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Zitat:January 2006 System Update for Xbox 360


This free Xbox 360™ update is great news! We've been listening to what the community has been telling us, so we're happy to announce that this update will improve your gaming experience.

Here are some of the changes in this update:

Improvements to the Xbox Guide.
Option to retain your saved games when you delete a profile.
Increased accuracy of "last time played."
Network configuration improvements for Xbox Live® members in the Netherlands.
More detailed messaging for unreadable disk or region errors.
This free* update is available to all Xbox Live members. Your console will be updated the next time you sign in to Xbox Live.

*Internet connection fees may apply.

Zitat:March 2006 System Update for Xbox 360


The March 2006 Xbox 360™ update will prepare your Xbox 360 console for future system and title updates. This free* update is available to all Xbox Live® members. Your console will be updated the next time you sign in to Xbox Live.

*Requires a broadband connection and an Xbox Live account.

Zitat:Xbox 360 Spring Update
Complete Features List


New Features
Download Manager: Marketplace items now download in the background, you can queue up to six pieces of content.
DVD bookmark support will remember the film’s timing and location when resuming viewing.
Fast-forward and rewind now offered at 2x -16x for any videos saved to hard drive.
Boot to Dashboard setting will bypass the loading of any disc in the drive and open directly to Dashboard during power-on.
You can begin slideshows from any photo.
The music player saves "shuffle" setting.
The music player saves "repeat" setting.
The music player now displays which file is currently playing in the playlist.
The music volume level persists between game / reboots.
Eight new locales added (Chile, Brazil, India, South Africa, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia).
Separate settings are now offered for Game and User volume controls.
Themes can now be set from the "System" blade on the Dashboard.
User-selected music continues play when switching from Dashboard to game or game to Dashboard.
"All Arcade Games" added as a selection in the Xbox Live Arcade area.
Personal gamer pictures are now allowed, displayed only to those on your friends list.
Added support to disable sound effects when navigating Dashboard.
Instantaneous "Change Theme" option has been added upon downloading new Dashboard Themes.
You can preserve the folder structure of source when viewing photos.
A / B labels now provided to identify memory units in Dashboard.
Online status is set to "Away" when screensaver becomes active.
System Improvements


DVD Player

Improved the audio/video sync after extended pauses.
Improved the visual quality.
The DVD player outputs at native resolution over VGA connection.
Improved the playback smoothness.
Improved the fast-forward and rewind smoothness.
DVD play continues to attempt to read a disc after "disc read" error.
DVD play Pause / Play jitter / out of synch issues improved.
DVD play Slow Play / Play jitter / out of synch issues improved.
Repaired issues with missing menu selection icon from DVD disc menu for certain films.
Improved Xbox 360 Guide efficiency during certain films.
Repaired playback stutter during certain films.
Music Player

Player now populates music data (Title, Artist, etc.) when no track information is available.
User music now pauses, instead of stopping, when games override user-selected background music.
Selecting an artist’s <UNTITLED> album no longer displays <UNTITLED> albums for all artists.
Improved the performance when retrieving playlists from a Windows Media connection.
Music tracks listed in order when viewing albums by specific artist.
Unified music controls available for music player in Dashboard and pop-up Guide.
Improved the playback for mono AAC-encoded files.
Improved the connection timing between console and CD database over Internet.
The player no longer allows hard-drive selection when no hard-drive is connected.
Removed handling of MTP/USB devices when playing music from them more robust.
Improved error codes / messaging associated with unplayable content.
Localization Improvements

Fixed partially truncated strings in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.
Korean clock / date format corrected after initial set-up.
Fixed system hang when changing the language of the console immediately after signing out.
Korean virtual keyboard "down" navigation now works for lower-right button.
Korean virtual keyboard caps disabled for input mode.
Fixed overlapping characters for pre-paid Gold membership card (Japanese localization).
Removed extra spaces in several translated words (French localization).
PC name displayed properly when containing Japanese characters.
Support added for single-apostrophe character for Japanese virtual keyboard.
Memory Area Improvements

Streamlined selection: no profile selection required.
Improved overall performance, allowing quicker access to content.
Improved content views including name, file type, size, profile owner, and location.
Faster identification of file types and fewer steps for actions such as copy, move, delete, etc.
Capacity (or percentage-full) of storage device is now consistent between select-a-device and storage scenes.
Device selection now shown on each screen to improve usability.
Miscellaneous System Improvements

Time elapsed now displayed when playing music files.
Media library categorization enhanced.
Accelerated scrolling added for large music lists.
New "shuffle" icon added.
Repeat / Shuffle icon now operates as toggle button.
Default button for manual IP address is now "A" instead of "Done."
Hidden and system folders are no longer displayed from MTP / mass storage devices.
Difficulty levels for gamer profiles are now ordered correctly.
Added additional line and word-wrap to "Publisher" in video area.
Shuffle / Random no longer skips last image in list when viewing photos.
Improved handling of Friend Requests between gamertags that have changed names.
No longer asked "Exit to Dash?" when switching between areas in the Dashboard.
New error messages appear when Windows Live ID requires password change.
Unlocked Achievements are now displayed first in Game Summary page.
Selecting an Achievement now shows the specific Achievement details.
Updated messaging added for deleting arcade games purchased by different profiles.
System no longer launches music CD in disc-tray when moving from Live sign-up to Dashboard or Network Troubleshooter.
Voice quality improved when connected through wired gamepad.
"Last Played Game" selection in Xbox Live Arcade shown first before enumerating all games (when Arcade game was last game played).
Improved performance of picture enumeration from iPods formatted for Mac.
Latest updates adopted to Cero-based ratings for Family Settings.
Videos downloaded from Marketplace now shown in the Video area of the Media blade.
Improved usability added around "Play Now" when downloading demos, trailers, and videos.
Added support for South Africa-specific Family Settings.
Updated support for Japanese game ratings.
Video area changed to include game trailers and entertainment videos.
Improved robustness of Gamerscore when doing account recoveries.
Improved messaging around handling corrupt or non-fully recovered profiles.
Improved download performance for popular content being downloaded through Marketplace.
Total USB keyboard support added.
Testing Live connection while streaming music from PC now works correctly.
Next item / Focus sound not played when scrolling past the bottom of the video list.
Handle profiles on memory units inserted into system while enumerating profiles from other storage locations.
Warning / Alert icons now show as part of deleting items in Memory area.
Repeat rate for remote control matches game controller repeat rate.
"A" button disabled when in a list with no items available.
Wireless battery level added to mini-pop-up guide over backward-compatible games.
Pop-up guide / Dashboard now supports USB keyboard.
Console no longer enters "charge" mode when shutdown and the battery has been removed from wireless controller.
System no longer waits indefinitely when attempting to contact Windows Media Connect service on XP PC.
Improved Marketplace storage device selector added.
Correctly set focus on selected item when back button pressed on "select a game" scene.
Notify users when multiple wireless SSIDS with identical names are within reach.
Gold membership information provided when trying to join a session or accepting game invites with Silver accounts.
New text to highlight the ability to clear the passcode for Live account signing.
Photo slideshow no longer resumes when pressing "previous" or "next" from paused state.
Improved handling of corrupt profiles added when deleting them.
System no longer turn off wireless gamepads after system update reboot.
More robust handling of initial setup experience for memory unit users added.
Improved handling of backward-compatible update experience, reboot back into Xbox v1 environment instead of Dashboard.
Improved handling for "block communications" from other players.
Improved keypress sounds when using USB keyboard.
Improved usability and performance of content enumeration for storage devices.
Visual location for where Xbox Live Arcade games reside now shown.
Improved user messaging added when overwriting content while copying.
Improved consistency of messaging between "sign out" and "switch profile."
Updated troubleshooter text for connection to Windows PCs joined to domain.
Better support for Xbox 360 game disc recognition added.
Improved initial setup text messaging added.
Improved overall error message terminology added.
Game updates downloaded to memory unit no longer show "please reinsert" notification when memory unit removed.
More robust support added for handling game deletes from memory unit and simultaneously removing memory unit.
Improved system performance added between console and affiliated Windows Media Connect PC.

Zitat:Complete Dashboard Update Feature List


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 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.

Zitat:The update features got improved support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p res, and improved plug and play performance for the wired headsets when being used with the wireless controllers.

They also made changes to the recently played games list to improve accuracy. Major Nelson warns that you may not get it exactly at this moment (depending where you are) since this is a world wide release.

Zitat:Beginning the week of May 7, users of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 can text chat using the virtual keyboard accessible on Xbox 360, or by connecting a USB keyboard to the console. This summer Microsoft will launch a QWERTY text-input device, a new accessory that will connect directly into the Xbox 360 controller to support text and instant messaging.

Other New Features
Beyond Windows Live Messenger, the Spring Update for Xbox 360 includes hundreds of new features and enhancements including:

A richer Achievement notification pop-up will showcase the name of the unlocked Achievement and the Gamerscore value without needing to leave the game to check the Achievements list.
Enhanced family settings features for Xbox LIVE communications enable different defaults for video chat and voice chat.
A new Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade lets Xbox LIVE members access the content they seek—whether it is game content or TV shows and movies (available in the United States)—from one place on Xbox LIVE.
Updates to Xbox LIVE Arcade allow owners to quickly see which Xbox LIVE Arcade games their friends are playing and join in the fun. Xbox LIVE members can also compare progress of leaderboard scores and Achievements directly with all friends on their friends list.
Expanded "Tell a Friend" capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores.
A new option in Auto Downloads provides faster access to the entire collection of free, trial-version Xbox LIVE Arcade games.
New progressive download controls provide easy access to optimal viewing options by letting people fast-forward, rewind, pause and resume as their video is downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Extension of the background download functionality will allow owners to set their Xbox 360 console to turn off automatically after downloads are complete.
The Spring Update is free beginning the week of May 7, and will be easily accessible to every Xbox 360 owner through Xbox LIVE or on Xbox.com.

You may not even notice all the new features, but they are all designed to enhance your Xbox LIVE experience. Some of the other features in this upgrade include:

When the user is in the dashboard and an Xbox 360 game is in the console, then the name of the game is displayed in the tray icon of the dashboard. If the user highlights the tray icon, then achievements and Gamerscore are displayed for that game based on the signed-in user.
Integrated support for the new Xbox 360 text input device. Note that this device includes a new wired headset.
Playback progress bar indicates download completion.
Switchable aspect ratio now available during video playback (Auto to Letterbox, Zoom, Stretch, Native).
Player and friends lists now quickly show session presence information for quick identification of users that are joinable.
Added H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps peak, Baseline, Main, and High profiles with 2 channel AAC LC.
Added MPEG-4 Part 2 video support: Up to 5 Mbps peak, Simple Profile with 2 channel AAC LC.
Shows folder hierarchy for video content played from all devices.
Bookmarks are stored for each video that the user plays, remembering the user's last location in the file as well as the aspect ratio that the user chose for that file.
Video trick modes (fast forward, rewind, chapter skip) can now be used while downloading Video Marketplace content.
Skip forward and backward functionality has been improved to skip to the next or previous chapter. Each video is divided into 10 "chapters" allowing you to quickly skip around video content.
The information bar that is turned on via the On-Screen Display (OSD) now shows you exactly where you are in the playback of the video file. In addition, it will also show for Video Marketplace content how much of the file has been downloaded and where the "chapters" exist in the file.
Windows Media protected content (WM-DRM) can now be streamed from the PC to the console. If the WM-DRM license is missing or corrupted, then a specific error message is displayed to the user. Bookmarking is also stored for protected content.
When a user selects an item for download from Marketplace, then the system will determine if there is sufficient disk space for the item and, if not, will ask the user to delete content on the HDD. The system provides a sorted by size list of videos, game trailers, demos and arcade content to aid the user in the deletion process. The same list of items are also available from within memory so that users can quickly see which items are consuming the most disk space.
The console will block the user who attempts to download content onto a storage device that will never have the capacity to store the item without deducting any points associated with the content item.
The screensaver is disabled when playing photos from any source.