final count down to some A-HOLE posting on here or somewhere else saying "HEY, I just flashed my haXored console and the hack's still work" So a bunch of people jump out and update only to find they really do get banned/ completly screwed.

I hope everyone posting here at MaXconsole have more respect for the scene than to do something as ignorant as that.

well. im waiting eagerly for the update, and if i get banned i presume there will be some message on the screen - will take a photo and post it straightaway....

[loliix]

I have had several confirmations on this.. NO BAN for fw hacks, like predicted ;)

Microsoft is playing it smart! kudus

[kronikdaddy]

If that is true they may not be an Immidiate ban, You could wake up in the morning with the fed's at our door. LOL.

Imagine those headlines, "Microsoft Has Had Thousand's Arrested Today On Fedral Charges"

But i'm waiting for more than this as confirmation.

[loliix]

I have just had a single report of a ROD.. Majority still working and playing on Live with backups.

VGA cable gamers will be desapointed to find out there aren't any added resolutions apart from the 1080p equivalent.. [I feel your pain 16:10 users :( ]

EDIT: For some the update stops halfway. Nothing damaged, just need to redownload the update.
There are a few reports (one or two) of ROD with CoD2 on hacked 360s.. Issue appears to be unrelated.

Nevertheless, don't assume you are safe on live.. It is to early and we may be very well lured into a trap, though that scenario is VERY unlikely for the reasons I have stated before..

[stefow]

just did up date it reset its self and now its saids error code E66 any help out there on this on please thanks .and i was thinking i was lucky that i have had no problems.

[bavelb]

just did up date it reset its self and now its saids error code E66 any help out there on this on please thanks .and i was thinking i was lucky that i have had no problems.

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=34264

[stefow]

thank you for the info

[shakuhatch]

Well most seem to be worried about their FW hack but I'm disappointed the 1080p doesn't work over component like everyone predicted. Why is it on the official page? Did they even test it? Argh!

[whackawookie]

Well most seem to be worried about their FW hack but I'm disappointed the 1080p doesn't work over component like everyone predicted. Why is it on the official page? Did they even test it? Argh!

does your tv accept 1080p over component because microsoft said in the notes yesterday it worked over component and vga

[shakuhatch]

does your tv accept 1080p over component because microsoft said in the notes yesterday it worked over component and vga

I have a 1080p capable Sony TV, are there TV's that accept component 1080p and others that don't? Has any one else got 1080p to work over component?

[Havok154]

I have a 1080p capable Sony TV, are there TV's that accept component 1080p and others that don't? Has any one else got 1080p to work over component?

It's all up to your TV, Sony supports 1080p over HDMI and VGA on certain TV's. I'm pretty sure Sony doesn't allow 1080p over component, but there are some brands that do.

[OblivionX]

I can add a feature, making my 360 completely useless, how about that :(, arghhh its gonna be a long night tryin to get this back working.

[shakuhatch]

It's all up to your TV, Sony supports 1080p over HDMI and VGA on certain TV's. I'm pretty sure Sony doesn't allow 1080p over component, but there are some brands that do.

That's too bad, I guess I'll have to get a VGA to DVI converter and use the VGA cable

[medo145]

if the 1080p doesnt work using the vga cable would it possibly work if i got something that would convert the vga to hdmi. don't know if that makes sense.
360 > vga cable > vga to hdmi > hdmi slot on tv