So I have an Xbox 360 Elite, what else can it do?

Jon Frost · 18 May 2008 at 20:30

Hi,
I bought an Xbox 360 elite the other week, with GTA4. Obviously it is a games console, however can it do anything else? Play films perhaps via the LAN, exciting this like this?
Thanks

Jon

Wrathamon · 18 May 2008 at 20:33

Yes, it can play films via the LAN with the right software on the PC.

Or play divx/xvid directly from DVD-R or USB memory sticks etc...

Red Porsche · 18 May 2008 at 20:35

Drinks holder. Ps3 or wii cant do that.

PinkFloyd · 18 May 2008 at 20:37

redporshe said:
Drinks holder. Ps3 or wii cant do that.

rofl

Kreeeee · 18 May 2008 at 20:40

Wrathamon said:
Yes, it can play films via the LAN with the right software on the PC.

Or play divx/xvid directly from DVD-R or USB memory sticks etc...

Just use windows media player libraries.

PhillyDee · 18 May 2008 at 20:40

redporshe said:
Drinks holder. Ps3 or wii cant do that.

Heh

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KraniX · 19 May 2008 at 13:44

i'm impressed with the media centre as I DL a lot with the BBC iPlayer and can now watch everything on my TV via my xbox with out having to mess around. quality isn't brilliant but fine for general use.

Jongo · 19 May 2008 at 14:10

i hear it you train it well enough and provide much love they can jump over fences. However i have not tried this with mine.

jklc · 19 May 2008 at 15:24

They integrated MSN into the online a while back so you can login to it whilst playing games on live. Not the most practical feature unless you have the chat pad thing or a keyboard hooked up. You might be able to dry your hair with the fans at the back too.

orderoftheflame · 19 May 2008 at 15:28

jklc said:
Not the most practical feature unless you have the chat pad thing or a keyboard hooked up.

Even then it's less than reasonable.

Tobes · 19 May 2008 at 16:23

orderoftheflame said:
Even then it's less than reasonable.

Why? I don't use it often because my PC is right next to my 360 but when my PC is off I use it with the chatpad. Haven't had any problems with it. Only slight problem is people who like having long names on msn.

orderoftheflame · 19 May 2008 at 17:47

I just find it hard to have decent conversation. It could be that I just prefer the convenience of the PC, as I've always had my PC and Xbox within arms reach of each other.

I've got a chat pad, but I never login to MSN on the Xbox, maybe it's just personal preference.

Kreeeee · 19 May 2008 at 17:54

orderoftheflame said:
I just find it hard to have decent conversation. It could be that I just prefer the convenience of the PC, as I've always had my PC and Xbox within arms reach of each other.

I've got a chat pad, but I never login to MSN on the Xbox, maybe it's just personal preference.

It's the slow UI that annoys me when using MSN on the 360.

Shamikebab · 19 May 2008 at 17:56

orderoftheflame said:
I've got a chat pad, but I never login to MSN on the Xbox, maybe it's just personal preference.

Same, I find it useful for messaging, entering CD information when ripping, and for in game stuff (naming pinatas, typing web addresses in GTA4 that sort of stuff)

orderoftheflame · 19 May 2008 at 17:59

Shamikebab said:
Same, I find it useful for messaging, entering CD information when ripping, and for in game stuff (naming pinatas, typing web addresses in GTA4 that sort of stuff)

Yep, exactly what I use it for. I used to just use a USB keyboard, as anythings better than entering stuff with a joypad, but I only bought the chatpad as I was desperately in need of a new headset, and any other kind seemed impossible to get hold of at the time.

It's a pretty well formed and easy to use keyboard. I just find that an MSN client was an after thought for the console, and not done that well tbh.