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Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:34 pm

10spro wrote:Very nice. I am also contemplating buying a bigger HD most likely 120GB. Is it easy to transfer/copy everything to the new HD?

If you purchase a new MS 120gb it comes with a transfer cable and the process is very easy.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:56 pm

RobVarak wrote:Am I missing it or have they taken out the option to set your status to away, busy etc.?

It's there: Guide button -> Settings -> Preferences

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

I'm baffled that the geniuses behind the 360 haven't figured out a way to allow you to eject the disc without having to walk over to the 360 and hit the eject button.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:24 pm

Rodster wrote:I'm baffled that the geniuses behind the 360 haven't figured out a way to allow you to eject the disc without having to walk over to the 360 and hit the eject button.

If you got the remote you can do it, or if you have a programmable (like one of the Logitechs) you can set it.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:27 pm

RobVarak wrote:Am I missing it or have they taken out the option to set your status to away, busy etc.?

It's in there. Hit the guide button to bring up the little grey box, and go all the way right to 'settings' and select 'preferences.'

It seems to me everything that was in there still is, but may be just a little harder to get to. I'm finding the new deal pretty confusing so far, but I've only messed around with it for a few minutes. The Netflix thing is super cool, but I'm frustrated that even some titles available for 'play now' are not available to be played on Xbox. I'm sure that will get better over time.

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:50 pm

Zeppo wrote:
RobVarak wrote:Am I missing it or have they taken out the option to set your status to away, busy etc.?
It's in there. Hit the guide button to bring up the little grey box, and go all the way right to 'settings' and select 'preferences.'

It seems to me everything that was in there still is, but may be just a little harder to get to. I'm finding the new deal pretty confusing so far, but I've only messed around with it for a few minutes. The Netflix thing is super cool, but I'm frustrated that even some titles available for 'play now' are not available to be played on Xbox. I'm sure that will get better over time.

Which movies won't play on the 360?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:53 pm

Not a fan. Plus, whenever I cycle through my friend avatars, the damn thing keeps freezing.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:00 am

LAking wrote:Which movies won't play on the 360?

Most notably, Sony films. It's also been reported that an unspecified slate will be disapperaing from Netflix streaming in general, such as the BBC Red Dwarf series.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:01 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:Not a fan. Plus, whenever I cycle through my friend avatars, the damn thing keeps freezing.

I've locked up twice when exiting a friend's detail window, viewing avatars as you said. Hopefully they know of this and can get to the bottom of it.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:03 am

GameSeven wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:Not a fan. Plus, whenever I cycle through my friend avatars, the damn thing keeps freezing.
I've locked up twice when exiting a friend's detail window, viewing avatars as you said. Hopefully they know of this and can get to the bottom of it.

Yep, that makes three of us.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:06 am

Just for the hell of it did any of you guys with the lockup problems try clearing out the system cache?

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:08 am

Rodster wrote:Just for the hell of it did any of you guys with the lockup problems try clearing out the system cache?

I dont even know how.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:10 am

XXXIV wrote:
Rodster wrote:Just for the hell of it did any of you guys with the lockup problems try clearing out the system cache?
I dont even know how.

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XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:14 am

Ty sir

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:16 am

XXXIV wrote:Ty sir

Be advised it clears out all game updates i.e. "patches".

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:16 am

Rodster wrote:
XXXIV wrote:Ty sir
Be advised it clears out all game updates i.e. "patches".

Sounds like fun. So what, you have to reinstall all of em when you start up the games again?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:34 am

Yeah it'll prompt you to accept the game patch when you start up the game the next time.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:55 am

I'm sort of stunned by the Mii ripoff. I mean, it was obvious what they were doing from the start, but even the interface for customizing your avatar is just like Nintendo's.

I like it all though... Netflix is neat but limited. Friends list has a lot of charm but froze on me too.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:07 am

I think, once I get used to it, it will be a nice evolution of the interface. I wish there was a way to avoid the avatars when looking at your friends list. But the highlighted stuff (new demos, videos, offers) is much easier to find.

Netflix is cool, but I'm not sure how much I'll use it because of the quality. The wife and I just watched Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on DVD this weekend, and it looked pretty remarkable on the PS3. It was also in full 16:9. Just to test this out, we tried streaming it. The quality was much grainier (no surprise), but it was also in 4:3, which was very disappointing. I am sure we'll use it, and it's nice to have the option at no extra charge, but I won't be bypassing Blu-Ray discs in my queue anytime soon for this.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:11 am

Brando70 wrote:I think, once I get used to it, it will be a nice evolution of the interface. I wish there was a way to avoid the avatars when looking at your friends list.

You can use the guide button and select 'friends' to see a screen that looks more like the old one, although less friends are displayed without scrolling.

Overall, I think they made using the friends list worse, though. The party feature seems to be the best improvement, IMO.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:22 am

webdanzer wrote:You can use the guide button and select 'friends' to see a screen that looks more like the old one, although less friends are displayed without scrolling.

Overall, I think they made using the friends list worse, though. The party feature seems to be the best improvement, IMO.

I like that now when you bring up your friends list this way, it may show fewer friends, but it has more detailed status for them. It's quite useful for sending out invites if you need to know whether your friend is in the middle of an online match or something, rather than having to click on each friend individually to see status details.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:34 am

I installed Fallout and Burnout Paradise on my 20GD hdd last night... I think I could squeeze one more on there if I'm willing to part with my Oblivion, Halo 3 and Crackdown DLC. Not bad for the gimpy little launch drive.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:54 am

Slumberland wrote:I installed Fallout and Burnout Paradise on my 20GD hdd last night... I think I could squeeze one more on there if I'm willing to part with my Oblivion, Halo 3 and Crackdown DLC. Not bad for the gimpy little launch drive.

Is Fallout improved in any way? Load times?

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:56 am

Teal wrote:
Slumberland wrote:I installed Fallout and Burnout Paradise on my 20GD hdd last night... I think I could squeeze one more on there if I'm willing to part with my Oblivion, Halo 3 and Crackdown DLC. Not bad for the gimpy little launch drive.
Is Fallout improved in any way? Load times?

I didn't have a chance to play last night, but a website I was perusing for install sizes said this:

"48 Second load down to 25 load. Timed the loading times for transitioning between inside and outside game environments. Before installing the game, these transitions took about 20 seconds; afterward, it was halved."

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:18 am

I've got a HDD install question that I think I know the answer to, but I'll ask anyway. I can't test this because I've really no room to reasonably install a full game.

For obvious reasons, the disc is required to start a game, but does a game cease if the disc is ejected after authentication has taken place? I'd guess the game ends, but it would be nice for households with more than one system and a system link game to be able to play with one copy of the game.