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360 and Windows Media Center?!

  • 31-12-2005 1:34am
    #1
    Bubba
    Registered Users Posts: 569 ✭✭✭


    OK so at the moment i'm running XP professional.

    Ive just got my premium at christmas and i want to take full advantage of its resources as i can. Both my xbox and my computer are in the same room. what do i need to be able to put movies, pics etc onto my 360? what other things can i do with my pc and my xbox? i hear it can't play divx files is that right? Do i need media center version of XP or can i do it with XP professional? does the media center cost much?


    That's alot of questions i know, if you can answer any of them i would be thankful

    Bubba


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  • #2
    The1337_Stephen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭The1337_Stephen


    I have the same question, can anyone help?


  • #3
    liamskater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 958 ✭✭✭liamskater


    myfriend put in a few cd's into his todat and there was an option of 'ripping' them to the hardrive.He put a movie in (familyguy) and it did'nt come up.


  • #4
    steviec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭steviec


    You need Media Centre edition to play movies, and you can't copy them to your xbox, it will stream them from your computer's hard drive over the network.


  • #5
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    as stevieC said it plays content streamed from a computer with windows Media Centre edition installed.

    Divx and other "decent" codecs can be converted using 3rd party software to be played on Extenders.


  • #6
    wayne040576
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭wayne040576


    Is all of the media centre functionality available without the 360 remote control, i.e. using the controller. Also is the windows media centre remote control (for pc) compatible with the 360.
    I got my media centre + remote a few weeks back, I'll be getting the 360 (core system) in a few days. I don't want to buy the 360 remote if I don't have to.


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  • #7
    sinjin_smythe
    Registered Users Posts: 995 ✭✭✭sinjin_smythe


    so unless you have Media Centre on your pc you cant do anything with the xbox ??


  • #8
    wayne040576
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭wayne040576


    weedhead wrote:
    so unless you have Media Centre on your pc you cant do anything with the xbox ??

    You can download media connect. It will allow you to play the audio files that are on your pc but for video you need to have a media centre pc. The xbox acts as a media centre extender.


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