DirecTV blade to bring HD TV and flicks to Xbox 360 Dashboard?

[lee espinoza]

We heard of DirecTV's philandering with Microsoft at CES when they announced they had plans for Windows Media integration and were going to "Extend the DirecTV experience to the Xbox 360 system." Well it looks like they might not just be hooking up a DirecTV box to the 360 and calling it good, but might in fact be adding a whole new blade to the Xbox 360 Dashboard that would allow for HD movie and TV downloads along with "standard-definition streaming DVR (i.e., TiVo) functions." This is according to the Official Xbox Magazine, who marks the story as a rumor, but if it is true that means the Xbox 360 might just be giving the PS3 a run for its money in the media department after all.

http://gps.engadget.com/2006/02/17/directv-blade-to-bring-hd-tv-and-flicks-to-xbox-360-dashboard/
http://www.liveside.net/comments.php?shownews=77&catid=4

[Jotas]

Interesting. Even though I've given up my quest to purchase a 360 until it goes down in price I may have to revisit my stand on that. Currently I'm gunning for a PS3 for its BluRay capabilities.

[slydog75]

Keep in mind the 360 will support HD-DVD soon (with an external drive)