Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:56 am Post subject: Playing/Streaming Video from PC on network
I've heard its possible to have all my media on a PC on the network and have the Xbox stream it over the network, thereby eliminating the need for a massive HDD in the xbox.
But i dont really know how to go about it, I have XP, an xbox crystal 1.6 and XBMC. Can someone point me in the right direction?
wes213 Administrator
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Main thing is to set your pc to share the drives you want to use from the xbox and add your pc as a source in XBMC.
marcosdjcm Xbox-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:
Thanks, i just found the xbmc site's wiki on it
i've got another question though, if i no longer have to move the media to the xbox HDD, i dont have to worry about the names being FATX compatible right?
In other words, do the filenames of the files on my shared PC drive have to be fatx compatible for XBMC to read/stream them?
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:
No dont think it matters.
I run dvds, avis, mp3s, flvs, and much more from my pc with XBMC and it has woorked fine.
marcosdjcm Xbox-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:
Ok i think i'm going to go for this setup now instead, i was going to buy a 500GB internal but i'm just going to keep all my media on my 500gb external and stream it through, probably look at a NAS drive soon too
this is neat now that its working
now to post my other question...
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:
Sounds like a plan man.
marcosdjcm Xbox-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:
do you know much about NAS drives? they seem to cost ~£30 more than the non-NAS equivalent
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:
Thay allways run a little more i guess its cuz it has the externel case and usb cord.
If you got room in your pc for a second hdd you might want to add it that way, It will transfer to the xbox faster.
marcosdjcm Xbox-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject:
yeah it would be a lot simpler if i had a desktop but because i've got the laptop i dont like to tie it down to a desk because of an external drive. Thats why i'm looking at a drive that can work independently
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:
You can also get one of those usb drive enclosers for like 10-20 bucks. I kindof want to get one for my laptop since its only got a 160 gb hdd. Im probobly gonna wait on getting one myself since I want to upgrade my RAM to 2 gigs. _________________
marcosdjcm Xbox-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:
I've had enclosures for some years now, since i've been using laptops exclusively for about 6 years. the problem being when you plug anything like that into your laptop you are then tied down to a desk or power outlet and then it just becomes a desktop.
I'm trying to work out what would be the best solution for extra storage without locking my laptop down to an power socket.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject:
Why not get a new bigger hdd for your laptop then? _________________
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:
Ripz is right its get a bigger hdd for the laptop or buy a butt lode of flash drives.
morencyj Xbox-HQ Elite Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:
I was running a NAS for a bit, but took it back to the store...too slow for my likings. I was running the same as you, laptop only...ended up buying a cheap a$$ second hand PC and chucked a big HD in that, works A1. You don't need anything wicked fast. _________________ My Setup:
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wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject:
Too maney cords slow it all down thats for sure.
From nas drive to pc then pc to xbox just ends up bottle necking the speed.
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