Using pc as media server.

eggyhustles · 11-04-09, 05:09 PM

Here's what i'm tryin' to do @ a friends place.

There's a main pc in the living room with all of the media(music, movies) is there a way to stream that media to a laptop in one of the bedrooms and stream it to 2 xbox 360's that are also hooked up via ethernet?

curtis1552 · 11-04-09, 07:39 PM

Should be easy peasy.
Several methods.
1. Vista Home Premium (not basic) should be able to see shared folders and such.
2. Windows Media Player (not 100% sure on how on it but I know people who did it with XP)
3. Plug an external drive into a USB port on the xbox.
4. Use linux (you'll need to install a upnp server backend - took me about 40min to find and install one)
5. Get a nice router that shares an external drive (WRT610N) with all networked devices.

Neuromancer · 11-04-09, 08:03 PM

You just want to file share or actually stream? (Send the same file to all 3 places at the same time?)

If the first, any version of windows should work with up to 10 devices on the same workgroup (think this limit might have been lifted in V/7 but not sure)

Right clcik the folder/drive you want to share, slect share, and setup as desired. Real easy to do.

For Xbox sharing, XP Media center, V/7 Home premium or ultimate will be required (I believe) unless you install a 3rd party app like XBMC.

dyst0pia · 11-04-09, 08:51 PM

You should take a look at Tversity. I use that to stream videos from my PC to my 360. Added bonus: if you stream a file that the Xbox doesn't support, Tversity will transcode it into a format that the Xbox does understand.

curtis1552 · 11-05-09, 01:09 AM

That's the name of the program i was thinking of but couldn't remember!

+1 for Tversity

A friend of mine has it and loves it.

SuperDave1685 · 11-05-09, 07:27 PM

My buddy back homes uses Tversity for his main PC and xbox. It's pretty nifty I got to admit. +1 more vote for Tversity

11-04-09, 05:09 PM	#1
eggyhustles Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Bronx	Using pc as media server. Here's what i'm tryin' to do @ a friends place. There's a main pc in the living room with all of the media(music, movies) is there a way to stream that media to a laptop in one of the bedrooms and stream it to 2 xbox 360's that are also hooked up via ethernet?

11-04-09, 07:39 PM	#2
curtis1552 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Should be easy peasy. Several methods. 1. Vista Home Premium (not basic) should be able to see shared folders and such. 2. Windows Media Player (not 100% sure on how on it but I know people who did it with XP) 3. Plug an external drive into a USB port on the xbox. 4. Use linux (you'll need to install a upnp server backend - took me about 40min to find and install one) 5. Get a nice router that shares an external drive (WRT610N) with all networked devices. __________________ Winderz Puter - ASUS A8V-E SE; AMD X2 4200+; 2gb RAM; Nvidia 7900gtx, Windows XP MCE 2005 Nix Puter - Foxconn C51GU01; AMD X2 3800+; 1.5gb RAM; Nvidia 6600gt; Ubuntu 8.04 Lappy - Toshiba Shuttle 2805-S202; Intal PIII 500Mhz; 384mb RAM; Ubuntu w/ Enlightenment HEAT Restarting a computer is not how you fix a problem... I suffer from Fenestraephobia I don't think being turned on while turning it on is too high on the creepy list - freakdiablo my final chemistry [test] was a joke, it was "open textbook" which to me meant "do no revision", when in actual fact it meant "the textbook will be of no use to you, take it in to the exam, see if we care, muhahaha" - kyussinchains

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11-04-09, 08:51 PM	#4
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11-05-09, 01:09 AM	#5
curtis1552 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio	That's the name of the program i was thinking of but couldn't remember! +1 for Tversity A friend of mine has it and loves it. __________________ Winderz Puter - ASUS A8V-E SE; AMD X2 4200+; 2gb RAM; Nvidia 7900gtx, Windows XP MCE 2005 Nix Puter - Foxconn C51GU01; AMD X2 3800+; 1.5gb RAM; Nvidia 6600gt; Ubuntu 8.04 Lappy - Toshiba Shuttle 2805-S202; Intal PIII 500Mhz; 384mb RAM; Ubuntu w/ Enlightenment HEAT Restarting a computer is not how you fix a problem... I suffer from Fenestraephobia I don't think being turned on while turning it on is too high on the creepy list - freakdiablo my final chemistry [test] was a joke, it was "open textbook" which to me meant "do no revision", when in actual fact it meant "the textbook will be of no use to you, take it in to the exam, see if we care, muhahaha" - kyussinchains

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