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  All-In-One... except.... To be fair though, most new TV's you can just plug in a stick or HDD and rec... : FesterBlatz
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    Er, which TVs do this? : cetra00
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      Basically any Samsung TV purchased in the last 3 years. : Kojak2000
      • Looking at this I'm actually impressed they actually do this. But as expected, it only functions for s... : cetra00
      • Yeah, the latest ones even have motion and voice control as well already (camera is an option or included... : FesterBlatz
      • Or an LG smart TV. : spazzium
      • pretty much all modern tvs. : moshman
    • http://www.tesco.com/direct/technika-23-231bg-23-inch-widescreen-hd-ready-1080p-lcd-tv-dvd-combi-usb-play... : jdcope
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    What TV is this and where can I buy one? : greenbergMD
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      Samsung, Panasonic (Mine from about 4 years ago does it), Technika (as linked above)... probably other br... : FesterBlatz
      • Philips certainly : moshman
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    Link please, even am amazon referral link is OK in this instance : watcherxp
    • http://www.amazon.com/ : FesterBlatz
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    lol no they don't : AllYourBase
    • lol yes some do. : FesterBlatz
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    Another time traveller blows her cover. : Junktown
    • Would you like to use my time machine to travel to the 21st century (my present)? : FesterBlatz
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    Unless you are in the US, where they remove this function from pretty much all TVs. : ovrlrd
    • that sucks : FesterBlatz
    • It's not turned off on the TV. It's actually turned off from the provider. If they don't want it to be ... : spazzium
    • Actually after some investigating this is totally true. WTF, they could totally legally have this featur... : spazzium
  • This subthread is proof that marketing wins. : spazzium
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  What's the point? I'm not seeing a reason for this. : jdcope
  • So Microsoft can stream ads to you while you're watching TV, of course. : PenicillinX57
  • You won't need to change inputs to access the xbox. Since it is always on you can go from watching sunday... : Prozium
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    whats the point of a roku box? or apple Tv? or a blu-ray player? : JohnnyRey
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      Well, for starters they all do something the Xbox doesnt do well, if at all. : jdcope
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        what's that? : derelict515
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          Stream content easily, access online content for free, play iTunes downloads. : jdcope
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            you forgot 'be an Apple product' : derelict515
            • If it was an Apple product, it would be more locked down, and cost three times as much. : jdcope
          • I wonder if the PS4 or the Xbox1 can play itunes movies or rips in the common mkv format. : Lucy Labia
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    This will change everything. Now that people can use voice commands and gestures with their TV they'll co... : S1ing B1ade
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      for sports time shifting isn't really a thing : derelict515
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        How so? I record games to watch later all the time. I also start live games about 30 minutes late so I ca... : jdcope
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          obviously I meant that literally no one in the world records sports events to be watched later but now my... : derelict515
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            literally everone i know that is into sports does exactly this... all the time. : imperator
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              well that settles it, live sports viewing is dead. I'll tell the guys at work they can cut this feature, ... : derelict515
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                Obviously not what I'm saying, but in terms of football matches in europe a lot of them are played when p... : imperator
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                  I would call it very rare in the US. Obviously the time zone differences change the nature of that a bit ... : derelict515
                  • I think in terms of soccer the fandom is so diverse, you got the spanish, italian, english, german league... : imperator
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  There is no DVR functionality because they want you to purchase episodes through one of their partners. ... : TroZ
  • hmm, it would take up space too. : Lucy Labia
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  Ya I thought this was the case when they demoed it. So pointless. It's also sad because the DVR market ha... : S1ing B1ade
  • Hopefully they will at least do some integration with Windows Media Center systems. I suppose recording ... : exigence7
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    There is no way to make a DVR that captures over HDMI. The HDMI signal is so locked down by the content p... : Prozium
    • No, not HDMI, something from microsoft would have to be able to decode the cable. But microsoft should ha... : S1ing B1ade
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      So how does this xbox add it's overlay if it can't get at the HDMI signal coming from the provider? : Haxim
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        Because it's allowed in the HDMI spec. The signal can be decoded, modified, and encoded with HDCP, and re... : Prozium
        • oh, neat! : Haxim
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  That is a terrible miscalculation on their part. They literally have everything they need to do DVR serv... : exigence7
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    It's only a 500GB hard drive though, and that will fill up crazy fast since they require game installs. : node
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      Cloud......... : yoshimi20
      • At 10+ gigs per game? : node
    • That is the part that kind of concerns me. I don't think 500 GB is enough if games must be completely ins... : hazeblaze
  • not really. it's a first go at this and they're doing it right. why piss off cable providers right of the... : Korban
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  how is going to handle playing stuff on my DVR then? if it doesnt interface completely with the settop bo... : hirez
  • That's the point. : Grumbeld
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    why is this concept so hard to understand? There is nothing to "get", the point is convenience and having... : JohnnyRey
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      Metro in Windows 8 makes more sense than putting an Xbox in the loop between your cable box and TV. Its... : jdcope
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        it just gives you a handy way to voice control your cable box and lets you switch instantly from TV to ga... : EvilDolemite
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          All it can do is change the channel on your cable box. You'll still need the cable remote to do anything ... : jcupitt
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            I can control my set top box with my phone or ipad now, including managing planner and recordings, no rea... : yoshimi20
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              Oh, interesting. I guess that's with an app supplied by the STB manufacturer? Would the STB people be wil... : jcupitt
              • If Microsoft do the leg work then they should have these sorts of things in place. Didn't they mention... : yoshimi20
    • Only marketing teams think that logic is immediately obvious. : node
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      My point is "DOES IT PLAY THE STUFF ON MY DVR". if it doesnt it's less than useful if I have to switch ou... : hirez
      • It all depends on your cable/satellite provider. Dish, DirecTV, Tivo, and some cable providers provide wa... : Prozium
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  What about Windows Media Center? : boarder2
  • it's dead Jim. : jabuck
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  so why does this device have anything to do with tv? if you still have to use another box, then it's just... : El Guapo
  • Did you miss all of the overlay stuff? : Evil Benius
• But then again I would have to switch to my set top box because the EPG for the IPTV is encrypted. Not su... : Lukiopimp
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  I don't really understand anything they were talking about during all the tv stuff. I just watch freeview... : Chipwarrior
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    My TV will play back any video format you've ever heard of directly from a USB hard drive, or from a netw... : peanut-
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      voice commands though. XBOX BABESTATION : Chipwarrior
      • My TV does that already too! It's shit. : peanut-
    • Not everyone can afford TVs like that. Some people don't even know they exist, or don't think about it ha... : Prometheus117
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    And I don't just mean this as a "lol doesn't apply to my specific use case". Can someone give me cliffs o... : Chipwarrior
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      Your Sky box will plug into the xbone and the xbone into your TV. You'll be able to use the xbone voice c... : jcupitt
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        So instead of just pressing the set top remote I need to talk to the XBone and it will only be able to sw... : Lukiopimp
        • talking to your electronics seems alright in theory. In the presentation its no more awkward than anythin... : Chipwarrior
• Comcast and TWC probably said no. This is an unfortunate situation and will limit what the console can p... : Downforce