Fall dashboard update available
The highly anticipated update for your dashboard is finally available. Just make sure that your Xbox 360 is connected to Xbox Live and the download will start after you give your ok. After the update is downloaded your Xbox 360 will reboot automatically and you’re done.
For a complete list of features head to our previous post. After downloading the update you won’t notice many cosmetic changes, only in the Xbox Live Marketplace and Arcade part of the interface. If you’re willing to read through the entire list of changes you’ll notice that there’s way more.
The update should be available worldwide.
YAY!!!
Got the update, still on live
are u guys in the u.s or u.k?
Im not seeing it
i didnt get asked for a update either 
DAMN this update SUCKS!
THe marketplace is COMPETELY screwed up right now…
I have this big empty box ont he right, where I don’t see ads becouse of that stupid age thing of microsoft!
This is UGLY!
IF YOU DONT GET THE UPDATE, LOAD a GAME AND YOU WILL GET IT
AWESOME THANKS!!!! hehehe thx really
IF YOU DONT GET THE UPDATE, LOAD a GAME AND YOU WILL GET IT
cool!!!
OOh thanks.
This update is UGLY! the marketplace is UGLY now, and so is the Arcade section… all the buttons are made WAY too big (nog even all 7 subcatagories fit onto my screen but only 6 of `m) and there is this HUGE place for an ad in the marketplace, WICH WILL REMAIN FUCKING EMPTY ON MY XBOX!! I HATE THIS!!
Yea I always noticed that ads never appeared on my 360, but on some of my friends 360’s, they did. Why is that?
If you have parental control on and are under 18, you will not see any ads.
I don’t have it parental control on and I have never seen a ad
and the firmware flashers got screwed now or still happy on the pirating spree?
i got it when i used my usa account im in the uk
Right, i wasn’t getting the update either, but once I tested my Xbox Live connection, it asked me if I wanted to download the update, try this if you don’t get it automatically.
ok first of all to the people saying its ugly, did you not fucking see teh screenshots?
and to those who cant download by putting in game, go to network settings and do the reset thingy, it worked for me.
now my rant, im on a dell 24″ and it wont let me put frikking 1080p is it cause its pal?
forgot to mention im running official ms component cables
are you sure your monitor supports 1080p over component? Some monitors, though they can do the resolution, will only do so over VGA.
your tv or monitor has to support 1980×1024 resolution.. only the newest generation tv’s support that
If he has the 24 inch Dell which does 1920 x 1200 he should be able to get 1080p
That monitor is on sale for 800 euro
Also have the dell and don’t get 1080p on componanr but works OK on VGA cable. Coulours are a bit washed out though
oh my lord!!! It has been said, that because of restrictions, most monitors and tv’s DO NOT SUPPORT 1080p over component!!!! Hence the need to use VGA… if you read most of or any of the discussions they said many times, “if you want to be sure your 1080p works, USE VGA”
That’s not true.
It has been said that HD-DVD don’t support 1080p over component.
Dashboard and games should though Chris.
I did see the screenshots, and I don’t mean that pages, I mean the marketplace pages, when you for instance on marketplace choose for GAMES, you will get a half screen banner on the right, and way to big buttons on the left…
I just think that is ugly, and it was NOT yet shown that they changed it that way
Ugly? Bullshit. I thought everythign was good before, but now it seems very clean and better organized. Very nice indeed.
Firmware mods are still okay by the forums on xbox scene
It’s available now, has been for about an hour (looked at list of time zones)
It was out at 2 am Pacific Time
Tried to download the update by starting a game (as mentioned here).
Update Required -> Yes, update
Update is downloaded, Xbox reboots.
When restarting on Xbox-logo, got same question: Update Required -> Yes update
Update Failed -> Can’t download the update
Continue -> Xbox reboots
When selecting No, don’t update i can get to the dashboard.
Testing network connection on System-blade:
Eveything is ok, until it reaches the Xbox Live test: got same question: Update Required.
Selecting Yes, update, it starts downloading the update. But again, when ready downloading: Update failed, and Xbox reboots…
Your fucked. Quick unplug it before your house implodes!
hes dead already
Seem that Xbox with modded DVD FW still function normally.
I love it, very clear and works alot faster. I love the little swirly thing on peoples profiles
OOOooo, swirly thing? I want to leave work and see! What does it do?
I like that they changed the battery indicator, I can now see it on my tv
still french on the flemish dashboards in Belgium.. **sigh**
Why don’t you use English then instead?
I got the update! Seems good!
I got it. thanks MS
My Dells the same, does not support 1080p though component :(. Might try a VGA Cable.
yeh wtf i thought this monitor was suposed to support it, im geting vga tomorrow 2
VGA cable works OK on Dell 2405. Colours not too bright but could be down to a cheap VGA cable
Mine looks fine with the Microsoft cable
ta for that - time to get a new cable
Having the 24 inch 1920 x 1200 screen?
What doesn’t it support. 1080p HD video or 1080p HD dashboard/games?
it doesnt support “1080p HD dashboard/games”
theres the option to change it in the settings but the monitor gives error and reverts back to 1080i or previous resolution im using the model “2405FPW ” as far as i know its a 1080p monitor with native res of 1920×1200 so it shoudl showcase 1080p easily, its either MS or DELL at fault..
Make sure to use VGA not component, many monitors and tv’s dont support 1080p over component but work fine over vga
same problem here Inx
phoned suport and all they cpuld suggest was to try on a different internet connection, then ring them back!!!
Feckin well pissed atm
Finally, they sorted the Arcade section out so that they load faster. It was pissing me off when the game I wanted to play always loaded up last. In fact, I love the whole section now.
As a whole, the marketplace seems much better.
Yeah I like the update its a lot better. The whole purpose of it anyway is to intergrate the wireless headset and HD-DVD in there….Im glad the video options have changed and you can play content from any usb enabled device also. It might play movies I have on PSP memory - i must give it a go and check it out
You wanker…
Love the update. Its a lot faster, especially Arcarde. Like the new option about notifications when watching DVD’s. Also the video streaming is awesome.
Got the Gears of War 720p trailers from Gametrailers.com streaming to my 360 of the multiplayer videos and its awesome. So far its the closest thing that I have gotten to see how Gears will look on my HDTV. Only 10 days left till I get it.
Oh if you want to stream video to your 360. Get Win MediaPlayer 11 beta2. And make sure the videos are WMV and its just like the Media Connect as its built into WMP11. Now just got to take time to convert video to WMV with VC1 codec.
Actually, don’t get Beta 2.
The Final version of WMP11 is now out. Go to http://www.microsoft.com to download it.
goshh!! i’m at work n can’t wait to get home…i already converted 3 of my xvid movies to wmv last night…quality kinda sucked!
i’m still looking forward to divx/xvid support in next update!
dream dream dream…dreaaaaaaaaming.
What is the best program to convert DivX/Xvid to WMV? What version of WMV is best to encode in the the 360? I used to use Videora360, but that does Mpeg2. I was using Transcode360, but it won’t run properly with Vista yet. I actually think I will like this Media Connect/MP11 streaming better, I just need to convert what I have. What program should I use?
Im well pi$$ed off. I got the red lights of doom on saturday and my 360 is being sent for repair tomorrow. I kept my 360 well ventilated and had a USB notebook fan system for the console to sit on. It never overheated ever and still it breaks! >:(
What has it to do with this update? But well, what’s well ventilated for one person is not that well in anothers view probably.
And the good thing is: MS service is damn good unlike Sony’s
Its got to do with the fact that the dash update comes out and typically my 360 dies at the same time. And trust me my console was well ventilated, other than encasing it in a block of ice it couldnt be any cooler.
lol well hopefully they will take care of it for you from what i’ve heard their supports pretty solid
Yeah its getting picked up tomorrow, hope I get a new one sent back to me
Uhm your 360 died saturday, the update came today which is Tuesday.
I don’t see the link actually.
But I’m glad they did treath you fast also with the problem
Its not hard, the link is I dont have a 360 at the moment and I was looking forward to getting the update. Basically my 360 chose the wrong time to die.
Paul.
Maybe the problem isn’t overheating.
And the dash looks more organized and clean… I like it.
I know, its just most people associate the three red lights problem with an overheating console. Its more to do with a common internal fault found on early 360’s.
I read somewhere that 1080p is through VGA only.
and i read in the OFFICIAL site that its in component and vga!
It is both component and vga, but most tv’s only support 1080p over vga, dvi and hdmi.
The codec problem that caused some older (pre-Spring update) videos to skip and pop is fixed.
And Media Player 11 and/or Vista is not required. Video is playing fine for me using Media Connect on Windows XP.
Happened on new videos as well. The problem ocurred when the HD is very fragmented.
Anyone got their views on the improved voice quality? Is it any better or just a little bit enhanced?
Does this update allow for upconverting DVDs now?
The 360 will only upconvert DVDs over VGA.
Does it upconvert to 1080p over vga?
how about a transcode beta for the windows xp
The guy who makes transcode wont be making one for win xp. http://runtime360.com/2006/10/30/the-fall-update/
For those complaining about washed out colors over VGA, make sure you get the official Microsoft ones.
ya the knock offs are alot worse than the first party cables… i’ve herad it over and over again the quality is a big difference
Hey, i got the update but i can’t get the videos in the dashboard to work. Though i’m using windows vista and i HAVE media player 11 and it doesn’t work, alls i get on my xbox is that it can’t find the windows machine and i have windows media player open… could someone help me.
You’re using windows vista???
YES I stood still in shock too!! Windows VISTA - HOOOWWWWWW
Umm.. Beta 2, RC1, RC2 etc.. Evaluation versions of Vista have been around for months. I have RC2 on my desktop, but Media Center sucks.. I think I’ll be using this new WMV streaming a lot more.
Microsoft has been giving away betas of Vista for months. Just go to the Vista site and download it.
The voice chat has improved quite a bit, no more warbling and hollow sound voices. So now we can here all those swear words in perfect clarity.
….and we can also hear screaming american kidz in perfect clarity too.
Whats been done with the voice? Not that I even want to hear half the social reprobates that are on live, but anyway I still wanna know.
Fuck all, as for as I can tell.
Hey, I’m American, and I don’t scream.
…a lot.
lol, sorry I didnt mean to generalise.
ar ga ga ga ga ga ga ga///////….I WANT TO GET HOME SO I CAN DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE!!! THIS IS KILLING ME!!
Is anyone with the VGA cable impressed by the DVD-upscaling? My HDTV is 3 years old, no VGA, 1 DVI, and 3 component. I would need to buy the VGA cable (49.99 CAD) and a VGA to DVI adapter (~ $40 CAD) That’s damn close to $100 bucks after taxes. I could throw in a few extra bucks and buy an el cheapo upscaling DVD player with DivX support for that. DAMN! So.. what should I do?
UPDATE - The source has the VGA for 39.99 and a DVI-A male to VGA female for 14.99. That’s reasonable. Maybe I’ll give that a try tonight.
Spend a $139 on an RCA DVD Recorder (check Walmart.com) that upscales and will play pretty much every media type and upscales DVD to 720p and 1080i. That thing is sweet.
Windows vista how….. by going to microsoft.com/windowsvista and u must download it and burn it to a cd and then it’s straight forward from there and make sure u choose windows vista ultimate during the setup to get a lot of cool stuff. the beta is only good till june of next year. i think….. it might destroy all ur old data though so back it up but if u can help me wiht my previous question then please do. but i’m gonna try and delete windows media player becaue the version on vista might be a beta and get the real one.
o and umm my for the people about vista u can aim me at Nintendogamer95 . ….. that’s my screen name so if u need help im me okay.
Nice update in deed!
Update pisses me off so much..Updated it this morning when it came back on everything worked fine exept it says unplayable disc for every game I put in there. None of the games even try to load. I dont understand this b/s
mind you not one of my games is scratched at all…
I updated my console this morning and was hoping that I would be able to play videos from my iPod. As of right now it won’t accept videos from an iPod. Does anyone know if there is something more that I need to do in order to play videos from an iPod? I am not sure if it is even possible.
Not possible. ipod video uses the H.264 codec. This update only provides WMV video playback.
Unplayable disc thing happen to anyone with the update?
No, it doesn’t even show the iPod in the video list (it shows up in the other ones though). I enabled disk use and put the WMV’s on it but it still doesn’t show up. God damned M$…
yes now i can play gow videos on my bigscreen. Update makes everything better. and you know that microsoft wont release everything all at once. wait for a browser next update. smoke weed everyday
i wonder why they removed the cam effect from the visualization in the media player
Well Ran the update and now my xbox is looping…need update…ok…cant connect…reboot…need update…no…system loads…need update…ok…installing…restarts…cannot update…restarts…need update….
It is not modded, its on a hifi glass shelve with at least 60cm breathing space all around it, it’s laying down and its dead.
…The worst thing is that I am not alone and there is no offical word of a fix.
I’m lost.
Well done MS, sell a brick for a few hundered quid and self destruct it after 5 months.
I would just like to say that the offical VGA Cable is miles better than a 3rd party one.I swapped this morning and the colours dont look washed out at all. Oh yeh and Geometry Wars looks sweet at 1080P
Just got my update last night. Dashboard successfully outputs 1080p through COMPONENT not VGA to my Sharp Aqous 46″ 1080p LCD!!! Go M$!