thanks tim.

yeah, im connected through a router (hard wired). i was looking at compters to upgrade to that include the windows media center (mostly dells) and the card to upgrade to is a ATI Theater 650 Pro Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control ($100 upgrade price). as far as with the remote, my question moreso is, to control what i am viewing on my tv (schedule recordings, rewind, etc), would one use the remote intended for the tv tuner ( controlling the PC), or a remote for the xbox (controlling the 'output to the tv).

any idea why it is limited to 720p and not outputted at 1080P?

thanks

so would you need a remote for the computer or a remote for the xbox?

and what does the wiring setup look like on this? cable connected to the tv and computer, computer and xbox connected to the router, and xbox to the tv?

will this work for all the HD programming as well?

i would like to see them make an option to do the split screen vertically instead of horizonally so you can get almost your own tv in split screen as opposed to 2 illongated slivers on top of each other making it extreemly difficult to see

Microsoft demoed IPTV at last year's E3. It's TV over the internet and I'd say that it's gonna need an Xbox 360 Elite.McBanjo

what do you mean by IPTV and why would you say youd need an elite? just out of curiosity.

speaking of elites.... im questioning upgrading to an elite but i kind of want to wait for the new chips and all that good stuff. how long do you guys think before they upgrade the internals?

from what i have read so far, you need a pc that is windows media center compatable (pretty much bought before last year because there is no software upgrade) and you connect the pc with the xbox 360. as far as whether or not you need a tuner card in your pc i am not sure of but... when everything is said and done and working properly, you should be able to record/rewind/fastforward/etc live tv through your computer using your xbox. i think the xbox is needed as a 'middle man' between the tv (which likely isnt windows media enabled) and your pc which is where all the media is stored (i think)

correct me if im worng....

in order to use an xbox 360 to record and play television shows, what has to be done and what are the hardware requirements for such a thing?

help is greatly appreciated