i too have an original xbox and would like to connect it that way...but she who must be obeyed probably wont allow that because of all the wiring...and i really dont wana buy extra hardware.If i could wifi enable my xbox somehow that would be brilliant solution too
2009/6/4 Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> > javadayaz wrote: > > I mean primarily to view stuff/media thats stored on the ubuntu pc! > > sorry should have made that a bit clearer > Yeah no problem. > > Well I don't have either console (I have an original XBOX, PS2 and > Wii). I know the PS3 has Linux support and I'm pretty certain there is > a version of Ubuntu available (if I'm right it's the PowerPC version > that runs on the PS3) so you could run your media that way with > something like MythTV. I'm not sure if the default operating system on > the PS3 (XMB is it?) can connect to Samba shares but I believe it does > support uPNP which I understand there are servers available for this on > Ubuntu, I've also read it supports Divx video files. > > With regards to the XBOX 360, I really don't know. I know it can > connect to a Windows machine which is running Windows Media Centre and > play stuff from that, and I would assume it can play WMA/WMV files > (being Microsoft format files) but as far as connecting to a Samba share > or uPNP server I just don't know. Doing a quick Google search pointed > to a post about someone running Windows XP Media Centre edition in > something like VirtualBox. > > If you haven't got either though you may also want to consider something > like the Popcorn Hour device which plays a wide variety of media formats > (I believe it also does Makrosa video files) and connects to a network > plus IIRC also has space for a hard drive. I believe it supports > standard definition and High Definition content with a pretty good > variety of connections (HDMI, Composite, Component Video etc). I did > see a review in a Linux Format magazine not long ago, and I think it > retailed for something like £150 or so. > > Hope this helps. > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Javad
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