Yeah that would really be great.For a second I thought this was about buying channels solely through the app.. Something I actually want.
Much faster to find the remote, switch on the tv, and change inputs. And you don't gotta worry about leaving your Xbox on for hours at a time. You can't browse the guide as fast without having a remote. I agree that using a remote is old school but it's still the best way. If you only watch a few channels it could see it working but if you search your entire catalog every time you really need a remote. Nothing is faster than hitting the page up button. Switching between voice commands, a controller, a remote, and a cellphone is just ludicrous when you could do everything faster with a remote!Wouldn't personally find much use for this.. no DVR or time shifting = no TV watching for me.
Xbox One lacks the ability to control my Xfinity X1 DVR, but I've gotten used to it.
With the Xfinity phone app I can actually give the X1 DVR voice commands via my phone, for the commands that the X1 lacks.. or just use it as a remote.
Loving my setup, and as dorky as it sounds.. just having the ability to do the following:
Walk into my bedroom.. "Xbox On"... "Xbox TV".. watch some TV.. when I'm ready for bed.. "Xbox Off, Yes" .. go to sleep.. is awesome.
It's the little things.
Much faster to find the remote, switch on the tv, and change inputs. And you don't gotta worry about leaving your Xbox on for hours at a time. You can't browse the guide as fast without having a remote. I agree that using a remote is old school but it's still the best way. If you only watch a few channels it could see it working but if you search your entire catalog every time you really need a remote. Nothing is faster than hitting the page up button. Switching between voice commands, a controller, a remote, and a cellphone is just ludicrous when you could do everything faster with a remote!
Much faster to find the remote, switch on the tv, and change inputs. And you don't gotta worry about leaving your Xbox on for hours at a time. You can't browse the guide as fast without having a remote. I agree that using a remote is old school but it's still the best way. If you only watch a few channels it could see it working but if you search your entire catalog every time you really need a remote. Nothing is faster than hitting the page up button. Switching between voice commands, a controller, a remote, and a cellphone is just ludicrous when you could do everything faster with a remote!
Much faster to find the remote, switch on the tv, and change inputs.
And you don't gotta worry about leaving your Xbox on for hours at a time.
You can't browse the guide as fast without having a remote. I agree that using a remote is old school but it's still the best way. If you only watch a few channels it could see it working but if you search your entire catalog every time you really need a remote. Nothing is faster than hitting the page up button. Switching between voice commands, a controller, a remote, and a cellphone is just ludicrous when you could do everything faster with a remote!
There is an Xfinity app for 360 that I use all of the time (for VoD since you can't do VoD with media center/cable card). I hope this releases on the X1 soon.I really hope Comcast does this!! I want to use the TV feature but I do not like the idea of my Xbox always being on just to watch TV so I do not even have it hooked up that way at the moment. There is no way when I am not home and my fiancee or kids are watching TV I want my Xbox on.
Why are people so worried about their Xbox's being on?
I really don't watch that much TV, so it's not really extending my use of the device that much compared to gaming.
Waste of electricity and money. Why have and Xbox One and DVR running when you can just have one of them running for TV.
None of this even matters anyways until Microsoft can fix the widespread problems with the Xbox TV app. The picture size gets distorted, the guide gets distorted, the picture color gets distorted, and the font gets distorted on my current Comcast DVR. Watching TV on the Xbox One has some serious issues right now. It's my understanding that people are having the same problem with Tivo boxes as well.
lol finding the remote, turning on the TV and switching inputs is faster than the Xbox booting alone. It only takes my TV a few seconds to boot and changing inputs is like 2 seconds. Then I browse channels faster than you can do, find a channel, and put the remote down. Watching TV is about finding something to watch ASAP and this can't be done faster without the use of a remote. If you only watch a handful of channels I could see this working for you, but for everyone else this is a huge step back ESP when it's as hard as it is to find something to watch nowadays.That's just.. false. "Xbox On".. "Xbox Watch TV".. takes a few seconds.
I'm not worried about that.
I can use my remote with Xbox TV if I feel like it, I actually don't use Xbox TV for anything but turning it on and the few voice commands I use.. which are basically Pause, Play, Fast-forward, rewind, volume up, etc.
And why would I need to "switch between" things? If I have my remote near me but feel like saying "Xbox Volume Up" instead of reaching over and grabbing my remote.. I'm not switching between anything. And my phone app is a remote replacement, does everything the remote does.
I don't browse my guide very often at all on Xfinity, I'm not a channel changing TV surfer anymore. I mostly use my DVR and the search mechanism built into X1.
I find using Xbox TV for anything but the few commands I use awkward.. but I don't need to use all of it. Because of the design I can choose to use my remote if I feel like it, or use voice commands.
lol finding the remote, turning on the TV and switching inputs is faster than the Xbox booting alone.
Watching TV is about finding something to watch ASAP and this can't be done faster without the use of a remote.
No disrespect to you BunzHoles I really understand the appeal of not having a remote I just don't think it's there yet. I think with voice and gestures they can eliminate the need for a remote but that's a LOONNGG time away! And with the Xbox not knowing where you are in the guide or what channel your on, it will never be as efficient.
Exactly. I live in a rather small apartment and many times after work I've opened my door, said Xbox On, and when I walk into my living room sure enough there's my X1 and TV turned on waiting for me.This is.. again, false. I can say "Xbox On" walking into my room.. the Xbox resumes from standby faster than my TV can display the image. Before I'd even have a chance to begin looking for my remote I'm watching TV.
This is complete bulsh1t. Leave your Xbox on in standby mode.... really dude? I say "Xbox on and all my sh1t turns on... period.... don't try to spin it.Much faster to find the remote, switch on the tv, and change inputs. And you don't gotta worry about leaving your Xbox on for hours at a time. You can't browse the guide as fast without having a remote. I agree that using a remote is old school but it's still the best way. If you only watch a few channels it could see it working but if you search your entire catalog every time you really need a remote. Nothing is faster than hitting the page up button. Switching between voice commands, a controller, a remote, and a cellphone is just ludicrous when you could do everything faster with a remote!
Sounds to me that somebody does a complete shut down every time he turns the Xbox off....lolololol.lol finding the remote, turning on the TV and switching inputs is faster than the Xbox booting alone. It only takes my TV a few seconds to boot and changing inputs is like 2 seconds. Then I browse channels faster than you can do, find a channel, and put the remote down. Watching TV is about finding something to watch ASAP and this can't be done faster without the use of a remote. If you only watch a handful of channels I could see this working for you, but for everyone else this is a huge step back ESP when it's as hard as it is to find something to watch nowaday
No disrespect to you BunzHoles I really understand the appeal of not having a remote I just don't think it's there yet. I think with voice and gestures they can eliminate the need for a remote but that's a LOONNGG time away! And with the Xbox not knowing where you are in the guide or what channel your on, it will never be the same.
lol finding the remote, turning on the TV and switching inputs is faster than the Xbox booting alone. It only takes my TV a few seconds to boot and changing inputs is like 2 seconds. Then I browse channels faster than you can do, find a channel, and put the remote down. Watching TV is about finding something to watch ASAP and this can't be done faster without the use of a remote. If you only watch a handful of channels I could see this working for you, but for everyone else this is a huge step back ESP when it's as hard as it is to find something to watch nowadays.
No disrespect to you BunzHoles I really understand the appeal of not having a remote I just don't think it's there yet. I think with voice and gestures they can eliminate the need for a remote but that's a LOONNGG time away! And with the Xbox not knowing where you are in the guide or what channel your on, it will never be the same.
Hey don't be so greedy with the drugs!lol finding the remote, turning on the TV and switching inputs is faster than the Xbox booting alone. It only takes my TV a few seconds to boot and changing inputs is like 2 seconds. Then I browse channels faster than you can do, find a channel, and put the remote down. Watching TV is about finding something to watch ASAP and this can't be done faster without the use of a remote. If you only watch a handful of channels I could see this working for you, but for everyone else this is a huge step back ESP when it's as hard as it is to find something to watch nowadays.
No disrespect to you BunzHoles I really understand the appeal of not having a remote I just don't think it's there yet. I think with voice and gestures they can eliminate the need for a remote but that's a LOONNGG time away! And with the Xbox not knowing where you are in the guide or what channel your on, it will never be the same.
I do not actually like the Xbox One Guide, or really any of the channel changing features.. in fact they are kind of a joke on the Xbox One with Xfinity X1. "Channel Up" causes the Xbox One to slowly type in the number of the channel above.. lol.. so if I'm on channel 500.. and I say that.. I get "5...0...1." with an annoying giant Xfinity menu popping up, and then eventually the channel changes. The X1 remote has a channel up button that doesn't do that.. so why can't Xbox One send the command?