Topic: VC-1/H.264 Streaming Coming to the Xbox 360 (Read 178 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** October 09, 2006, 05:42:00 PM »

VC-1/H.264 Streaming Coming to the Xbox 360
Posted by XanTium | October 9 19:42 EST

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Someone in the Microsoft Vista Media Center team has reported that the XBOX 360 will be able to playback VC-1 video soon:
"Yep - we're enabling VC-1 streaming to Xbox 360; it's turned off in the build you have now, but it will be turned on for release."

Could the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec be also already included in the console? VC-1 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC are both mandatory for HD-DVD/Blu-Ray... so if the HD-DVD drive is available at the end of November then both video format should be playable on the Xbox 360 at that time.

Let hope that Microsoft will allow streaming of both format to the 360 extender when Vista is released.

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Caldor · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2006, 05:08:00 PM »

This was compulsory for the HD-DVD add on but it's nice to see it added to the supported formats with streaming from media centre.

The key question is how it will be implemented.

MS have crippled their mpeg1/2 streaming by not supporting it fully like the WMV8 and WMV9 streaming. e.g. You dont get the ability to cue with mpeg streaming

Things like, will they add support for AVI containers with H.264 encoded video or will it be for WMV containers only.

jhoff80 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2006, 05:43:00 PM »

I don't know about you but I've RARELY seen h264/x264 used in the AVI container; its more often used with the matroska (.mkv) container, that's the one I'd be worried about not being supported, AVI at least is built into windows, but for mkv files you need a separate splitter (Haali's Media Splitter).

ldr · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2006, 05:50:00 PM »

if I could stream H264 to the Xbox 360 (that, and if it was quieter), my HTPC would be useless right now

however, the htpc can barely be heard 4 ft away at idle... the xbox can be heard in the next room
=== but the HTPC only has a GMA900 (Pentium M 760 2.0 GHz)

xzenor · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2006, 05:55:00 PM »

I'll bet it will stream with Vista "only"..... Another one of M$ plans for making more money. They're so clever.

This post has been edited by xzenor: Oct 10 2006, 12:56 AM

rippinitto · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2006, 06:06:00 PM »

QUOTE(xzenor @ Oct 10 2006, 01:02 AM)

I'll bet it will stream with Vista "only"..... Another one of M$ plans for making more money. They're so clever.

you hit it right on the dot!

RiPpN-N-TrIppN · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2006, 06:37:00 PM »

ive been running vista for the past few months and im pretty happy with it
its actually running my main system atm and i like it
no problems with the 360 and VLC360 so im happy
but luckly i dont burn very much coz nero doesnt seem to work with vista

rasstar · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2006, 07:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(ldr @ Oct 10 2006, 12:57 AM)

if I could stream H264 to the Xbox 360 (that, and if it was quieter), my HTPC would be useless right now

however, the htpc can barely be heard 4 ft away at idle... the xbox can be heard in the next room
=== but the HTPC only has a GMA900 (Pentium M 760 2.0 GHz)

How is your xbox heard in the next room? You must live in a really small place or your xbox is broken.

Heet · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2006, 07:44:00 PM »

Well mine was about as loud (sold it) and both my buddies that have 360's sound the same. Basically like handheld vacuum cleaners.

DMAddict · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2006, 07:52:00 PM »

"Yep - we're enabling VC-1 streaming to Xbox 360; it's turned off in the build you have now, but it will be turned on for release."

Makes me wonder what else is turned off. M$ bastards. Pay for activations. This must be the direction were headed in. Nickle and dime us to death.

Heet · « **Reply #10 on:** October 09, 2006, 09:14:00 PM »

Oh you didnt know thats where all this "customer has choice" bs was going?

Wait until all of your games are filled with commercials (cutscenes they will be called) and logos and advers everywhere. Then you will have the "choice" to have them cut out for 39.95$.

I mean you already see this jack ass Burger king bastard ridin all around on a bumper car and all the bs in fight night and PDZ to name a few. Give it time.

Only the games that can be hacked will be worth a damn. Because those will be the only ones that you will be able to remove all the garbage.

dutch nelson · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2006, 11:01:00 PM »

They should make marketplace better,

i want what moore said'' movies''

Well WHERE ARE THEY YA RETARD~!

[email protected] · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2006, 02:03:00 AM »

And how about divx streaming. (No, transcoder360 doesnt do it for me) I mean the wii has a linux based os, so it will probably be open to almost everything. MS should respond by actualy making the 360 playback all sorts of formats

Gmc · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2006, 05:01:00 AM »

QUOTE([email protected] @ Oct 10 2006, 09:10 AM)

And how about divx streaming. (No, transcoder360 doesnt do it for me) I mean the wii has a linux based os, so it will probably be open to almost everything. MS should respond by actualy making the 360 playback all sorts of formats

I know, considering how popular xbmc is, I'm suprised they didnt let it play more formats, kinda annoying.

yourM0M · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2006, 06:59:00 AM »

QUOTE(Gmc @ Oct 10 2006, 12:08 PM)

I know, considering how popular xbmc is, I'm suprised they didnt let it play more formats, kinda annoying.

AFAIK its called laws, m$ would have to pay royalties for us to playback divx and "other" formats.....so who wants to whine about pricing and adverts but then expect more

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