tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post2455498698323442522..comments2024-03-09T03:49:50.699-05:00Comments on Your Critic is in Another Castle: Guest Post: On Xbox One and TelevisionK. Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554183349391372039noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post-90103202588501656702013-05-23T11:57:14.642-04:002013-05-23T11:57:14.642-04:00D'oh, no edit function. I meant to add to the ...D'oh, no edit function. I meant to add to the example that the XBox One AS PRESENTED this week will function like that. If Microsoft has anything more elaborate or integrated planned, then they haven't indicated as such. (Though it is well-sourced now that there's no cablecard functionality.)M Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post-30581330608621469732013-05-23T11:54:48.308-04:002013-05-23T11:54:48.308-04:00No, there is no cablecard functionality on the Xbo...No, there is no cablecard functionality on the Xbox One. For starters, cablecards are only popularly used in the US, so it wouldn't work internationally. Microsoft skirted the issue by simply putting an HDMI input on the back that you route your cable box through. HDMI CEC codes lets the Xbox One pass commands (like changing channels) back through the line to the cable box... assuming that providers code their box to accept those signals.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also I understand it provides the guide as well as VOD, but the two are not connected. To use the example in the article, if I say "Xbox, show me Game of Thrones" to the Xbox One, it will just show it on the guide, or turn the channel if it's on right then. If I have the X1 cable box from Comcast, which also supports voice commands using an iOS app, I can say "Show me Game of Thrones", and it will display the next air date, any present recordings I have, and what episodes are available on VOD to watch right then. It's a far more intuitive experience than Microsoft is offering, and only requires the one box (the cable box), rather than two (the cable box + Xbox One)M Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post-30062849665595031592013-05-23T11:12:38.579-04:002013-05-23T11:12:38.579-04:00I assumed there would be some sort of cable card, ...I assumed there would be some sort of cable card, as there is with the TiVo Premiere. No idea about other providers, but with Xfinity it provides the cable guide as well as VOD. (Though I agree that not having a DVR makes it useless as a TV-attached machine.)retconningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post-26436720729331694342013-05-23T10:44:51.010-04:002013-05-23T10:44:51.010-04:00Yeah, that's pretty much how I felt. I'll ...Yeah, that's pretty much how I felt. I'll save my gaming reaction for Kate's column, but I feel vindicated seeing an expert on the other part of the Minus One's features provide basically the same feedback. (It's somewhat ironic that Microsoft is releasing a backward-looking console with no backward compatibility, as we were so bluntly told recently ...)zlionsfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886868484666652260.post-20842962726710329062013-05-22T23:11:31.551-04:002013-05-22T23:11:31.551-04:00Thanks for the insight into the TV side. I've ...Thanks for the insight into the TV side. I've read a great deal of harsh criticism on the videogame side of the console, but not much else on the TV side of the equation. The expert opinion on Microsoft's non-videogame focus is appreciated.Darth Thulhuhttp://boardgamegeek.com/user/Darth+Thulhunoreply@blogger.com