This could be a perfect setup ..... can it be done with XBOX 360 or only the PS3 ?

[clille]

I have just purchased a Sony 52X2000 TV and I am waiting for the PS3 to be released in Europe.

I want to hook up the PS3 to the TV via the HDMI port and watch DVD/Blu-Ray movies and play games. The TV has a power cable and coaxial TV cable connected to it and the PS3 just has a power cable ....... and then a HDMI cable between the TV and PS3. Everything mounted on the wall, and with no external power supplies etc ....... this should look really good in my living room

In my office I want to put some sort of mediacenter, most likely based on windows, my office also has a coaxial TV cable.

With the PS3 wireless network I want to view all my content from my mediacenter, including all my videos, mp3 etc. and with VLC installed on PS3 Linux, I want to stream content from the mediacenter to the TV in 1080p. I want to install all the recording software etc. and a DVB-C card in my mediacenter and just controll it from a browser or possibly remote desktop.

Basically I just want to use the nice the design and 1080p/HDCP capabilities of the PS3 in my livingroom and have all the flexibility and power of a PC in the office.

Would this even be possible with XBOX 360, and what kind of cable hell would I have to live with in my livingroom ?

 

[ColKurtz]

It can all be done via the 360, perhaps even easier than the ps3

Originally posted by: clille
With the PS3 wireless network I want to view all my content from my mediacenter, including all my videos, mp3 etc. and with VLC installed on PS3 Linux,

To stream content to the xbox360 you either need a Media Center 2005 PC or else install TVersity on XP.

I want to stream content from the mediacenter to the TV in 1080p.

The 360's HD DVD player (sold seperately you realize?) is 720 max but upscales very nicely to 1080. Two reviewers on a recent TWiT podcast said they thought the 1080 upscaled xbox looked better than the native 1080 ps3. Note that the current xbox hd-dvd player does not have an HDMI port but MS will be replacing it with an HDMI model soon

I want to install all the recording software etc. and a DVB-C card in my mediacenter and just controll it from a browser or possibly remote desktop.

I have used both XP Media Center and Snapstream Beyond TV. Both have HD recording capability. I prefer BTV -- it's less restrictive, more featured, and more extensible. Both are easily managed remotely.

Would this even be possible with XBOX 360, and what kind of cable hell would I have to live with in my livingroom ?

If you go wireless, there should be few cables in your living room - only from the xbox/ps3 to the TV. You'll record and host your media in your office and stream it over wireless ethernet to your xbox/ps3

 

[clille]

I want to install all the recording software etc. and a DVB-C card in my mediacenter and just controll it from a browser or possibly remote desktop.

I have used both XP Media Center and Snapstream Beyond TV. Both have HD recording capability. I prefer BTV -- it's less restrictive, more featured, and more extensible. Both are easily managed remotely.

AFAIK the PSU for the XBOX 360 and HD-DVD Add-on is external, and somehow I have to try to hide them. Can I attach both the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray drive to the mediacenter in the office, and stream that to my XBOX 360. And what wireless options do I have for the XBOX 360 ?

 

[ColKurtz]

Yes, the PSU for the xbox 360 is external. Not sure about the PSU for the HD DVD player. I don't actually have the HD DVD player yet, and don't really know anything about the PS3, but I'm pretty certain you're going to have to hook it up directly to the TV (actually, there is a hack to enable the xbox360's HD DVD player on a computer, but I'm not sure if you could share/stream that to the xbox). Even a small entertainment center/cart should be adquate to hide the PSU.... Are you trying to set it where there is no furniture under the wall-mounted TV? I guess the only way to do that is with a longer HDMI cable - I have no idea what the max length is on those.