Fast and easy way of converting all your MKVs to XBOX360 compatible files

yaboy said:
Such a shame. :(

They can often stutter playing on my PC :(
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Buy a better PC or use a better media player!! I am typing this message from my day to day use 4 year old Centrino Laptop which is single core 1.6ghz old hat cpu with 512mb ram and some ancient 64mb ATI mobile card). This plays back 1.1gb mkvs fine and also can stream them over my network.

What kind of cruddy pc system you using? :D


rp2000
 
Im playing 10GB~~ MKV files, so obviously VERY HIGH HD content :)

Im playing them in latest VLC, 3800X2 @ 2.6g, 2gb memory and x1900xt :(
 
LOL

Well they don't stutter like loads, but say I watch the file, it'll like pause/jump for split second then it'll be fine.

Think the actual quality is around 1080p, 720p runs fine I guess all I can do is either upgrade (which isn't gonna happen), pray I can onday stream to 360 or just.. deal with it :)
 
Does anyone here stream stuff like this wirelessly?

Was thinking of putting a 360 in the living room, but there's no way to run an ethernet cable from upstairs. PC would still be wired if that makes any difference.

I think I would get away with SD xvid/divx stuff, but converted HD .mkv might be pushing it?
 
I can stream SD stuff without any problems at all (same combo, wired PC, wireless xbox). HD is Ok if the source is 720p, but there can be occasional stutters if the screen has lots of movement across the entire image, 1080 is a no go.
I'm looking to put in powerline adaptors to send the traffic over the electrical wiring instead.
 
I converted the file last night but didn't get a chance to actually watch it all. It was 720p and seemed okay data wise. However, I am only half using wireless, the 360 to router is wired, so that might help slightly.

I do actually have a powerline kit, the one that came free with my BT Vision Box, so I shall have to try that if things get choppy in busy scenes.
 
Caustic said:
I do actually have a powerline kit, the one that came free with my BT Vision Box, so I shall have to try that if things get choppy in busy scenes.
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Would be interested to know if it improved :)

I'll end up buying a wireless 360 adaptor (in conjunction with a wired pc) or a powerline kit, obviously want to know which one is the best option.
 
I'm curious myself anyway. SD stuff is flawless, and from my tests a while ago, they were not pushing the bandwidth all that much (15%) usage. The bit rate of the HD stuff is 4x that, so I might be all right. Fingers crossed. Considering all I have is vanilla 54g wireless, it might be close tho'.
 
Nismo said:
Would be interested to know if it improved :)

I'll end up buying a wireless 360 adaptor (in conjunction with a wired pc) or a powerline kit, obviously want to know which one is the best option.
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I've been using ethernet over mains for a while, due to sporadic wireless connectivity... and it has worked flawlessly for my consoles and XBox 1 with XBMC..

I've just upgraded to the 200Mbps plugs, and these are fine for all my 1080p content being streamed, including images of my BR/HD-DVD's
 
Nismo said:
Lol. I've just been looking at these :p

Anyone here using one to stream HD stuff? Looking at the D-Link Powerline HD kit.
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I'm using the Solwise Homeplug 85mbps ones. Have had a little trouble with some HD stuff though, stuttering and the like, so I'd advise going for the higher speed homeplugs.
 
Homeplugs look like a good bet then, but just one potentially daft question before I rule wireless out...

If I took my wireless laptop to where the 360 would sit, and tried to play a HD file over the network, would the resulting performance be a rough indicator to how the 360 would play the file wirelessly?

I realise equipment will be different, but would the principle be the same?
 
Nismo said:
Homeplugs look like a good bet then, but just one potentially daft question before I rule wireless out...

If I took my wireless laptop to where the 360 would sit, and tried to play a HD file over the network, would the resulting performance be a rough indicator to how the 360 would play the file wirelessly?

I realise equipment will be different, but would the principle be the same?
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Yeah, thats kinda how wireless surveying for access points is done. You just need to keep an eye on the signal strength mainly though.

But the laptop is a nice tool when it comes to wireless :p
 
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Nismo said:
Homeplugs look like a good bet then, but just one potentially daft question before I rule wireless out...

If I took my wireless laptop to where the 360 would sit, and tried to play a HD file over the network, would the resulting performance be a rough indicator to how the 360 would play the file wirelessly?

I realise equipment will be different, but would the principle be the same?
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The principle is sound. I play 720p files from my laptop over 54g perfectly fine all round the house. (the actual server is connected to a wired adsl router/modem/switch/WLAN)

It will work fine over 54g, but the odd dropout from over the air interference may mean the odd jerk. I never get this, but I use very little wifi in my home, so interference from other devices or bandwidth bottleneck on the AP is minimal).

It is also worth mentioning (although I have no direct experience myself), that Homeplugs also rely on decent electrical wiring in your house, something taht you woudn't really be able to assess in advance as. In the same way that a lot of phone lines can be perfect for analog phone calls, but can be iffy with ADSL connections (if you see what I mean by the analogy).


A good easy test using XP would be set that to monitor your network card etc and then have it graphing through perfmon console, walk around with your laptop and make sure the files still stream, then go back to host machine and have a quick check of the graphs. If the graphs dipped but you didn't see any issues visually then you are OK (simplistic test whcih I can describe in more depth, if required)



rp2000
 
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rp2000 said:
It is also worth mentioning (although I have no direct experience myself), that Homeplugs also rely on decent electrical wiring in your house, something taht you woudn't really be able to assess in advance as. In the same way that a lot of phone lines can be perfect for analog phone calls, but can be iffy with ADSL connections (if you see what I mean by the analogy).

rp2000
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Also have to be on the same circuit too, So plugging a homeplug in the living room won't network with a connection upstairs, If the Sockets are on different ring mains.

I've probably just stated the obvious, but ohwell :p
 
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