Next-gen Xbox will invade your TV

[James]

Next-gen Xbox will invade your TV

Xbox 720 to reportedly feature TV integration functions

[Juvenile]

Oh... So in other words - my Xbox 720 will attempt to fornicate with my TV, and get it right.

[PsychoFish]

I'm just waiting for a beancounter to go "hey, you know we can make money by popping up ads" same like you get YouTube ads

[Mouks]

What's more, Kinect will play a key role in the next Xbox's TV services. Using the motion sensor and camera, the system will be able to detect multiple users simultaneously and will intelligently control playback based on their movement. For example, if a viewer turns their head away from the TV, the Xbox will supposedly pause the video on-screen — not unlike the Smart Pause found on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4.

Epic Fail.. How will this work with a family watching a movie.. One look away everything stops?

[TBlaar]

This would only work if your TV supports HDMI that does that thingy that it can chat two ways.... (perhaps someone can remind me of the correct term...)

[PsychoFish]

This would only work if your TV supports HDMI that does that thingy that it can chat two ways.... (perhaps someone can remind me of the correct term...)

I think you are thinking of ARC (Audio Return Channel) or CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) which will help, but I think the implementation will rely less on these than we think.

[TBlaar]

ARC, that's it... but the acronym has just actually made me remember that that is audio only. Thanks!