Xbox Facebook, Twitter update is live

[StonecoldMC]

Will be having a shot of Last FM and Twitter when i get home, seen loads of people using Last FM on my Friends list so interested to see what its like.

And I will mos def be trying out the 1080 Zune streaming, if it works this could be the the app I use the most out of all of them!
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[YCshinobi]

The Zune marketplace is def the best addition out of these for me.
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[Black Mantis]

Cool. Last FM and Zune are the features I'll use most, although I'll give Facebook and Twitter a shot too.

[ledickolas]

Last Fm is pretty cool. I've got a 24mb contract with Be with it usually at a steady 17mb speed. Is that good enough for HD streaming? If so I may use it.

[ledickolas]

Facebook and Twitter can naff off though.

[wildhook2]

Can't use Facebook cos I'm a silver member

[ricflair]

They've said you can stream on pretty slow connection (it uses something like 4mb of bandwidth, but don't take this as gospel), so 17mb should be plenty!

Facebook is good for looking at photos, that's all I used it for. Still, it's not really anything to push as a reason for getting a gold sub, especially with the PS3 news today.

Last.fm is good too, but to be honest if I'm listening to music on my 360 I'm streaming it from my PC upstairs.

[nikon005]

Just been on last fm via my xbox .It's pretty good ! listen to any artist or band by search engine, can play music through my surround system now

[ledickolas]

cheers for the info dude

[1589vaughan]

i don't have any need to use these new features. the 360 is connected to the TV which is also the computer screen for my brothers computer. so all i have to do is switch between inputs, and its there. it might not be the best setup as the tv screen isn't huge, but it works

[ledickolas]

Does anyone know if you can just choose to listen to one artist? At the moment all I can select is artist stations which have other bands on them. It's not too bad as at least the other artists are of a similar vein but it would be nice to have what spotify does.

[khr0nik]

Yeah, the streaming works fine in 1080p. I've got a 4mb connection, 3.5mb on a busy day like weekends, and I managed to rent Fighting with absolutely no probs whatsoever.

And to anyone who's interested, theres a sweet 4 min clip of Avatar on Zune marketplace now. Its free, and by streaming you'll get a clear answer on whether you qualify for HD streaming or not.
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[Shabozi]

Very impressed with the streaming movies...

Might actually use the service now

[ricflair]

[Black Mantis]

Just tried them all and am leaning towards the general consensus that Facebook and Twitter need better integration with your Live profile. Last FM is cool and something I'll have on when studying.

The best thing though is the HD streaming, which works fantastic for me. Very clear, vibrant picture and sound and definitely something I'll be making use of.

[rick_x]

I had the beta preview, it's all a case of style over substance - there's hardly anything on Zune Marketplace. I hoped this would change with the main release but there are still lots of empty categories too (GamerTV anyone?).

XBL is aimed at the US market primarily and everyone else gets crumbs despite paying more for the service.

[ted1138]

Can't get the 1080p streaming to work, seems my broadband just ain't broad enough.
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