Xbox 360 Video Capability, transferring/playing divx/xvid videos Options

[jumbalaya134]

One of the biggest perks that the original Xbox offered for me was the ability to play divx/xvid video files with ease of controls.

Xbox 360 has been so far very lacking in providing that feature.

First, I found only two ways of playing the videos on the 360.

Method 1. Streaming from XP Media Center PC.
Method 2. Downloading videos from Xbox Live Marketplace.

The problem with method 1 is that there are too many restrictions.

1. You need a PC with the Window XP Media Center Edition (can't do it with just Media Connect. At least not yet.)
2. You need a decent network connection for the streaming.
3. You can't play any divx/xvid (Xbox 360 complains that the right codecs are not installed.) Somebody mentioned about the Media Center PC doing all the work of processing and only viewing on Xbox 360 earlier. I don't think that's true since I can play all the Xvid/Divx through the Media Center on the PC but can't play the same videos on the Xbox 360.

The problem with method 2 is that that's the only method of actually downloading videos onto the Xbox Hard drive. I have not had any success in Xbox 360 recognizing either my 1G USB JumpDrive, CF flash card reader, or 80G USB External Hard drive through any of the USB ports on the box.

Of course this is my findings and I'm hoping that there are people out there who have found a way or ways to get the videos to the xbox easier.

My immediate wishes for the Xbox 360 are:

1. Easier way to copy movies to the Xbox 360 hard drive. One I thought of was like a Xbox Live Marketplace emulator on a PC or something to let the Xbox 360 connect to and let me download movies to Xbox 360.)

2. To INSTALL Codecs on the xbox 360 so that I can play divx/xvid videos either directly from the xbox hard drive (if the 1st wish is granted) or through streaming.

My Ultimate wish of course is to have XBMC running on XBOX 360 so that I have ftp and all the goodies running straight from my Xbox 360 and not have to rely on Media Center for my media playability.

There ya go. This has been my rant.

Let me know what you think and also if you grant any of my wishes.

[frOOt lOOps]

One of the biggest perks that the original Xbox offered for me was the ability to play divx/xvid video files with ease of controls.

Xbox 360 has been so far very lacking in providing that feature.

First, I found only two ways of playing the videos on the 360.

  Method 1. Streaming from XP Media Center PC.
  Method 2. Downloading videos from Xbox Live Marketplace.

The problem with method 1 is that there are too many restrictions.

  1. You need a PC with the Window XP Media Center Edition (can't do it with just Media Connect. At least not yet.)
  2. You need a decent network connection for the streaming.
  3. You can't play any divx/xvid (Xbox 360 complains that the right codecs are not installed.)  Somebody mentioned about the Media Center PC doing all the work of processing and only viewing on Xbox 360 earlier. I don't think that's true since I can play all the Xvid/Divx through the Media Center on the PC but can't play the same videos on the Xbox 360.
     
The problem with method 2 is that that's the only method of actually downloading videos onto the Xbox Hard drive.  I have not had any success in Xbox 360 recognizing either my 1G USB JumpDrive, CF flash card reader, or 80G USB External Hard drive through any of the USB ports on the box.

Of course this is my findings and I'm hoping that there are people out there who have found a way or ways to get the videos to the xbox easier.

My immediate wishes for the Xbox 360 are:

  1. Easier way to copy movies to the Xbox 360 hard drive.  One I thought of was like a Xbox Live Marketplace emulator on a PC or something to let the Xbox 360 connect to and let me download movies to Xbox 360.)
   
  2. To INSTALL Codecs on the xbox 360 so that I can play divx/xvid videos either directly from the xbox hard drive (if the 1st wish is granted) or through streaming.

My Ultimate wish of course is to have XBMC running on XBOX 360 so that I have ftp and all the goodies running straight from my Xbox 360 and not have to rely on Media Center for my media playability.

There ya go. This has been my rant.

Let me know what you think and also if you grant any of my wishes.

i am on the same page as you. very dissapointed with the functionality. i thought MS would ajust said hey you know what let's discourgae modders and give them eevrything they need expect pirated games. so already they restrcit everything. i have already posted a thread on this and so have other people, this sucks. i was gonna go buy a 360 and just "chill" until a mod chip was realeased cause of all the posibilitlies, already i cant stream media off my computer, play movies off a portabele hdd now i am just waiting until a chip is out and how about XBMC 360 !. not veyr happy and i heard about so many deffects and issues already. this is crap about u actaully need a media centre pc to play video for techinca reasons. these drivers are located on the hdd just like how you would rip a music cd.

[dracus]

I vote to for more functionality on the media side of things. I know I LOVE my xbox media center installed on my original xbox. In fact, I am keeping it just for the ability to play xvid, and such.

I have long wondered, why the people developing it just didnt go and make it an official xbox program. I mean I would gladily pay 60 bucks or more for that application. No need to mod xbox then.

I have never been concerned with the other "benefits" modding brings and would be happy to have a legitment app that gives XBMC functionality.