IPTV next update????

[KCxKINGx913]

If the sweet, juicy, rumor friendly screenshots that we just received via our tipster inbox hold any water, then everyone can look forward to IPTV being part of the Fall update. Though, remember kids, this is all filed under the "rumor" tag ...

The two four screenshots you see in the gallery below were sent to us by tipster Aaron, who says that he turned on his Xbox 360 today and noticed a new TV icon with four text squares in his media blade and was wondering if we knew what it was all about. We investigated and noticed that this new TV icon option wasn't normal and replaced the "Video Marketplace" option that we see on our dash. The second thing we noticed was that, when hovered over, the description for the mysterious TV icon option reads:

* Use television services. Live & recorded TV
* On-demand movies
* Chat while watching TV

Sounds like IPTV options to us. Once clicked, an error message pops up stating that it was "unable to start" and to contact support at www.microsoft.com/tv. That URL will take you to Microsoft's Mediaroom website ... also interesting. So, if everything is legit in these pictures and Aaron doesn't end up being a Photoshop God, we're going speculate that this random occurrence is related somehow to the Fall update. The square text boxes, error message and overall un-ready status of the dashboard option all smell of a Fall update that isn't yet ready for the masses. Maybe Aaron was online at the right moment when an Xbox Live engineer tripped over a cord sending Fall update goodness to his 360. Who knows. We'll try to get more information about this odd occurrence and ultimately find out if these screens are real and relate to IPTV or the Fall update. Until then, file everything into the rumor section of your brain and give the screenshots a look over





from xbox360fanboy.com

[Rs0n1sT]

nice..

[LooieENG]

So you can watch TV on your 360? Is it gonna be free?

[KCxKINGx913]

Yea I think the 360 is gonna get a cable service and it will be like dvr/tivo but you can record while playin online

[Rs0n1sT]

Xbox 360 Fanboy has the rumor mill running at full speed today with salacious speculative details on the new Xbox 360 dashboard update. According to some photos sent to them by a tipster who's Xbox recently returned from the repair center, a mysterious new icon appeared on his dash that had four blank squares next to it. The photos have led to mass speculation that this is a sign of impending IPTV inclusion in the Fall Update.


Oddly, the tipster is running the same dashboard version as the rest of us (2.0.5787.0), so how this ended up on his system is unknown. As you can see from the photo, the features listed are: Live & recorded TV, On-demand movies and Chat while watching TV. If all this turns out to be true, it could mean a pretty spiffy update when it finally rolls around. If it's not true, feel free to head over to Xbox 360 Fanboy and register your many outraged complaints there.

[Nyx__]

PS3 already has something like this in Korea (working atm)... Dunno about anywhere else.

But I think both 360 and PS3 should be getting IPTV support within the next month, cause there are plans for other services.

[KCxKINGx913]

I hope its true....they showed it at the E3 last year and it looked pretty clean

[Grahf16]

To bad 95% of TV broadcasts suck ass.

[williamb47960]

will someone explain how this would work, cause i have no idea.

[KCxKINGx913]

Originally Posted by williamb47960

will someone explain how this would work, cause i have no idea.

I really dont know....I guess its just being brodcast through your broadband connection

IPTV= Internet Protocol Television ( I Think )