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Raneados
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my friend recently got an xbox 360 and a new bigass TV (for some goddamn reason I don't know), and we're trying to figure out a way to get avi and wmv etc files to transfer from the PC to the xbox 360 to play in the new TV
Is there an easy way to do this?
Is there an easy way to do this?
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You may need to download the optional media update, but that might be for iPods only.
conversely, you can do this wirelessly if you have a wireless connection and an adapter for your 360.
edit: Sometimes the 360 can be picky about what it plays. You might need to download a conversion problem. The best one is Mediacoder. I have even converted 10 gig mkv files without any noticeable loss. See how you go though
well seeing as though i am awfully tech-unsavvy
you're going to need to arrange some sort of ultra-layman's list for me. It's not even my Xbox360, I know 0 of what I am doing
Plug it in
go to the media blade, then video. Select portable device as the source. And it should come up.
Is that okay? Sorry, I typed the first up in a rush.
I'll detail it all in a bit, but right now I have to leave for work.
EDIT: Cross-posted from the another forum I posted it in:
There are a few ways to get video or music playing on your 360. You can pop it on a USB drive or iPod and play it directly from that in-game, or copy it to your hard drive from a USB drive or CD. Then you can just play it from the Mini Guide as detailed below.
If you want to stream it from your Windows PC, you can do the following:
1. Make sure your 360 is on the same network as your PC.
2. If you're on XP, install Windows Media Player 11 if you don't have it already. Alternately, you can also install Media Player Connect in conjuction with WMP10. If you run Vista you will already have WMP11 and if you have Media Center edition you won't need to worry about this step.
3. Set up a folder to share to your 360 somewhere accessible.
4. Turn on your 360 and connect to the network/Live. Go to the blue Media blade and select Music. Select your computer, if it is available. If not, hit X and select the options that are available to you.
5. Open WMP. Right-click the Library tab, and click Media Sharing. You should see your Xbox 360. Select it and hit Allow, then Apply.
6. Add the folder that you wanted to share to your 360 to your Library, by right-clicking the Library tab and selecting Add to Library. Select the second radio button (My folders...) and add the folder. This is the folder that you need to save your files to, and should appear as a monitored folder in the window. Note that you can have multiple folders, and folders within folders. You can even share a whole drive if you want.
7. Go back to your 360. You should be able to see your computer in the Media blade as an option. If you can't, try restarting your console and hitting X to change the source of media.
8. You can play any of these files from the Music or Video area of the Media blade. Once music is playing, you can enter or exit any game and it will continue to play and replace the in-game soundtrack, although it may pause for cutscenes and certain games will omit sound effects also. You also have access to pause/play controls from the Mini Guide.
Enjoy!
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What format are / from what source did you acquire your songs?
Also, while the Xbox 360's media capability has grown stronger over time, it's still weak to the "firepower of this fully armed and operational" XBMC. If your videos are in a format the 360 doesn't support, you may consider trying out TVersity; my experience led me to dub it utter shite and dig out my old XBMC-modded Xbox, but your mileage may vary.
So...download the update?
that's when things go bad, apparently, this thing does not exist
You might want to look into TVersity, although I have no experience with that.
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It does. It's just hard to find. It's in the marketplace. I think it's under "Games" actually. Took me ages to find it.