PC & XBox360 Interconnectivity
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John Crichton
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I can't even go back and see what was up, either as the laptop recently upgraded to WMP11. Doh!Arnwyn said:Gah, you're killing me John Crichton!
This was my third try that took many hours just to get the Vista PC to link up with the 360. I think I'll worry about the PS3 some other day. I do like the music player a little better on the PS3 but the slideshow, using my own pics on the 360 is pretty cool.Arnwyn said:
Took lots of googling to get the stupid thing to work at all with Vista.
Arnwyn
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I just downloaded Windows Media Connect (v2.0, as 3.0 and beyond are with WMP11), and my 360 and PS3 now see my HTPC perfectly.
Performance is very fast, too - far faster than the Orb option, above (though Orb has the nifty ability to connect to Youtube and the like from the PS3...).
Performance is very fast, too - far faster than the Orb option, above (though Orb has the nifty ability to connect to Youtube and the like from the PS3...).
John Crichton
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* heads off to download *Arnwyn said:
Arnwyn
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Also, as a note, you can have both (WMC and Orb) on your PC, and the 360 and PS3 will differentiate the two - so you can have a choice what you access on said consoles (WMC shared folders, or Orb).
So, I use WMC to access my music collection and videos, and Orb for internet-related stuff.
So, I use WMC to access my music collection and videos, and Orb for internet-related stuff.
ThirdWizard
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Try as I might, I cannot get WMC to play (on the 360) most movie file types that I use. Stupid WMC. Do other people have this problem or just me?
In the end, I set up a docking station for my laptop on my TV. So, it isn't really a problem anymore. Heh.
In the end, I set up a docking station for my laptop on my TV. So, it isn't really a problem anymore. Heh.
Flexor the Mighty!
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last night I tried and tried to get my XP Pro SP2 system to share its media with the 360. I went into and clicked on Share my Media on the Library Tab of WMP11. It never shows the Xbox 360 as a device on the network. Now when I use my Vista laptop it shows the 360 right away and video and audio sharing is super easy. But I cannot get the XP system to share media with my 360!!!
At least this is one time so far that Vista did something better than XP since I bought that laptop.
At least this is one time so far that Vista did something better than XP since I bought that laptop.
John Crichton
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I think I've learned that it working may depend on your network for the PS3/360 connectivity.Flexor the Mighty! said:last night I tried and tried to get my XP Pro SP2 system to share its media with the 360. I went into and clicked on Share my Media on the Library Tab of WMP11. It never shows the Xbox 360 as a device on the network. Now when I use my Vista laptop it shows the 360 right away and video and audio sharing is super easy. But I cannot get the XP system to share media with my 360!!!
At least this is one time so far that Vista did something better than XP since I bought that laptop.
Very annoying.
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Dragonblade
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I have my 360 hooked up to three different PCs. One running Vista, one with XP Pro, and one with XP Home.
I had to download Windows Media Player 11 to get it to work on the XP machines. I also had to share my media to my 360. The XP Pro PC wouldn't show the 360 as a connection option until I turned off the Windows Firewall. But once I got it connected, I could turn the Firewall back on and it worked fine.
Two of my PCs are connected by wired connections, the third PC and the 360 are wireless. I have been able to stream movies, music and pics to my TV without a problem for the most part. I was worried about the wireless since my Xbox is downstairs and all my PCs and my router are upstairs but it works like a champ.
The first time I streamed a DivX video my 360 prompted me to download a codec, after doing so it played fine. However, I have found that some videos just do not play on the 360 but work fine on my PC. I still haven't figured that out. But 90% of the videos I stream work just fine.
I had to download Windows Media Player 11 to get it to work on the XP machines. I also had to share my media to my 360. The XP Pro PC wouldn't show the 360 as a connection option until I turned off the Windows Firewall. But once I got it connected, I could turn the Firewall back on and it worked fine.
Two of my PCs are connected by wired connections, the third PC and the 360 are wireless. I have been able to stream movies, music and pics to my TV without a problem for the most part. I was worried about the wireless since my Xbox is downstairs and all my PCs and my router are upstairs but it works like a champ.
The first time I streamed a DivX video my 360 prompted me to download a codec, after doing so it played fine. However, I have found that some videos just do not play on the 360 but work fine on my PC. I still haven't figured that out. But 90% of the videos I stream work just fine.
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