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Apr5
Problems With Build 7068
Beta testing can be fun. What’s not so fun is when the latest version of a software takes a step backwards. Why this happens, I can’t pretend to know. I just think people might need to know about it. The fact is however, these shouldn’t be read as complaints. When you run software that hasn’t officially been released, you take your chances and I’ve taken mine in this case.
There are really two issues I’ve noticed so far that are specific to build 7068 which is what I’m running on my main Media Center at this time. The first is that Divx/Xvid files look absolutely horrible on the Xbox 360. Very bad pixelization, some slight stuttering are things that weren’t happening in build 7000 for me. And just to be clear, we’re talking about the same files here. These aren’t new, lower quality rips. As well, after watching the same content this morning on both the Media Center PC and the Linksys DMA-2100, I can say with relative certainty that this is an Xbox 360 issue. The same piece of content played without issue on both of these devices. What the difference is, I have no idea.
The other issue I’ve seen so far is one concerning zoom. This seems to happen on both the 360 and the Linksys but not on the PC itself. There are several files that when I start them, they squeeze into the center of the screen. After adjusting the zoom to another setting and then changing it back, everything seems to work just fine. This happens on my Linksys with both video files and TV programming.
7068 has added some very nice cosmetic features to 7MC. Unfortunately, MS has also introduced some problems. Again, I certainly don’t blame them as it was my choice to run unreleased software. I post this more to let users know as well as let the eHome team know that some things might need a look before the RC hits in (hopefully) May.
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