Can I share movies from a Windows 7 machine to an XBox?
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Ideally I was after some first hand knowledge, instead of a page of alternatives...
But thanks for showing me how to use google - Useful!
Well the 2nd result is the official guide from M$.
http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-360/system/media
Try looking at the results, that's how you use google.
http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-360/system/media
Try looking at the results, that's how you use google.
Look at the first post in this thread... That's how people ask for help, ideally from people who have experience in the matter.
Or look at the second post, for an example of... well figure it out.
So, anyone had any experience they can bring to the table of what works well? Ta!
The 1st result shows many people have experience with it, that's the good thing about http://answers.microsoft.com/
18,300 results from Microsoft alone!
Do you see a single word on that thread about MKVs?
Please unsubscribe. I'll wait for someone to come along who knows what they're talking about.
Thanks
Tried?… www.universalmediaserver.com Says there are renderers for the 360.
So no real luck with WMC or Universal Media Server. Performance on the XBox and other DNLA devices is just clunky and unreliable. eg: FF and the video stands a chance of jumping back to the beginning.
I think the answer is a dedicated media player. Might get a Boxee Box with Boxee Box Plus on it. Suppose to be very good for local content.
I think the answer is a dedicated media player. Might get a Boxee Box with Boxee Box Plus on it. Suppose to be very good for local content.
Considered Plex?
It transcodes most formats to something a device can play (including MKV's) and shows up as a DLNA device on the 360. You also get the benefit of being able to stream your media to other devices easily such as iOS and Android devices
It transcodes most formats to something a device can play (including MKV's) and shows up as a DLNA device on the 360. You also get the benefit of being able to stream your media to other devices easily such as iOS and Android devices
Considered Plex?
It transcodes most formats to something a device can play (including MKV's) and shows up as a DLNA device on the 360. You also get the benefit of being able to stream your media to other devices easily such as iOS and Android devices
I'm happy to try it, but why would it be any better/more successful than WMC and Universal Media Server, both of which do the same thing?
Ideally it would seem better if there was a dedicated app on the 360:-
1) Playing the media directly, but alas it can't do that because most of my media is MKV
2) Liasing with the dedicated app on my Windows 7 PC? So dedicated apps as both ends making a better job if than DNLA seems to?
Plex is an off-shoot of XBMC that's probably equally as active as XBMC in terms of development and HTPC enthusiast support. Personally I feel that Plex is in a whole different league to WMC and Universal Media Server.
I use Plex regularly to stream ripped MKV's to my iPhone and iPad without issue. If your PC is powerful enough you won't have any issue streaming full uncompressed bluray rips With the 360 you won't get the nice Plex interface to browse your library but you'll still have a basic interface to use (this is just because there's no app. it'll just be seeing Plex as a DLNA device)
I use Plex regularly to stream ripped MKV's to my iPhone and iPad without issue. If your PC is powerful enough you won't have any issue streaming full uncompressed bluray rips
With the 360 you won't get the nice Plex interface to browse your library but you'll still have a basic interface to use (this is just because there's no app. it'll just be seeing Plex as a DLNA device)
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I think when I did the same thing I was using a program called Tversity to configure my PC as a media server that the XBOX could connect to. Wireless speed wasn't really good enough for hi def though.
However these days I find it much better to store my tv shows/movies on a Synology NAS and use a Raspberry Pi to play the files back on the TV. NAS costs a bit but Raspberry Pi is relatively inexpensive.
Your ability to stream hi def content may be dependent on your network speeds though, without wired being an option consider using power line adapters.
However these days I find it much better to store my tv shows/movies on a Synology NAS and use a Raspberry Pi to play the files back on the TV. NAS costs a bit but Raspberry Pi is relatively inexpensive.
Your ability to stream hi def content may be dependent on your network speeds though, without wired being an option consider using power line adapters.
I'm using homeplugs currently, and I'm playing all my MKVs just fine into my lounge using an XTreamer. So the network is fine on that front.
HOWEVER, surely if the Windows 7 machine is decoding the material (MKVs) on the fly for the XBox, the material going over the network is uncompressed and going to be bigger/use more bandwidth?
I'm happy to give such a solution another attempt, but I just get the feeling decoding and sending stuff across the network to the XBox just isn't going to work very well, and instead a dedicated media player (ie: Like my XTreamer) is the answer.
Hence me looking at a second had Boxee Box and putting BoxeeBox+ on it.
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Yeah as I said my Raspberry Pi works well, and my XBOX 360 didn't - so I agree a dedicated player will do well. Stream 1080p MKV's over the network to the Raspbery Pi just fine.
I'd definately need optical output of sound to my amp.
I highly recommend a celeron NUC running OpenELEC for media player duties. Coming from an ATV2 and RPi, it's like night and day.
For optical output duties I bought a Turtle Beach Micro II, usb sound card. Works plug and play with OpenELEC and will even do Dolby Digital on-the-fly encoding.
For optical output duties I bought a Turtle Beach Micro II, usb sound card. Works plug and play with OpenELEC and will even do Dolby Digital on-the-fly encoding.
OK... Interesting! It does seem people are suggesting this solution is the most solid/reliable?
Questions:-
- What sort of spec unit should I get?
- Is it worth buying a small HD or justing using USB?
- And then I'd just need how mach ram?
- And then get a remote? Any suggestions there?
- You can turn the device on/off via remote?
As regards my need for optical output, is this the unit? - http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/sound-cards-accessories/micro-ii/31
Many thanks!