... And is Still an Awful DVD Player.
With the new XBox 360 fall update out (and undoubtedly 'bricking' consoles around the world), one would hope Microsoft would have addressed one of the more pressing problems with its "all-in-one" media super-system... the picture quality.
To put it simply... it sucks (or is "asstastic" as Gizmodo put it). Extremetech put the system with its new update through the HQV testing suite once again, testing the quality of both DVD and HD DVD output. And, despite Microsoft's promises to make improvements in the quality of the playback the system still failed miserably.
Playing back standard DVDs at 1080p, the XBox 360 scored an awful 40 out of 130 points on the HQV DVD test. Using the HD DVD HQV test, the 360 (with add-on) scored a rock-solid 0 out of 100.
Comparing the results with those of earlier tests of the PS3, Extremetech stated:
In contrast, the PS3 with its latest firmware makes a really excellent upscaling player. We last tested it with the 1.8 firmware, where it scored an 88 on HQV. Most importantly, it passed several critical film mode tests.
Oh, well. Maybe by the time the XBox 1080 comes out, they'll have figured out how to play back video on the thing. Then again, Microsoft keeps telling everyone gamers don't watch movies. Perhaps they're just trying to prove themselves right by making it so that no one wants to on their system.
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