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MCE 2005 --> DIVX XBOX 360

  • 13-05-2009 10:33am
    #1
    EasyBoy1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭


    HI Guys, Wondering if any of you media genius types can help me :)

    I have moved my xbox 360 up into the 'home cinema' attic and rebuilt my Windows XP 2005 MCE machine. Part of the plan was to connect the two and stream divx files to the xbox via MCE extender functionality. I find that in Media Center mode, the xbox doesn't see my divx files and when i use WMP11 the quality is shockingly bad - lots of blocky artifacts & streaking etc ... TV works perfectly and is as good quality as on the media center machine

    If i plug the laptop into the network point in the attic and play divx files from a share, they look great ...

    Network is 85mbps homeplug giving about 2 megabytes/s real bandwidth ..

    any ideas why 1. MCE 'mode' wont see the files and 2. quality is so bad with WMP 11?

    (sorry for long post and thanks!)


Comments

  • #2
    Kenny_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    Have you thought about trying TVersity?

    http://tversity.com/


  • #3
    EasyBoy1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭EasyBoy1974


    Thanks for the reply - yes i was looking at TVersity alright - hoping it supports 5.1 sound and that it wont mess up my existing (working) media center functions (TV specifically)!


  • #4
    00sully
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭00sully


    +1 for TVersity. Amazing bit of software.


  • #5
    EasyBoy1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭EasyBoy1974


    OK - time to give TVersity a go - thanks for the recommendations!


  • #6
    hobochris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭hobochris


    +1 for TVersity...


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  • #7
    Evolute
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭Evolute


    Yeh Tversity is the best one to use.:)


  • #8
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    Just jumping on the bandwagon really, yup TVersity is great, that or an external USB drive. I use both and I find it very handy just to back up everything to the USB and plug that it's the XBox


  • #9
    EasyBoy1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭EasyBoy1974


    Thanks every1 - installed TVersity and it is great .. still some quality issues, but i think thats just because it's bad source material (600mb avi) on a big screen ... have to try to rip everything at a higher quality from now!


  • #10
    EasyBoy1974
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭EasyBoy1974


    just an aside - how come TVersity is so simple to set up for streaming, but Windows Media Center is a pain in the a$$??? seriously, it took me 5 mins to set up (if even) yet i can lose days on media center ...


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