how to get my xbox 360 to stream 1080p video via my MBP

[Heller]

how do i get the support to use the xbox media center wireless to play movies off my macbook pro specially 1080p and mkv files.

i know this might be a stupid question but take it easy on me.

 

[Gooberlx2]

From the MBP in OSX? Not gonna happen without a transcoding dlna/upnp server, like ps3mediaserver. But then what's the point if your interest is 1080p? Quality will suffer tremendously.

If you run something like windows 7 within bootcamp, then maybe using the media center extender so long as you have an appropriate mkv splitter, like haali, installed. Even then, if your mkvs have dts audio tracks, don't count on sound working. And video quality will still suck in any case.

Until MS programs in native mkv support, it's just going to be more hassle than it's worth with the 360.

I suggest something like a WDTV live instead.

 

[IGemini]

Yeah, you'll need Windows to use the Media Center extender (assuming mkv, you'll need the DivX mkv codec installed as well). But I think Connect360 will allow it to share video on your MBP through the dashboard.

 

[Heller]

OK SO NOW I CANT STREAM, I FINALLY GOT MY 16GB FLASH DRIVE TO NTFS, WILL THE XBOX PLAY A 1080P VIDEO FILE? from it, so i can avoid hving to do it wireless


(sorry caps)

 

[sygyzy]

Depends what format it's in. Still MKV?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

 

[ch33zw1z]

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/settings-and-initial-setup/watch-dvds-movies

Read that. If it's not in a supported extension and container format, then no....it won't play it off your flash drive.

Playon, a transcoder/uPnP broadcast program, claims that running in Parallels on a Mac works ok.

PS3MediaServer looks to be your best bet.

 

[Heller]

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/settings-and-initial-setup/watch-dvds-movies

Read that. If it's not in a supported extension and container format, then no....it won't play it off your flash drive.

Playon, a transcoder/uPnP broadcast program, claims that running in Parallels on a Mac works ok.

PS3MediaServer looks to be your best bet.

please elaborate, perhaps a guide.? oh and it says ps3, i have an x360

 

[ch33zw1z]

Google is your friend.

PS3MediaServer, Tversity, Playon (and others), are all media serving applications. Using a UPnP stream to broadcast the user chosen files to devices that are UPnP ready, such as an Xbox 360, PS3, and various other devices.

At the same time, the program will transcode the file to a format that the device on the other end can handle.

I said PS3MediaServer is your best bet, because they have support for OSX.

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

http://www.ps3mediaserver.org/about/

Of course, if you want to just use your flash drive then something like Handbrake will run on OSX to convert the files to something the Xbox 360 can read. Click on the link in my original post to find the 360's supported formats, that will help you choose options in Handbrake.

http://handbrake.fr/