Xbox Live Video Marketplace downloads stalled by glitches

The two biggest questions since Microsoft announced its Xbox Live Video Marketplace have been: 1. does anyone still has enough space on their Xbox 360’s 20GB hard drive for movie downloads in high definition? and 2. does anyone — even the guys at Redmond — have enough bandwidth to feed the HDTVs of millions of Xbox Live subscribers? Since launching two days ago those questions have been answered with a yes and resounding no, respectively. Users have complained of slow downloads that time out, receiving different files than the ones they requested and being charged twice when trying to complete timed-out rental downloads. Major Nelson has chimed in on the issue, letting us know that the company is aware of the problem and will refund Microsoft Points to all those who call 1-800-4MYXBOX for assistance. Good luck with that, though, as at least one person was told there aren’t any managers available to refund customers until after the holiday weekend. So while network engineers and management sleep off yesterday’s turkey and camp out for cheap plasmas, you may want to hold off trying to download Clash of the Titans in 720p ’till things get straightened out.

[Thanks, WiFiSpy]

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Preview of the Viewsonic VX1945wm (19-inch).

The 22-inch Westinghouse LCM-22w2 widescreen LCD features pleasing performance, plenty of A/V ports, and a nice price.

All your friends have them, and you want one, too. But how do you go about buying and setting up the right HDTV? It’s really not as hard as you might think. Just relax—and read on.

Filed under: Announcements, Features, Samsung, DLP

We know we’re a little late getting this one out the door, but believe it or not we still have two more HDTVs to give away before we get bum rushed by the holiday season. First, let’s do up the overdue winner sof the last Samsung HL-S5679W and Philips 42PF9631D plasma: Aaron B and J Hofman, you guys are taking those things home! So the (last) HDTV we’re giving away today is a Samsung HL-S5679W DLP, a hugemongous display sure to make that living room or den glow in the warmth of a massive LED backlit screen. For the record, here are the specs on today’s prize:

56-inch LED backlit 1080p display
DNIe video enhancer and Cinema Smooth light engine
4,000:1 contrast ratio
Built-in NTSC / ATSC tuners with PIP
2 HDMI, 2 component, 3 composite, and 2 S-Video inputs
We’re also throwing in a 6-foot HDMI cable from eHDMI

To be entered to win this sick piece of screen, just leave us a comment telling us which next-gen console(s) you plan on using it with. Seriously, that’s all you have to do to get a chance to win a 56-inch Samsung HDTV. You’ll have until next Monday (the 27th), then we’ll pick the winner at random, assuming s/he follows the rules:

You may enter other Engadget contests, however…
You may only enter this contest once; if you enter more than once on this particular contest post you’ll be automatically disqualified and barred from all future giveaways. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You may enter future Engadget relaunch giveaway contests though!
You can only win once. (If you win and then try to go for a second prize during our relaunch giveaways, you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc.)
This contest is open to the US only, sorry!
You will be shipped your HDTV in a few weeks when all our contests are over. Thanks for your patience!

Ok everybody, good luck!

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