There’s a Problem with Xbox 360 1080p Playback? Yep, and a Fix Incoming

By SfreacK
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Updated: January 23, 2012

I don’t use my Xbox 360 to watch (or stream) video, so I missed this, but it seems the recent “Metro” dashboard update made a mess of high-definition video playback — specifically anything running at the tip-top resolution, 1080p.

No, game playback’s not affected, so no need to get those particular undergarments in a twist, but Digital Foundry recently drew attention to the alleged bug, claiming it “saw video playback washed out, emphasizing compression artifacts and lowering image quality compared to the previous, perfectly serviceable video player.”

The site further claims Microsoft “appeared to be ignoring the feedback of its beta testers to the point of deleting reports of the issue, causing dismay from those who put their time and effort into road-testing the new update.”

Ignorant no more: Microsoft programming director Larry Hryb: “We’re aware of the colorspace issue w/ some Xbox video apps & are working on a fix. No ETA yet but we hope to have an update soon.”…

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