Xbox 360

Simon · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:37

A mate at work is thinking of getting an Xbox.

I don't know much about the Media centre bits and stuff like that as I just use mine as a Console.

Can you plug external HDD into the console and watch films etc off it?

Cheers

Kyle009 · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:38

yes you can watch films off an external HDD. You can also stream them from a Windows PC using Media Player 11 or Windows Media Centre edition

Wrathamon · 3 Dec 2007 at 13:49

And as of tommorrow with the new dash update, divx will be supported.

St0n3y · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:02

Wrathamon said:
And as of tommorrow with the new dash update, divx will be supported.

Divx only? or will it support Xvid too..?

NokkonWud · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:04

I thought it was Xvid being supported?

Simon · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:05

Wrathamon said:
And as of tommorrow with the new dash update, divx will be supported.

He's been umming and ahhing over which to get, I think divx was what made him go for the 360 over the Ps3

Wrathamon · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:05

St0n3y said:
Divx only? or will it support Xvid too..?

Well, from the FAQs, MPEG4 is what it supports, which divx (version 5+) and xvid are.

older Divx version 3 and 4 files won't be supported.

FAQ: http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-video-playback-faq.aspx

Cut and paste:

15. What types of AVI files are supported?

The Xbox 360 supports files encoded using MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple and Advanced Simple Profile. These files are often referred to as Xvid or DivX® video files. Many common PC DVD authoring tools, cameras, and camcorders are capable of encoding files using MPEG-4. Note that some files authored for DivX devices may also contain additional functionality(menus, subtitles, multiple audio tracks, etc). The Xbox 360 will attempt to play these files, but does not support any of the additional functionality and in some cases will be unable to play the file.

NokkonWud · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:09

Cheers matey.