PSA: UFC, VUDU, other video apps now available on Xbox 360

@southernpredator +1 I'm surprised that Kotaku has been the only one to post about this.

@southernpredator
Wow. Seriously, this is a big deal. I am suprised at the lack of press on this.

@cantwait2bhome

Because it isn't. There are few displays capable of displaying the "missing" RGB information as it is not present in the TV broadcast standards anyway.

@Ordeith Sounds like you don't understand the issue at all. Ignorance is bliss I suppose. :)

@henhowc

sounds like you don't, you would know about the while bliss thing.

@Ordeith He's right that you don't understand the issue. My display is calibrated with a colorimeter to very strict specs. The issue isn't "displaying the "missing" RGB information as it is not present in the TV broadcast standards anyway." That's EXACTLY our point! Video is encoded for digital 16-235. However, with the new dashboard, even if the dashboard itself is properly displaying at those levels, when you play a video, it doesn't play at the same levels (as the histograms in Digital Foundry's tests clearly show). So even if your display is calibrated so 16 = black like it should for broadcast standards, a black level test pattern played on the 360 will now show the information below 16 because it is altering the video levels (whereas it didn't with the NXE dashboard). It should NOT be showing that information, and shouldn't be showing video at a different level from the dashboard when set to Standard reference level in the system settings. Worse, if you set it to Intermediate or Extended, it throws away info above 16 and truncates white levels, making video look even worse. And because the video levels are now different than the dashboard/games with no consistency, you can't even adjust your TV around it.

@SlipknotFan

Walmart acquired Vudu in 2010

@TehPeanut - The Canadian Netflix has gotten much better in the past four months or so.

The rest of the apps (outside of YouTube) I would agree with you on, except for the UFC app, which is excellent if you're a fan of the sport.

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi
huh, i guess that explains the name...

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi they removed the "sexy" channel and the ability to log into your account which makes it completely useless. Especially w/ YouTube on there

@joer22784

The youtube app seems to have some videos not showing on it as well.

I tried searching for a couple songs on the links which turned up on youtube.com didn't all turn up in the youtube app.

It could just be how it orders them though.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

you know, same thing happens with the YouTube app on my phone. it doesn't turn up quite as many videos as doing a search on the full site with my phone.

@HaVoK308

^I buy just about all of them^

Meant to type that regarding UFC PPV. Thanks for the ability to edit my post Joystiq! Guess I should become a better proof-reader.

@HaVoK308

I agree the new Netflix for 360 is God awful...I mean the auto play crap...can not restart the episode from the beginning or skip chapters.

The UI is horrible and very slow as well. I wish they would have at least kept it the old way but since everything is Kinect mandatory now then we're screwed.

@HaVoK308
Yeah, I don't watch UFC, but for the preview I tried out that app, and I must agree, it is very well built. Seems like it could be very useful for someone like who actually likes to watch the sport.

I agree with the SyFy comment as well. I mean, really? What the heck is the point of that thing?

I personally wish they had more apps that didn't require a separate subscription from Gold (I don't have Netflix or Hulu Plus), but it's certainly not surprising that this is the case.

@HaVoK308

I agree with you very much on the netflix app for the 360. I use netflix pretty much everyday so my son can watch shows like shaun the sheep and sesame street but i really hate that they removed feature like "restart episode" or episode selection without having to actually load up the show first. Netflix and Xbox really need to fix this. ASAP

Heads up, YouTube on console is restricted just like YouTube for mobile phones are. Could be for legal reasons who knows, but don't expect alot of content (aka music) to show up like its Computer counterpart

Considering Channel 4 and Channel 5 don't record anything in 1080p and some shows are still recorded in SD, that's not going to happen.