Frayne Daddy
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Yeah the battery pack is amazing actually. I am amazed at the battery length on the controller actually. I also plug it into a wall adapter to charge and it recharges super quick
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Xbox inviting Xbox Members to test out the March Update (don't beg for invites)
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Yeah the battery pack is amazing actually. I am amazed at the battery length on the controller actually. I also plug it into a wall adapter to charge and it recharges super quick
SEGAvangelist
Member
If you try to update it a second time, you are given a notification that the controller has already been updated. I can confirm this because I tried this too. I'm such a guinea pig today.
Cool, thanks for the reply as there are times the OS would lag and things would slow down. Great to hear this has been addressed on this update.
Thank god! Now I can play late at night without being afraid of waking up my gf.
March now seems so far away...
If anyone has an invite left: MrGreen
Thanks!
Oh ok, I knew I had seen something about it. I'm still salty that Amazon didn't ship my adapter early.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
You always could play at night without issues. Just not full surround. Wasn't it digital? Cause I have XP510's and would use em at night and swore there was some sort of surround going on. Unless I'm just thinking I am.... Could possibly be it
Kevin Harris
Member
That's good to know I will try this tonight which will also confirm if the controllers got updated over the air as they have never been connected to the xbox one via USB.
Coin Return
Loose Slot
Got the update, the friends list is finally acceptable. Having the feed off to the right works so much better.
SEGAvangelist
Member
The "over the air" update is for the analogs. That's just a quick software fix. The firmware update is for the headset adapter and requires a micro-usb cable.
LukasTaves
Member
Not exactly packed with new features, but a solid update, specially this close to launch.
If they keep that pace up in a full year we should see tons of new stuff!
Kevin Harris
Member
Got you.....with the batteries out and system rebooted and with controllers connected via USB.
They like to make it easy!
Yes you could but only in stereo, unless your XP510's support DTS surround, which I highly doubt.
walltowall
Member
You don't have to.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
No but there was an option in the settings to turn on virtual surround sound. I think I did that. Good to see it's fully supported now though. Love me some XP's
If you like using XP510's for Stereo, be my guest. I'd pretty much label that unusable, lol.
XP510's could only achieve Stereo pre-update, no matter what you had checked. The Surround Sound (Beta) option did not change a thing.
Got the Shakes
Member
I found this on the Xbox Support page. It's step by step how to update the controller.
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/update-controller-for-stereo-headset-adapter
Kevin Harris
Member
SEGAvangelist
Member
The instructions don't matter. I am living proof.
I mean, when do we draw the line? I'd be lying if I didn't say I was excited, but for $500 basic features as such shouldn't have been a four month wait. I can't really call that 'killing it'. I am happy to see it fixed though, for sure.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
I use em for late at night.... It's that are mute lol. Id rather have something then nothing.
Standards are to high
Maybe the indicator is calibrated for the official battery or other rechargeable discharge differently?
Daffy Duck
Member
So you can only update with the chat adaptor?
Any micro USB, universal cable. The adapter includes one in the box.
I use em for late at night.... It's that are mute lol. Id rather have something then nothing.
Standards are to high
I know you're just kidding, but for stereo standards I'd just use a $10 stereo headset. The bigger question would be why you invested in XP510's if stereo is your main goal, lol. Either way, we're XP brothers so nothing but love. Thank goodness this update is finally here, we all deserve what we paid for on the sound front.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I agree somewhat, especially with party chat, but MS is making changes and adding features very quickly, so I think they should at least be commended for that.
Kevin Harris
Member
Could you imagine GAF and the internet if Microsoft said TUFF! live with it.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
I had them for the 360 before the x1 even came out and the rechargeable battery/Bluetooth option is amazing. So I was using them for full surround on 360.
Yeah luckily I got them in an auction so didn't pay to much for em but I am starting to get annoyed with how I can't use em as a mic. Chat adapter should fix that eh?
SEGAvangelist
Member
Before the aftermath of E3 2013, many here would have expected a response like that.
matrixman92
Member
is the refer a friend forum private for people in the beta? or can anyone view it? i cant seem to find it if its open for everyone
They really fell behind and are picking it back up slowly. I give credit where credit is due.
LukasTaves
Member
3.1 - And that they be as open as they are with app store on other platforms.
4 - Cortana and a handful of more context aware voice commands.
Yeah, I've had them since release as well, minus the auction bit (good buy for you). I simply can not play Halo without them at this point. I'll skip the stories and just say it's a night and day difference from a stereo set.
And yes the chat adapter will fix that. You'll be tethered unlike the 360, but it'll all be there. On the positive side the headset lasts much longer with Bluetooth turned off, have noticed this on my PS4 when tethered. I pre-ordered the adapter from Microsoft Store and it shipped yesterday.
Kevin Harris
Member
Its hard to imagine how all the meetings went in Microsoft after that meltdown. would not have been pretty.
For me it is media, media, media.
1. Local codec support for high profile h264 in multiple containers (i.e. mkv)
2. Same for common audio formats (not sure what is already supported, no list like 360 has)
3. Subtitle support from .Srt to .ASS!
Future option 4. 4K output support for video and low demand indie games!
It looks like Plex might never be ported (dev has already indicated no due to closed ecosystem) so this is really important. Using voice commands for all types of media from local to streaming, to dvd and bluray playback would make this machine worth the asking price for this alone as it allows easy and quick use for expert and novice alike.
I will be content with just VLC Metro.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
I'm just excited to see where they keep going. Remember the 360?
Started with this
Started with this
arhra
Member
Probably just down to the calibration on the battery meter. The system reads the voltage the batteries are supplying to determine how much charge they have remaining (all batteries tend to produce lower voltages as they discharge), and the voltage/charge remaining curves for rechargeables are very different to those of alkaline batteries:
Rechargeables will still work fine to power the controller, but the meter won't be much help is estimating how long you've got left.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
I'm okay with tethered. I actually tethered them for a bit before I sold my x32's. I found people could hear me more clearly. And yes I do notice the battery life is better without it.
I should order one now. Thanks for the reminder.
I'm just excited to see where they keep going. Remember the 360?
Started with this
A usable OS with no ads? Yeah, I remember that...
Sooo much this.
A Google Play esque app store scares me. There is just too much shit to sift through to find anything good.
We'll see Cortana become a major part of the Xbox One, just not for a year or 2. They are rolling it out to Windows Phone first and it sounds ok, but given a year or so of interaction with users and more development focused on Windows 8.1+ and Xbox One, it could be something special.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
To boring for me. I actually like it more now. Ads don't bug me. I think in canada we get less or something cause I barely notice other then maybe a trailer to a movie