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| Steve Drake 2006-08-03, 6:14 am |
| One more Q.
Can I just point the XBOX at a SMB file share, and have it stream videos
from that, or do I need a media center PC, I would have thought the later,
but its worth asking.
Reason for this, the Media Center PC is a LAPTOP (for now, it will be a PC
in about 6 months), I was going to store all my clips on a SAN, Vistas Media
Center will use the files from the SAN and I presume the XBOX would also see
these as it goes via the PC.
Steve
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| Nick Wilson 2006-08-03, 6:14 am |
| It is my understanding that you will require MCE 2005 to accomplish this.
THink of the media centre extender as just another monitor to your PC
though -- you still need the PC to do the network connections to your files.
Hope that helps
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"Steve Drake" <Steve@NOSPAMDrakey.co.uk> wrote in message
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quote:
> One more Q.
>
> Can I just point the XBOX at a SMB file share, and have it stream videos
> from that, or do I need a media center PC, I would have thought the later,
> but its worth asking.
>
> Reason for this, the Media Center PC is a LAPTOP (for now, it will be a PC
> in about 6 months), I was going to store all my clips on a SAN, Vistas
> Media Center will use the files from the SAN and I presume the XBOX would
> also see these as it goes via the PC.
>
> Steve
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| Chris H. 2006-08-03, 6:14 am |
| You need a Media Center Edition computer to be able to stream videos:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...er/default.mspx You can,
however, use the Xbox 360 as an Extender for a regular PC by following the
information here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup You will be able to
stream music and pictures from the PC.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Steve Drake" <Steve@NOSPAMDrakey.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ucZxTv9qGHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
quote:
> One more Q.
>
> Can I just point the XBOX at a SMB file share, and have it stream videos
> from that, or do I need a media center PC, I would have thought the later,
> but its worth asking.
>
> Reason for this, the Media Center PC is a LAPTOP (for now, it will be a PC
> in about 6 months), I was going to store all my clips on a SAN, Vistas
> Media Center will use the files from the SAN and I presume the XBOX would
> also see these as it goes via the PC.
>
> Steve
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| Moriquendi 2006-08-03, 6:14 am |
| "Steve Drake" <Steve@NOSPAMDrakey.co.uk> wrote in
news:ucZxTv9qGHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
quote:
> One more Q.
>
> Can I just point the XBOX at a SMB file share, and have it stream
> videos from that, or do I need a media center PC, I would have thought
> the later, but its worth asking.
>
> Reason for this, the Media Center PC is a LAPTOP (for now, it will be
> a PC in about 6 months), I was going to store all my clips on a SAN,
> Vistas Media Center will use the files from the SAN and I presume the
> XBOX would also see these as it goes via the PC.
Assuming I'm even understanding the question correctly you can stream video
to the xbox (with regular XP home) using ccxgui.
MQ
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| Manny Borges 2006-08-09, 8:10 pm |
| and that works on a 360?
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Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master
There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.
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> "Steve Drake" <Steve@NOSPAMDrakey.co.uk> wrote in
> news:ucZxTv9qGHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
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> Assuming I'm even understanding the question correctly you can stream
> video
> to the xbox (with regular XP home) using ccxgui.
>
> MQ
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| Moriquendi 2006-08-09, 8:10 pm |
| "Manny Borges" <manny_borges@hotmail.com> wrote in news:eO3Mlv5uGHA.560
@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
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> and that works on a 360?
>
Can't help you with that, sorry. I'm stuck with my old xbox for now.
MQ
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