The 360 thread!

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:46 pm 0

Is there a tutorial on how to make this work? You can't just chuck a Divx/Xvid file on disk and watch it, I imagine, and I've never figured out how to set up home networking. I've got a router plugged into my PC and 360, but beyond that I've no idea what to do next. Anyone spare a tutorial link?

James

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:54 pm 0

Jamesac wrote:Is there a tutorial on how to make this work? You can't just chuck a Divx/Xvid file on disk and watch it, I imagine

Yeah you can.

The 360 will play stuff off of:
DVD
USB (hard discs, usb keysticks, thumbdrives) - but only FAT32.
Zune.
Windows Media Player 11 (Windows Connect) - this is the tricky one to setup.

Setup media player 11 Connect link

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:50 pm 0

benedictw wrote:USB (hard discs, usb keysticks, thumbdrives) - but only FAT32.

Considering who we're dealing with here and their attitude towards fat32 in their own OS that's actually pretty amusing

teamonkey · Post by **teamonkey** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:58 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:The UI seems more clumsy and cluttered than before, there's repeated content everywhere under different names, Live Arcade is almost completely hidden (this really needed a dedicated iTunes music store style blade), the overall impression is of unfocussed clutter. The Blade system just doesn't work with the amount of sub menus MS are throwing at it, way too many clicks and hitting B to go back when you do anything. XBMC does it so much better.

Poor/10.

Absolutely agree. The new interface is horrible.

flookster · Post by **flookster** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:11 pm 0

They had already fucked me over with not been able to change the email associated with my gamertag and now they add insult to injury. I'm fucking done with the 360.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:13 pm 0

Edit - NM, this would just get ugly.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:24 pm 0

I don't mind the rest of the update, but the Xbox Live section is puzzling.

I wonder who decides which games are in the 'Featured' and 'What's Hot' sections?

Also, why no shoot 'em up genre?

I'll give this update 4/10.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:33 pm 0

Has anyone tried downloading Halo:CE yet? Any idea if it runs @60hz/widescreen on HDMI?

No mention of HDMI there, but shit news for anyone using VGA.

Post by **Muttley** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:55 pm 0

flookster wrote:They had already fucked me over with not been able to change the email associated with my gamertag and now they add insult to injury. I'm fucking done with the 360.

I thought you could just do that in the account settings? You certainly seem to be able to through xbox.com. Login -> Manage Profile -> Billing and Contact Information

flookster · Post by **flookster** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:06 pm 0

Muttley wrote:
flookster wrote:They had already fucked me over with not been able to change the email associated with my gamertag and now they add insult to injury. I'm fucking done with the 360.
I thought you could just do that in the account settings? You certainly seem to be able to through xbox.com. Login -> Manage Profile -> Billing and Contact Information

Yeah you can change the billing and contact information but that's it. I set up my xbox live account almost 5 years ago with an email address I no longer have access to due to changing ISP and this is the email address that other publishers will send email to - e.g. EA for SKATE registration. I've spent hours on the phone to some Indian call centre trying to get this changed but it is "impossible" for them to change it. I'm no longer prepared to pay Â£40 a year to microsoft for this bullshit.

Flojomojo · Post by **Flojomojo** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:15 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
Ratsoap wrote:Hm, no Xvid though. STILL completely outclassed by XBMC on the media front, functionality and useability wise.
360 will never be able to outclass XBMC in the media compatibility stakes. MS have to jump through god knows how many legal loopholes for formats that a very small percentage (compared to their global user base) will actually use, and obviously they want to promote their own formats.

95% of my stuff is DivX/XVid or can be easily converted into it. I'll take that.

XBMC also works with free non-Windows media servers. It is sadly "illegal," as well.

Xstreme · Post by **Xstreme** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:33 pm 0

Well I've a stack of .avi films plus a couple I've converted from .avi to .wmv using video converter on the mac and still none of the fuckers run. I can see them on the xbox but when I try and play them it tells me they're not supported. Anyone else using Video Converter to convert .avi files for the 360 with more success than I am....ie any

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:01 pm 0

flookster wrote:Yeah you can change the billing and contact information but that's it. I set up my xbox live account almost 5 years ago with an email address I no longer have access to due to changing ISP and this is the email address that other publishers will send email to - e.g. EA for SKATE registration. I've spent hours on the phone to some Indian call centre trying to get this changed but it is "impossible" for them to change it. I'm no longer prepared to pay Â£40 a year to microsoft for this bullshit.

Wasn't being able to change that part of today's update?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:02 pm 0

Xstreme wrote:Well I've a stack of .avi films plus a couple I've converted from .avi to .wmv using video converter on the mac and still none of the fuckers run. I can see them on the xbox but when I try and play them it tells me they're not supported. Anyone else using Video Converter to convert .avi files for the 360 with more success than I am....ie any

If the avi files are divx v5 or above or xvids they should just play straight. You'll have to redownload the mp4 plugin on the 360 but it prompts you for that.

turk182 · Post by **turk182** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:02 pm 0

Xstreme wrote:Well I've a stack of .avi films plus a couple I've converted from .avi to .wmv using video converter on the mac and still none of the fuckers run. I can see them on the xbox but when I try and play them it tells me they're not supported. Anyone else using Video Converter to convert .avi files for the 360 with more success than I am....ie any

I had problems playing loads of xvids/divx through mediacenter if its any help. But after changing to media player 11 on my pc , I can now 'share my media' the 360 shows up as allowable and I can then view videos from the videos area through another source, all kind of automatic and workes great. Shame XBMC does a better job of scaling/resizing though! , still getting there... Even though they should have had this stuff from the off
..edit.. sorry saw the mac thing , but doesnt mean others will not have problems with media center