Xbox live is a growing community of online gamers from all walks of life. It attracts millions of people from the USA to the UK. Most come to enjoy the online game experience with others online. But Xbox Live has many other great features.
New to Xbox live is Youtube, Hulu Plus and Espn Zone. You can stream videos on your xbox faster that on your computer. The quality of the videos are excellent even with a slower connection. Now you can share short clips game strategies on Youtube, watch a T.V. episode on Hulu, and sports highlights on Espn. You can watch all the streamed media with your friends. Xbox allows you to communicate with your friends in an Xbox live party and share video in theater mode.
Another great feature of Xbox live is Zune. Zune allows players to rent or buy movies and music videos on demand. If you don’t plan on watching the movie more than once, I recommend renting it for less than 200 Microsoft points. You can purchase Microsoft points on Xbox live or your local game store. The quality of a rented movie is below HD because it has to be streamed to your Xbox. If you want more consistent quality try buying the movie. You can download it standard format or high definition. It may cost you more ms points but it will look a lot better than streamed video. Once you own the game, its installed on your hard drive and its yours forever.
You can watch movies for free if you have a Netflix membership already. On Netflix you stream thousands of movies and T.V. shows on your Xbox. Netflix also has a theater mode where up to four people can watch a movie simultaneously.
You can stay touch with friends and family using Xbox live. Facebook, twitter, Msn chat and Kinect video chat are just some of social features on Xbox live. You can update your Facebook page, send out a tweet, share pics on Msn chat and see your loved ones on T.V. with Kinect.
Xbox live offers more that just games. Its a multimedia powerhouse that helps keep us all connected and entertained. Microsoft was right when they set out to bring every multimedia experience straight to the big screen.
Xbox Live: Its More Than Just Video Games
Posted by Theo Williams in Games
Xbox live is a growing community of online gamers from all walks of life. It attracts millions of people from the USA to the UK. Most come to enjoy the online game experience with others online. But Xbox Live has many other great features.
New to Xbox live is Youtube, Hulu Plus and Espn Zone. You can stream videos on your xbox faster that on your computer. The quality of the videos are excellent even with a slower connection. Now you can share short clips game strategies on Youtube, watch a T.V. episode on Hulu, and sports highlights on Espn. You can watch all the streamed media with your friends. Xbox allows you to communicate with your friends in an Xbox live party and share video in theater mode.
Another great feature of Xbox live is Zune. Zune allows players to rent or buy movies and music videos on demand. If you don’t plan on watching the movie more than once, I recommend renting it for less than 200 Microsoft points. You can purchase Microsoft points on Xbox live or your local game store. The quality of a rented movie is below HD because it has to be streamed to your Xbox. If you want more consistent quality try buying the movie. You can download it standard format or high definition. It may cost you more ms points but it will look a lot better than streamed video. Once you own the game, its installed on your hard drive and its yours forever.
You can watch movies for free if you have a Netflix membership already. On Netflix you stream thousands of movies and T.V. shows on your Xbox. Netflix also has a theater mode where up to four people can watch a movie simultaneously.
You can stay touch with friends and family using Xbox live. Facebook, twitter, Msn chat and Kinect video chat are just some of social features on Xbox live. You can update your Facebook page, send out a tweet, share pics on Msn chat and see your loved ones on T.V. with Kinect.
Xbox live offers more that just games. Its a multimedia powerhouse that helps keep us all connected and entertained. Microsoft was right when they set out to bring every multimedia experience straight to the big screen.