| thranx said:
thats one way. but i dont see them doing it that way. I currently have verizon fios and they have a partnership with xbox and you can access some cable channels already, and they are live channels just like on TV not on demand. I dont currently have to hook up a cable box to do this. just the xbox 360 download the app and put in your subscription info. So although the rumurs have said you would need both i think its more likely they replace your cable box with the next box. |
Thing is, they would have to partner with several cable companies, maybe most of them, in order to make it a viable solution for replacing your cable box. Otherwise, they are leaving out a large portion of the country (without even getting into an "always online" discussion). I don't have Verizon FiOS, Comcast, or HBO, and my ISP doesn't support ESPN3, so I can't use any of those media apps.
If rumors are to be believed, it has an "HDMI IN" which would allow the Xbox to be used as a pass-through for the cable box which would allow you to use the tv tuner function. But agian, if you don't have a cable box, that feature is useless and if your provider hasn't partnered with MS, you just might be out of luck for live TV
