Submitted by: kirkland on Monday October 30th, 2006 at 09:01 PM EST

One of the advantages to having a "connected console" (i.e. one that is hooked up to the Internet), is that companies can conveniently make regular updates to the consoles' system software. Microsoft first tinkered with this with the original Xbox and its online service, Xbox Live.

With a bit of experience and a second console under its belt, the company has taken its idea of a connected console even further with the Xbox 360. Tomorrow morning, the console's dashboard gets its second large update, following the Spring System Update that added camera functionality and tweaks to the menu system. The free update will be available to all Xbox Live members.

The biggest addition to the Fall System Update is crystal clear--for owners of high-definition displays. Xbox 360s will now support the vaunted 1080p resolution that is so valued by videophiles--just in time for November's launch of the Xbox 360 external HD-DVD drive. Both games and videos will have the ability to be played back in the sharp resolution, and a Microsoft rep confirmed that existing Xbox 360 games can be upscaled to 1080p.

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