NEW FEATURES
-“Download manager” - Marketplace items now download in the background, queue up to six pieces of content
-DVD bookmark support will remember the film’s timing and location when resuming viewing
-Fast-forward and rewind now offered at 2x -16x for any videos saved to hard drive
-“Boot to Dashboard” setting will bypass the loading of any disc in the drive and open directly to Dashboard during power-on
-Begin slideshows from any photo
-Music player saves “shuffle” setting
-Much player save “repeat” setting
-Music player now displays which file is currently playing in the playlist
-Music volume level persists between game / reboots
-8 new locales added (Chile, Brazil, India, South Africa, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
-Separate settings now offered for Game and User volume controls
-Themes can now be set from the “System” blade on the Dashboard
-User-selected music continues play when switching from Dashboard to game or game to Dashboard
-“All Arcade Games” added as a selection in the Xbox Live Arcade area
-Personal gamer pictures allowed as Gamertiles – displayed only to those on your Friends List
-Added support to disable sound effects when navigating Dashboard
-Instantaneous “Change Theme” option added upon downloading new Dashboard themes
-Preserve folder structure of source when viewing photos
-A / B labels now provided to identify memory units in Dashboard
-Online status set to “Away” when screensaver becomes active
 
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
 
DVD Player
 
-Improved audio/video sync after extended pauses
-Improved visual quality
-DVD player outputs at native resolution over VGA connection
-Improved playback smoothness
-Improved fast-forward and rewind smoothness
-DVD play continues to attempt to read a disc after “disc read” error
-DVD play à Pause à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved
-DVD play à Slow Play à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved
-Repaired issues with missing menu selection icon from DVD disc menu for certain films
-Improved Xbox 360 Guide efficiency during certain films
-Repaired playback stutter during certain films
 
Music Player
 
-Player now populates music data (Title, Artist, etc.) when no track information is available
-User music is now pauses, instead of stopping, when games override user-selected background music
-Selecting an artist’s album no longer displays albums for all artists
-Improved performance when retrieving playlists from a Windows Media connection
-List music tracks in track-order when viewing albums by specific artist
-Unified music controls for music player in Dashboard and pop-up Guide
-Improved playback for Mono AAC-encoded files
-Improved connection timing between console and CD database over Internet
-Player no longer allows hard-drive selection when no hard-drive is connected
-Removed handling of MTP/USB devices when playing music from them more robust
-Improved error codes / messaging associated with unplayable content
 
Localization Improvements
 
-Fixed partially truncated strings in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian
-Korean clock / date format corrected after initial set-up
-Fixed system hang when changing the language of the console immediately after signing out
-Korean virtual keyboard “down” navigation now works for lower-right button
-Korean virtual keyboard caps disabled for input mode
-Fixed overlapping characters for pre-paid Gold membership card (Japanese localization)
-Removed extra spaces in several translated words (French localization)
-PC name displayed properly when containing Japanese characters
-Support single apostrophe character for Japanese virtual keyboard
 
Memory Area Improvements
 
-Streamlined selection – no profile selection required
-Improved overall performance, allowing quicker access to content
-Improved content views including name, file type, size, profile owner and location
-Faster identification of file types and fewer steps for actions such as copy, move, delete, etc.
-Capacity (or percentage-full) of storage device now consistent between select-a-device and storage scenes
-Device selection now shown on each screen to improve usability
 
Miscellaneous System Improvements
 
-Time elapsed now displayed when playing music files
-Enhanced categorization of media library
-Accelerated scrolling of large music lists
-New “shuffle” icon
-Repeat / Shuffle icon now operates as toggle button
-Default button for manual IP address is now “A” instead of “Done”
-Hidden and system folders are no longer displayed from MTP / mass storage devices
-Difficulty levels for gamer profiles ordered correctly
-Added additional line and word-wrap to “Publisher” in video area
-Shuffle / Random no longer skips last image in list when viewing photos
-Improved handling of Friend Requests between Gamertags that have changed names
-No longer asked “Exist to Dash?” when switching between areas in the Dashboard
-New error messages for when Windows Live ID requires password change
-Unlocked Achievements now displayed first in Game Summary page
-Selecting an Achievement now shows the specific Achievement details
-Full date now displayed for “Member Since” and “Next Bill Date” tabs on Membership scene
-Updated messaging for deleting arcade games purchased by different profiles
-No longer launch music CD in disc-tray when moving from Live sign-up to Dashboard or Network Troubleshooter
-Improved voice quality when connected through wired gamepad
-Show “Last Played Game” selection in Xbox Live Arcade first before enumerating all games (when Arcade game was last game played)
-Improved performance of picture enumeration from iPods formatted for Mac
-Adopt latest updates to Cero-based ratings for Family Settings
-Show videos downloaded from Marketplace in the Video area of the Media blade
-Improved usability around “Play Now” when downloading demos, trailers and videos
-Added support for South Africa-specific Family Settings
-Updated support for Japanese game ratings
-Video area changed to include game trailers and entertainment videos
-Improved robustness of Gamerscore when doing account recoveries
-Improved messaging around handling corrupt or non-fully recovered profiles
-Improved download performance for popular content being downloaded through Marketplace
-Total USB keyboard support
-Testing Live connection while streaming music from PC works correctly
-Next item / Focus sound not played when scrolling past the bottom of the video list
-Handle profiles on memory units inserted into system while enumerating profiles from other storage locations
-Warning / Alert icons now show as part of deleting items in Memory area
-Repeat rate for remote control matches game controller repeat rate
-“A” button disabled when in a list with no items available
-Wireless battery level added to mini-pop-up guide over backward-compatible games
-Pop-up guide / Dashboard now supports USB keyboard
-Console no longer enters “charge” mode when shutdown and the battery has been removed from wireless controller
-System no longer waits indefinitely when attempting to contact Windows Media Connect service on XP PC
-Improved Marketplace storage device selector
-Correctly set focus on selected item when back button pressed on “select a game” scene
-Notify users when multiple wireless SSIDS with identical names are within reach
-Provide Gold membership information when trying to join a session or accepting game invites with Silver accounts
-New text to highlight the ability to clear the passcode for Live account signing
-Photo slideshow no longer resumes when pressing “previous” or “next” from paused state
-Improved handling of corrupt profiles when deleting them
-No longer turn off wireless gamepads after system update reboot
-More robust handling of initial setup experience for memory unit users
-Improved handling of backward-compatible update experience, reboot back into Xbox v1 environment instead of Dashboard
-Improved handling for "block communications" from other players
-Improved keypress sounds when using USB keyboard
-Improved usability and performance of content enumeration for storage devices
-Show visual location for where Xbox Live Arcade games reside
-Improved user messaging when overwriting content while copying
-Improved consistency of messaging between "sign out" and "switch profile"
-Updated troubleshooter text for connection to Windows PC's joined to domain
-Better support for Xbox 360 game disc recognition
-Improved initial setup text messaging
-Improved overall error message terminology
-Game updates downloaded to memory unit no longer show "please reinsert" notification when memory unit removed
-More robust support for handling game deletes from memory unit and simultaneously removing memory unit
-Improved system performance between console and affiliated Windows Media Connect PC

-Personal gamer pictures allowed as Gamertiles – displayed only to those on your Friends List

-Better support for Xbox 360 game disc recognition

-Personal gamer pictures allowed as Gamertiles – displayed only to those on your Friends List

-A / B labels now provided to identify memory units in Dashboard