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Tezcatlipoca · 20-11-2013, 20:56

Oh, something else annoying that I forgot to moan about in my previous post:

The HDMI passthrough is active only, not passive. To use anything connected via the passthrough, the Xbox One *must* be fully powered on.

That means if you route your Virgin box or Sky box via the Xbox One, the Xbox One must always be fully on simply to watch TV.

Personally, I love the idea of using the passthrough, and even though we won't have the One Guide at launch I can still see a use for routing my Sky+HD box via the Xbox One.

But... I'm not so sure that Mrs D would be keen on the extra power consumption, or on the increased hassle of using two systems simply to watch TV. Not being a gamer, she won't be "snapping" the TV into the side while playing something and she won't be getting messages or invites while watching Strictly on a Saturday... but she'd still need to use the console as well as the Sky box.

I may just plug my Apple TV into it instead, as that wouldn't be on anywhere near as much as the Sky box.

20-11-2013, 20:56	#1260
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: The Xbox One Thread Oh, something else annoying that I forgot to moan about in my previous post: The HDMI passthrough is active only, not passive. To use anything connected via the passthrough, the Xbox One must be fully powered on. That means if you route your Virgin box or Sky box via the Xbox One, the Xbox One must always be fully on simply to watch TV. Personally, I love the idea of using the passthrough, and even though we won't have the One Guide at launch I can still see a use for routing my Sky+HD box via the Xbox One. But... I'm not so sure that Mrs D would be keen on the extra power consumption, or on the increased hassle of using two systems simply to watch TV. Not being a gamer, she won't be "snapping" the TV into the side while playing something and she won't be getting messages or invites while watching Strictly on a Saturday... but she'd still need to use the console as well as the Sky box. I may just plug my Apple TV into it instead, as that wouldn't be on anywhere near as much as the Sky box.