x-box 360 as media center?

jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

Anyone set up a x-box 360 to play movies/photos/music on your tell from a network drive?
Looking to use mine to show off photos and watch digital movies.
Any hints/tips would be appreciated.
J

lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

what hints tips do you need lol

if you look on your xbox 360 you'll find it already has Media Center built in. Thumbs Up

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jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

So it will just pick up the networked drive?
Not currently got my x-box on my network so cant try it. Was hoping to sort it all out ready for when i move house.
J

Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :

I'm pretty sure it's only possible to stream directly from a PC/Mac, not from a hard drive plugged into a router (NAS). If your drive is plugged into a PC then it'll work fine so long as the PC's on and has suitable streaming software installed (windows media player should do the trick).
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jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

Arse my HDD is plugged into the router. But if i map it to a drive on a PC I should be able to stream from it then?
J

ashley_46 · Nova Slayer Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

If you have a portable hard drive you can just connect it via usb and run audio, pics and video that way.

Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :