External HDD for xbox360

Slinkie · 14 Apr 2007 at 11:13

Hi Folks,

Is it possible to attach and external HDD to a 360 to watch movies from? Also is it possible to rig dvds to a format that will play on the 360? The reason I am asking is that 90% of my DVDs are tv shows that I only ever really have time to atch one or two at a time so if I can just have them all on a HDD it would make it quicker and easier just to browse through all my shows and pick something to watch.

Thanks all

Matt

Ripper · 14 Apr 2007 at 12:09

Yeh, a USB hard drive will work fine. The vids will need to be in WMV format though.

Slinkie · 14 Apr 2007 at 12:43

I have just tried it ripping a DVD to WMV using a trial version of some software and it worked fine. However, it seems that it could be quite annoying to choose and episode of something to watch it seems that the dash board can only show wmv files in a massive long list and can't put them into subsections. It would be better if I could choose family guy and then an episode I want to watch or Friends etc. However, I think all the movie files are just going to be in one long list which isn't ideal!

Does any one know a way around this?

Thanks

Matt

Mr Men · 14 Apr 2007 at 12:47

You will need to wait for the next dashboard update to get the videos to maintain the folder structure sadly.

you could try this - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1..._content_on_xbox_360_an_easy_guide/index.html

to save you converting the files

also

http://www.orb.com/

Slinkie · 14 Apr 2007 at 13:27

Hi, have you got a link to what is included in the new update, also, when is it due to appear?

Mr Men · 14 Apr 2007 at 13:29

May 7th, there is a post about it on here somewhere

djjuk · 14 Apr 2007 at 17:07

Got one connected to mine with no probs, only use it for music though.

perry081064 · 14 Apr 2007 at 18:04

i didnt know i could do that .

ive a buffalo 160gb external hdd, so you are saying all i need to do is connect it via the usb to the 360 and itll play my wmv files?

Kreeeee · 14 Apr 2007 at 18:11

perry081064 said:
i didnt know i could do that .

ive a buffalo 160gb external hdd, so you are saying all i need to do is connect it via the usb to the 360 and itll play my wmv files?

Aye mate.

steveo · 23 Apr 2007 at 19:14

just to make a point guys as i dont think people no this ( i might be wrong so i apologise now if so) that when your using an external hard drive make sure its formated to fat32 and not ntfs as the xbox will not read ntfs

LordSplodge · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:36

I tried TVersity to stream my Divx movies to the Xbox. It sucked, some video played upside down, some froze.

I just write my divx movies to a DVD9 and keep stuff in collections.

Playing music via an ipod in game is cool though!