2005-01-12, 12:26
i had an xbox about two years ago, fully modded, extra hdd evox and xbmc installed. i was impressed at the time but to be fair i really didn't get enough use out of it so i sold it on.
i then bought a 42" plasma and a shuttle pc for playing back divx files, browsing the internet playing my music etc. it all worked great if slightly cumbersome at times.
a friend of mine then told me it was then possible to stream media from a pc (or a server such as the one i have) straight to the xbox. i managed to pick one up cheapish and installed an x3 mod on it. i installed xbmc and after a lot of playing about (i'm by no means an expert on fiddling with the xml file) i managed to get my xbmc to default to certain directories and boot straight to the xbmc as a dash.
anyway i'm still having a few minor niggles but i just want to say this.
anyone who ever thinks that they need a pc to do the things i wanted to do, don't. the xbox and the xmbc have blown me away, it is quite possible the best thing i have bought in the past few years (and i buy a lot of gadgets!!!
it playes anything i have chucked at it, and whilst i havent got the web radio and movie trailers working i still cannot belive just how good it is. also since i bought the s-video and digital out cable for my xbox the quality of picture and sound has improved ten fold !!!
i would just like to thank all involved in it, you have made my front room considerably less cluttered and far easier than i ever imagined.
thank you.
:bowdown:
i then bought a 42" plasma and a shuttle pc for playing back divx files, browsing the internet playing my music etc. it all worked great if slightly cumbersome at times.
a friend of mine then told me it was then possible to stream media from a pc (or a server such as the one i have) straight to the xbox. i managed to pick one up cheapish and installed an x3 mod on it. i installed xbmc and after a lot of playing about (i'm by no means an expert on fiddling with the xml file) i managed to get my xbmc to default to certain directories and boot straight to the xbmc as a dash.
anyway i'm still having a few minor niggles but i just want to say this.
anyone who ever thinks that they need a pc to do the things i wanted to do, don't. the xbox and the xmbc have blown me away, it is quite possible the best thing i have bought in the past few years (and i buy a lot of gadgets!!!
it playes anything i have chucked at it, and whilst i havent got the web radio and movie trailers working i still cannot belive just how good it is. also since i bought the s-video and digital out cable for my xbox the quality of picture and sound has improved ten fold !!!i would just like to thank all involved in it, you have made my front room considerably less cluttered and far easier than i ever imagined.
thank you.
:bowdown:
