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 Xbox 360 versus Apple iTV

Posted by Victor Godinez
2:26 PM, September 13, 2006

Apple unveiled yesterday a pretty cool looking device called the iTV that will let you stream movies stored on your PC or Mac directly to your TV. Download a movie from iTunes and plop down on your couch in front of your new bigscreen to enjoy the show.

What a great idea! Turns out, Microsoft has already released something like that, called the Xbox 360. Stream music, movies, photos, etc from your PC to your 360 to watch on your TV, or you can download movie trailers, music videos and such directly to your 360's harddrive. And you can play games. It's too bad Microsoft hasn't put more muscle into turning the 360 into a full-fledged media jukebox. What it really needs is its own version of iTunes for the PC and Xbox 360, which could hit later this year when Microsoft launches its line of portable media players dubbed Zune.

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Apple's soon-to-be-released iTV device.

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BUT, Xbox 360 hates Macs and AAC encoded songs (yeah, there are 3rd party solutions that open a few of those doors, but we shouldn't have to rely on shareware, right?). With the iTV, all that becomes available!

C'mon Microsoft, be friends with iTunes and Macs!

Posted by: windog | September 13, 2006 3:28 PM

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