Running videos through 360 without win media centre!

Froggy · Post by **Froggy** » 08 Sep 2006 02:00 pm

If you’re up with all the latest technical grubbins you may know that the 360 can’t stream videos without being connected to a Windows Media Centre PC, which is hardly the best solution seeing as XP Home is the most common version of Microsoft’s dominating OS.

However, our prayers have been answered as the newest release of Windows Media Player 11; Beta 2. This Beta is designed to eliminate both MCE and Windows Media Connect for sending your media to your 360, so it is incredibly important. However, this won’t be available on the 360 until the Autumn dashboard update, but when it does expect many copy-cat programs for your PC that may turn your 360 into a TV player, sort of like how Windows Media Connect can be replaced by other various solutions that include internet radio stations.

To enable this already on WMP11, right click on the “Library” menu tab at the top, and then click “Media Sharing”, and this will bring up all the various details of the devices available, and click on your 360 and then “Allow”, then “OK” to save all this kerfuffle. Now on your 360 go to the “Media” blade, and if you were already connected you will now be given a can’t connect error message, so select “Test Another Computer” and find the computer you want to stream music and pictures from, and this means streaming will function as before and gives you the added bonus of being video-ready.

Many thanks to Elektriq for the awesome mini-tutorial, and stick with Club Skill for more gaming news.

From here

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 08 Sep 2006 02:03 pm

What about other video formats or is it still only wmv?

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Sep 2006 02:06 pm

I read about the WMP11 streaming, thank fucking god ms woke up to themselves and now allow streaming through any windows pc.

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 08 Sep 2006 03:05 pm

that is excellent news.

Spoonfan · Post by **Spoonfan** » 08 Sep 2006 05:07 pm

No need to get Vista now.

Cletus · Post by **Cletus** » 08 Sep 2006 05:07 pm

Good news...though currently my PC and 360 run on the same LCD and both use the same 5.1 so at this stage it makes no difference to me.

If I were to run them on seperate screens,I'd see the benefit.

MiNiStRy · Post by **MiNiStRy** » 08 Sep 2006 08:53 pm

I run the pc to my tv via a 10 meter vga cable so it makes no diff to me. But i can see the benefit if you didn't.....well done Ms on an update that was needed at launch.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 09 Sep 2006 05:13 pm

only wmv? what the hell?

offline · Post by **offline** » 09 Sep 2006 06:36 pm

What about this:

http://xbox360.qj.net/WMP-11-Can-t-Stre" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... /aid/65199

...saying audio only, not video?

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 10 Sep 2006 09:50 am

i've just installed wmp11 and I found that wmp11 upgrades the version of windows media connect. I'm gonna try streaming some vids now. I'll report back later how i go.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 10 Sep 2006 10:12 am

Ok looks like the video streaming doesn't work currently. The new media connect interface wmp11 uses supports video, but the 360 needs a dash update to stream from the new interface. So apparently the new dash coming supports it.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 10 Sep 2006 11:09 am

word of advice, if you use the mp3 streaming, hold off upgrading to wmp11. I had some issues with the media list not refreshing and so decided removing my computer from the 360's connect list and reconnecting would work. Anyways it can't find my now pc even though my pc can see my 360. Also there were some issues at first trying to get the 360 to see wmp11 in the first place, with a previous stored wmc connection.

So looks like to really get the most out of the new wmp11 we need the new dash update. stick with windows media connect for now.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 16 Sep 2006 12:33 pm

I've ran into the same problem as you, lestat. Rolling back WMP11 now.

Froggy · Post by **Froggy** » 16 Sep 2006 12:52 pm

yeah in the article it say you have to wait for the spring update.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 16 Sep 2006 01:15 pm

It was working fine for a while, then decided to shit itself.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 16 Sep 2006 01:29 pm

what do you guys have in wmv that you actually watch? full length movies in wmv? are you crazy?

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 16 Sep 2006 01:35 pm

I have heaps of UFC and PRIDE stuff in WMV.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 16 Sep 2006 02:19 pm

i wish i knew what either of those things are

westical · Post by **westical** » 16 Sep 2006 02:22 pm

selfish wrote:what do you guys have in wmv that you actually watch? full length movies in wmv? are you crazy?

What's crazy about that?

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 16 Sep 2006 02:59 pm

i've always had bad experiences with wmv: seeking always seems a bit funny (or simply not allowed), the quality is rarely that good, audio synch seems all-too-eager to fall apart, and worst of all, you can't do anything with it - importing a wmv to premier or final cut is well nigh on impossible.

it's been a while since i'd tried to deal with them (been burnt enough by realmedia and wmv to understand that an open format is a good format and so avoided wmv as much as possible) - so maybe it's better now, i don't keep up with the wmv scene.

pilonv1 · Post by **pilonv1** » 16 Sep 2006 03:01 pm

I've never liked WMV, but if someone puts a case for it then I'll gladly stop using divx/xvid on my Xbox.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 16 Sep 2006 04:08 pm

selfish wrote:i wish i knew what either of those things are

May want to step out of your Nintendo bubble one day and introduce yourself to Google.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 16 Sep 2006 06:49 pm

what does nintendo have to do with your viewing habits not being important enough for me to google?

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 16 Sep 2006 07:44 pm

There was a UFC game on the cube...

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 16 Sep 2006 08:44 pm

GreyWizzard wrote:There was a UFC game on the cube...

selfish = fake Nintendo fan.