Xbox Divx/Xvid Problem

n30_mkii · 29 Sep 2008 at 20:01

Most of my xvids / divx's don't seem to play. I get audio and what looks like a fuzzy black picture but no video, also the controls and menus won't come up requiring the xbox to be restarted before you can do anything. Games are find and DVD's jsut seems to be an issue with the XVid / Divx playback from the dashboard. Any ideas? 100mb connection. Common problem?

MikGriff · 29 Sep 2008 at 20:04

Have you tried deleteing then re-downloading the DivX update?

Kainz · 29 Sep 2008 at 20:05

If this issue is for tonight, then it is because XBL is down for maintenance. You need to be hooked up to XBL just to play xvids :/

[SKR]Phoenix · 29 Sep 2008 at 22:34

No you don't....

It's an issue that I have had before though and easy enough to fix.

Q: I can find the media download, but it either wont let me download it, I get an error, or I must be online in order to play back my DivX files. Whats the deal?

A: This is a known issue, with a fairly simple work around. Microsoft has bundled this codec with the previous optional codecs, so if you have downloaded it before, it can cause problems. The download is tied to your console as well as your gamertag. Simply download it from another account on the same console, this enables it to be used by any other profile on the same console. If you don't have another profile, just create a new silver account and attempt to play a DivX file while that new account is signed in. You will be prompted to install the update. Once this is done, you no longer need to be logged into LIVE to use the DivX playback. You may delete that silver profile if you want after the codec is installed. The new (as of July '08) DRM licence transfer tool may remove the need to be logged into live to playback xvids as well.