The fans made their TV orientated pleas to Xbox and now new features are arriving with the help of the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner.
If you live in the UK, France, Germany, Italy or Spain then good news as the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner is coming in October. By having this equipment it will provide users with a wireless digital TV experience via the USB tuner as an alternative to accessing TV content from a set-top box connected through the HDMI-In port. It will also support free-to-air DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C television standards.
For a full list of capabilities check below (Be aware, for voice actions you will need to use Kinect) –
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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.
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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.
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Pause Live TV: Pause your favorite show when you get up to take a break.
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TV Listings in the OneGuide: TV listings will be available in the OneGuide. From anywhere, say “Xbox show guide, what’s on BBC One?” to quickly navigate directly to that channel’s listings.
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Favorite Channels in the OneGuide: Create your own personal Favorites in the OneGuide so you can easily choose what you want to watch.
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Channel Tuning by Voice: The OneGuide allows you to call out your favorite TV channel by name and start watching it instantly.
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The OneGuide on Xbox SmartGlass: Now you have access to the full OneGuide on the new Xbox SmartGlass app with the ability to tune channels on your TV.
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TV On Demand: TV listings in the OneGuide will indicate which shows are available on demand from video apps.
The Xbox One Digital TV Tuner will be available beginning late October in the UK for ₤24.99, and France, Italy, Germany and Spain for €29.99.
