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Adinnieken on 18 June 2013
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kitler53 said:
Adinnieken said:
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It's access to the programming list.  Microsoft has to subscribe to the service that provides those listings for each and every cable/satellite provider.

The rest is HDMI pass through.  HDMI supports the remote operation of a device via a single connection, which is how the Xbox One will be able to control the cable/satellite box.  It's making sure that every possible box works across all cable, telco, and satellite providers.  The OneGuide is an app that insets the video from the input into a window, while you access it, then switches to full screen once the selection has been made.

For any non-HDMI devices, there is the IR Blaster.


so to reask my question...  does that mean if comcast says "fuck off" comcast won't work on xbone?

...cause without that is seems to me live tv could be viewed via xbone but you couldn't change the channel.  no?

As far as I know, no.  I don't believe Comcast has any say in who has access to its programming list.  In the US I'm pretty sure it's a central clearing house that provides those lists, but you have to subscribe to each market for each provider.  It ends up being a lot of markets.

That is, of course, here in the US and probably Canada.  In other parts of the world there may or may not be a central subscription service for which Microsoft can subscribe.  Otherwise, it would need to obtain that programming information through the provider itself. 

In a manner of speaking yes, without it you could still watch live TV.  I believe you'd still be able to change the channel, by saying "Channel 6" for example, but the OneGuide wouldn't be able to provide you with programming information, or determine the content you like and make recommendations.