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Blade_sri
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2nd Jan 13 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How do I do this from my laptop?

Also is it any usb stick I can use?

Any good deals one??
noshua
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2nd Jan 13 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any will do, format to FAT32, should be this by default anyway.
Blade_sri
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2nd Jan 13 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could I just use a old hard drive that I have a usb lead for?

How to you do the format Parr?
sc0ott
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2nd Jan 13 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used to play movies off a usb and they were in avi format.
dava.
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2nd Jan 13 at 20:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if you have xbox live you can stream movies from laptop to xbox , sure can be done with windows stuff. i downloaded and use vuze to stream across prob other programs able to do ot aswell
LeeM
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2nd Jan 13 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ps3 media server works, can slow down at times though
nick_sri
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2nd Jan 13 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i use TVersity , as long as xbox and laptop connected via same wifi network can stream
Nic Barnes
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3rd Jan 13 at 00:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i use vuze, plays most things spot on. converts stuff itself.
Blade_sri
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9th Jan 13 at 13:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how about if i want a load of kids films on a usb stick? will that work? before i go out and buy one?
LeeM
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yeah, usb stick or external drive as long as its formatted right before you put the movies on
A2H GO
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9th Jan 13 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
USB will work but assuming you have a laptop to put stuff on the USB stick, might aswel just stream.

Download Serviio, point it to your media folder, turn on xbox and go to 'system video player', select Serviio, job done.

Even sorts your media into folders for you, TV Shows, Films etc and adds Cover Art.

[Edited on 09-01-2013 by A2H GO]
Blade_sri
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9th Jan 13 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its just for ease for my wife to load up the xbox and put a film on for the kids.

i will try this serviio thou
A2H GO
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Serviio starts automatically, depending on what TV you have you can select the model in Serviio and it will flash a little icon up on the TV telling you you're good to go.

EDIT: This is if you have a DLNA enabled TV, for exaple then you can stream direct to the TV without needing the xbox.

Othewise xbox is fine, I do it this way for watching films on the projector.

[Edited on 09-01-2013 by A2H GO]
.Matt
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12th Jan 13 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can use a USB As suggested.

You could also just install the windows media plugin and then "Right click the file, and then select Play To -> Xbox 360" and it will auto load on the xbox and stream across your home network, no external apps required
Blade_sri
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12th Jan 13 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does not work with mkv files! Only avi films so far

 
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