Xbox 360 New Dash Update (6th Dec 2011) - Anyone got it downloading yet?

[.Adam.]

Awesome. That's a bargain.

 

[AK]

Indeed.

Not sure how long it'll last though.

 

[Christopher]

Yup.

Special £4.99 price for unlimited streaming, apparently.

Instant purchase if it's as good as SkyPlayer I'll cancel our Sky Movies upgrade.

 

[.Adam.]

Instant purchase if it's as good as SkyPlayer I'll cancel our Sky Movies upgrade.

Was just thinking the same thing.

 

[AK]

The app seems a little buggy/slow.

Will have a proper browse of the films later.

 

[Mr Pants]

Is that £5 a month? Seems a cracking deal if it's smooth and you get access to all movies and TV series etc??

 

[Millsy]

Anyone know if that £5 a month is only for new users signing up on the xbox?

 

[.Adam.]

Do we know if the £4.99 price is fixed, or whether it will go up to £14.99 a month etc?

 

[Millsy]

Info here

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/love-film-xbox-unlimited-streaming-launch-offer-4-99-1082072


Tbh the selection of films is pretty poor, no replacement for Sky movie's that's for sure.

 

[Adam]

This comment made me laugh!

"What's the point? You won't be able to hear any films over the noise from the bloody console."

 

[Mr Pants]

This comment made me laugh!

"What's the point? You won't be able to hear any films over the noise from the bloody console."

Haha very true.

 

[Christopher]

360 Slim FTW. Zero noise.

 

[Adam]

Ha-ha, yeah I know, the Slim's are pretty much silent but the comment still made me chuckle!

I am not sure what to make of the new look yet, I suppose its just one of those things you need to get use to!

 

[Gally]

They are awesome.

Looking forward to iPlayer coming.

 

[Christopher]

Having no Internet FTL.

I tried to connect to XBL using this wireless dongle I have.

I now know what it's like to have AK or Alex's connection.

 

[.Adam.]

Will you be able to watch films in HD on Lovefilm? Best thing about Sky Movies is watching them in HD.

 

[Christopher]

Yeah you can. Same with SkyPlayer on the old software. If your connection allowed it, you could stream in HD.

 

[.Adam.]

Nice one.

 

[Chapppers11]

the xbox app may have just launched, but Lovefilm has had streaming for a long time, and it's still pretty shoddy so I wouldn't expect an improvement any time soon.

Something to consider as someone commented about the Lovefilm app.

£4.99 for old films isn't any better than sky player for me.

 

[Will.]

I had lovefilm on the ps3 and some of the films were rather old. Not much new gets released on it. Sky player would probably be better IMO.

 

[Gally]

Having no Internet FTL.

I tried to connect to XBL using this wireless dongle I have.

I now know what it's like to have AK or Alex's connection.

I don't actually count their internet as connected. I suggest they should use dial up.

 

[AK]

Having no Internet FTL.

I tried to connect to XBL using this wireless dongle I have.

I now know what it's like to have AK or Alex's connection.

LOL!

Shirley you mean Alex H and Chris?!

 

[Will.]

Chris' connection is fine. He doesn't get disconnected, just rage quits.

 

[AK]

LOL, but other Chris.

 

[Cookie]

Looking forward to the proper Kinect implementation

Navigation is a bit gash at the moment

Still need to try Forza out with it too

 

[Chris n nic]

LOL, but other Chris.

Lol hopefully it is getting sorted tomoz morning if it is something simple

 

[Revels]

It's awful.

 

[AK]

Lol hopefully it is getting sorted tomoz morning if it is something simple

Nice one.

Hopefully it is!

 

[Adamm.]

Right i need to find out now that xbox has sky and in my house we dont have a dish etc so can i use say the same i.d my missus parents use to watch sky from my house? would that work and would it effect the bill they pay?

 

[AK]

Xbox has always had Sky, LOL.

Yeah should work, unless they use their ID on another Xbox.

 

[Adamm.]

Lol really i havent really ever used it for anything other than playing games and dvds. I only just had a look on that zune thing for the first time haha.

Sweet and no they dont. I finally have sky and not crappy freeview then

 

[.Adam.]

It's not full sky, think you get something like 30ish live channels and the rest is on demand.

 

[Adamm.]

Ohh i see lol will see how it goes.

 

[.Adam.]

Yea it's still a good service. Beats not having it at all

 

[Adamm.]

Haha yeah i mean i have freeview so if its not worth the hassle of turning on the xbox then il just use it on the ocasion there nothing on freeview.

 

[.Adam.]

The best thing about it is all of the movies that are available on demand. I never go to Blockbuster etc anymore.

 

[Clart]

Seems a lot compact than the previous dash, which means that stuff is going to harder to find. Got my mates sky details - its a pretty good service tbh - hello again sky sports news! How much should i offer him to use sky go?

 

[C.J]

Not downloaded this yet.

What are the updates for? Is it all Kinect/voice activated now too? That's all I'd like.

 

[Snakey]

Very good update indeed!

The lovefilm update itself just makes the £15 a month package I have even more worth it as I now no longer have to crouch over the PC.

The apps such as YouTube etc make it even more appealing.

If sky is to be introduced it's another additional bonus.

The fact that the last console talk I heard was about the next generations being announced it shows that the current still have a lot to offer and I personally believe it would be a good idea to push these consoles to their limits in regards to both games and on system abilities before going forward

 

[Christopher]

Sky's been available on the 360 for two years! LOL.