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What do you use your Xbox for?

  • 14-04-2010 7:26pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭


    I know its primarily a gaming machine, but what do you use your Xbox for?

    In this order, I:

    Use it to watch movies from an external HDD. It plays most things I throw at it.
    Listen to music from said HDD.
    Play demos.
    Play games, singleplayer mostly.

    I rarely multiplayer.
    I don't use the Facebook or Twitter features.
    I don't have Sky, so don't use that.
    I don't view photos.

    What about you?

    What do you do on your Xbox 410 votes

    Play Single Player Games
    0%
    Play Multiplayer Games
    29%
    stevosliceTomtony 2 toneMakaveliMr Espooky donkeytmanondaflyRobertFosterfolanGristlyEndGryzorEpitaphbren2002AdMMMSarnT-b0n3Lucious Sweetoklatoxof 119 votes
    Watch videos from an external source
    26%
    stevosliceTomtony 2 toneMakaveliMr Espooky donkeytmanondaflyRobertFosterGristlyEndbren2002AdMMMT-b0n3Lucious SweetoklatoxofdervAlkerstom_ass19mcgovern 110 votes
    Watch DVD's
    16%
    stevosliceTomtony 2 toneMr EtmanRobertFosterGristlyEndEpitaphAdMMMSarnoklaneacy69toxofseanybikerdervAlkerstom_ass19mcgovernmicksbrav 69 votes
    Play music
    11%
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    Watch Sky
    5%
    tmanGristlyEndtoxofAlkerstom_ass19bravUndeadRoyale with CheesethehomeofDobniallonallanb49Keith186Zeouterlimitsdunworth1Podge2k7miralizeTwilightningRedlioncensusproSraw 23 votes
    Facebook
    5%
    TomMakaveliondaflyAdMMMoklamcgovernKorvanicaUndeadRavage1616antordjkeoghSeantheMan3rdDegreeeoin2ncNedved85flanders2006DARK-KNIGHTGamer Bhoy 89Liam Omooman 23 votes
    Twitter
    1%
    AdMMMUndeadflanders2006miralizeTwilightningDARK-KNIGHTSlugs 7 votes
    Watch movies on Zune
    0%
    Undeadmiralize 2 votes
    Play Atari Jaguar...Wait, what?
    2%
    UndeaddjkeoghFingleberriesCR 7DARK-KNIGHTmoomanSlugsCactus ColmFirefox11 9 votes


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    TV/Movies > Single Player > Multiplayer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,459 ✭✭✭T-b0n3


    Watch videos from an external source
    Pretty much just use it to play Fifa 10 with mates off line or manager mode. Have PC in same room so use that to play films/music etc.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Online gaming
    Online gaming
    Hopelessly addicted to online gaming specialy since I hooked up with a turtle beach x11. Its extreme.
    Also use the on demand stuff from sky as its free. Those 500 free films n those crime documentaries are alway interesting. Dont really watch normal t.v. Anymore just anything thats posible through the 360!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Bob the Seducer


    Just games really, offline at that. It's like living in 1996 (with an xbox 360) at my house!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    HD Porn, StreetFighter 4 and Halo really.....

    :p


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Watch DVD's
    Watching Movies/TV Shows > Single Player Games > Multiplayer games...

    I dont use Sky, Twitter. I've used the facebook once and thougt it was rubbish...

    I love being able to watch movies though the xbox (but its a real pity there is still no MKV support)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭Nedved85


    Facebook
    Set this up as a poll??

    Playing games on live mostly>> watching tv shows/movies off external hdd but id prefer if it could play mkvs >> sky player sometimes


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭helios12


    Fieldog wrote: »
    HD Porn,

    The Xbox has .mkv support now ? I haven't turned the thing on in quite a while.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    helios12 wrote: »
    The Xbox has .mkv support now ? I haven't turned the thing on in quite a while.

    Doesn't have to be MKV to be HD.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    Play music
    Games, nearly always online when I pay the sub, don't play singleplayer offline usually, only play offline when people are over.

    DVDs sometimes, and I'd use the SkyPlayer if I knew how to work it.:P


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭helios12


    amacachi wrote: »
    Doesn't have to be MKV to be HD.

    This is true, so how do you have you're HD content playing on your Xbox?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭kdave


    a nightlight since it got the RROD


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    helios12 wrote: »
    This is true, so how do you have you're HD content playing on your Xbox?

    Some WMVs. Only have 3 off the top of my head. TV is only standard def so I can't be sure they're playing in HD, but 2 played perfectly on a PS3 before on a 42 inch telly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    Watch Sky
    helios12 wrote: »
    This is true, so how do you have you're HD content playing on your Xbox?

    with .avi , .wmv , .mp4


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Facebook
    Aside from games obviously

    Sky Player + Media Center (Externally downloaded on PC) are full of W1n !!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭spooky donkey


    Watch videos from an external source
    gaming single and multi.
    Though I do watch the odd vid on a USB stick/DVD on the xbox downstairs.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Watch Sky
    Mostly for gaming

    My PS3 gets used for music, dvds and video files, but I will occasionally fire up the 360 if the PS3 is having problems with an AVI file. (not playing the audio can be fairly common)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    Facebook
    Gaming
    Watching Xvid Movies (If its DivX, i use PS3, Xbox dont play DivX films for me)
    Watching Sky
    Streaming Music whilst playing games


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭Sod'o swords


    Play music
    I noticed the lack of 'abusssin dem foriners' which i'm sure proves popular among many.

    But for me, Games both SP and MP, recently though it's mostly just the Odd DVD.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    I noticed the lack of 'abusssin dem foriners' which i'm sure proves popular among many.

    Just the yanks after they call me Australian. :pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 39 astronige


    Watch videos from an external source
    i use mine mostly to play multi player games... i recently moved to be with girlfrind in ireland .. my relations all in uk... and a couple are teenage that use xbox all time etc so i use it to keep in touch as well as play ganmes at same time


  • Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭Undead


    Play Atari Jaguar...Wait, what?
    Pretty much all of the above, mostly SP, MP & Sky Player.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭tom_ass19


    Watch Sky
    Use it mostly for multiplayer games online, music then movies. Dont use sky or use twitter. Logged into facebook and zune a few times just to check it out. Playing music and movies across the network, lot easier than having to transfer stuff on and off the external.

    Tis the job :D


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,713 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Media player mostly but tbh its rarely used.
    My son uses his to game.
    I stick to my pc for gaming.

    Im watching blu ray movies on the 360 thanks to yamb

    http://yamb.unite-video.com/index.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭Fol20


    Watch videos from an external source
    i use the xbox for mainly online gaming.

    Ps3 for watching any media files..Ps3 layout for watching movies is much better imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,320 ✭✭✭v3ttel


    Watch videos from an external source
    amacachi wrote: »
    Just the yanks after they call me Australian. :pac:

    Apparently I'm Spanish, amigo!

    Use it for games, online and offline. Watch a few DVDs every now and again, or something from my external HDD. I have my pc and HDTV side by side, so its nicer to watch it on the bigger screen. Adios!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    1. Playing multiplayer
    2. Watching films/tv shows via usb
    3. Watching DVDs
    4. Single Player
    5. Facebook


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    amacachi wrote: »
    Just the yanks after they call me Australian. :pac:

    I'm always a 'british ****' to them :P


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Watch DVD's
    I don't bother with multiplayer on the xbox, why pay a sub when it's free on the PC.

    I also use it watch HD video.

    Checkout Xenon MKV for all your mkv demuxing needs.
    (the only problem I've found is I have to change the .mp4 extension to .m4v for my xbox to see them on my twonky server NAS)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭!MAVERICK!


    Play music
    Since I got a PS3 this January, I haven't used my Xbox for nothing but a few single player games.


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