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Streaming flac files in iTunes (via fluke) to an Xbox 360. On a Mac.

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scootermaster

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So, I have a hackintosh, and I'm getting a 360, and I was wondering if it's possible to stream music (and videos?) to the 360 via wireless. I've got a Linksys router I'm going to flash to DD-WRT and put in bridge mode for that.

Anyway, I'm in the process of ripping my CDs, and I'd like to stay with .flac. Fluke will allow me to play these in iTunes, so that's not a problem, but can I stream these to the Xbox? I've googled around, but most of the articles are older and talk about the "upcoming" dashboard upgrade which allows new codecs.

So what codecs -- for both music and video -- are supported for streaming from a Mac to a 360? And does anyone have any experience doing this wirelessly? I assume music works, but what can I expect in terms of video? Acceptable performance?

I'm excited to use this as a stopgap until I build my HTPC (Hackintosh + Plex!) but I'm not so sure what's going on on the software side.

Thanks so much for any information!
 
For MAC streaming, you can use Connect360 or Rivet. Both are about $20 though. They are supposed to transcode any unsupported formats so I suppose flac encoded music files will work.

Performance ultimately depends on the quality of your connection between your Mac and the 360. Transcoding unsupported video files can also be very cpu intensive so there is a potential performance bottleneck there as well depending on how powerful your Mac is.

The 360 supports WMV, Divx, Xvid, MP4, h.264 (2-channel only).
 
Have you considered WMA Lossless for your ripping needs? It's not as if FLAC is all that much less niche.
 
Okay, I got my Xbox 360 up and running, using a Linksys router in bridge mode. I installed Connect360, and tried to share, and the Xbox didn't detect my system, nor did my system detect the Xbox. As it stands, my Hack is connected via ethernet to my Internet router. The Linksys bridge (router) is connected to the Xbox, and obviously connected to the Internet router. So theoretically, they should be on the "same" network. Any ideas why this wouldn't be working?
 
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