More info, 6GB for a 720P movie, I only get 10GB transfer a month from my ISP. MS need a better codec.

More detailed space requirements for the new Video-On-Demand service have come to light as well. A 44-minute TV episode weighs in at approximately 550MB in 480p widescreen and just under 2GB in 720p format. Movies are much larger with a two-hour movie reaching 1.7GB for a 480p version and 6GB for the 720p version.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4857

Funny how Microsoft is better at making consoles than their O/S's

Don't forget the update about Sony slamming Microsoft's TV deal.

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4...

So MS has been happy with their experiment with Bigpond movies (http://downloads.bigpondmovies.com/) in Oz and are shipping it out on Xboxes. The only real difference is that with bigpond you get 1 week to view the movie and the 24hr expiry doesnt start till the first time you hit play.

The 20gb HD on the premium model is looking awfully small onces you can download movies and purchase shows.

Wonder if you could use the Xbox as an interface for the Zune. Bypass the need for a computer. That'd be pretty nifty.

Another 360 news item? MS PR guys have earned their money this year. At least we're not getting the daily PC game ported available on XBL announcements like on shack et al.

Anyhow, sounds like a decent idea, but I dunno about how much content the 30GB will hold. HD movies ugh!

This sounds like a much more formidable competitor to Apple's iTV than Zune is to Apple's iPod.

It will be interesting to see if Apple provides support for games in the iTV. That would not be out of the question. A medium powered NV graphics solution combined wtih a 1.6 GHz Core2Duo CPU could make for a pretty decent hardware spec -- certainly vastly superior to the Wii.

there's no way apple would *market* the iTV as a games console, at least not initially. They'll market it purely for video and music. But, if they "throw in" gaming ability for "free", that could be pretty interesting. It would also give Intel a way to get back into the living room after having been shut out of the current console generation.

Awesome, yet another reason to love my 360. Gears of War this week! Contra on the XBLA tomorrow!