The Xbox One October update is just around the corner and with come some pretty cool changes to the way you will use the Snap and Smartglass apps. Also dropping in October (In European markets) is the new HD Digital TV Tuner.
Microsoft first announced the new tuner back in August, writing on their Xbox.com Xbox Wire blog:
“Beginning in October, the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner will be available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, providing Xbox One users in those markets with an over-the-air digital terrestrial TV experience through the USB single tuner, an alternative to accessing TV content from a cable or satellite set-top box connected through the HDMI-In port. The new digital TV tuner will also support free-to-air DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C television standards.”
The blog went on to lay out some of the new tuners’ features:
“Watch HD TV on Xbox One: With the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, you can watch free-to-air DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C television channels without changing TV inputs. You can receive game invitations and notifications while watching TV and even watch TV while you wait for a multiplayer match to start.
“TV Viewing in Snap Mode: You can watch TV using the Snap mode, watching TV on the side and leaving the main screen for games, Skype, or other applications.
“Pause Live TV: Pause your favorite show when you get up to take a break.”
Now it has been announced that tuner will allow for TV streaming on your Smartglass device:
“If you have an Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, you will be able to stream TV across your home network to your smartphone or tablet using the Xbox SmartGlass app. You can also pause, play, rewind and change channels, without interrupting gameplay.”
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