Topic: Vista Beta Finally Works With The 360 (Read 1605 times)

MrDeeds · « **on:** May 15, 2006, 03:11:00 PM »

I know a couple people have had differing questions about vista and what was or could be possible.

In previous builds of vista beta the extender was disabled or not yet functional. In the lastest build everything works with the 360 and its all built in. I didnt have to install windows media connect. Anybody whos a beta tester or knows how to get their hands on a copy should definately give it a try.

I havent given vlc 360 or transcode a try on it yet though. If anybody has installed either of those two programs on vista with success i'd appreciate any feedback on how well it worked or didnt work for you.

(IMG:http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1812/vista2ld.th.jpg)

edwinmcdunlap · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2006, 03:28:00 PM »

So does Media Center on the 360 look like the Vista Media Center, or does it still look like MCE 2005?

This post has been edited by edwinmcdunlap: May 15 2006, 10:29 PM

MrDeeds · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2006, 08:41:00 PM »

it looks like vista. vista has its own media center format.

edwinmcdunlap · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2006, 08:51:00 PM »

Care to show some pics? (like, of your TV and such)

MrDeeds · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2006, 09:48:00 PM »

(IMG:http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/7725/10004770de.jpg)

(IMG:http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3971/10004783pb.jpg)

(IMG:http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/3338/10004793rt.jpg)

The top 3 are from the xbox. The first is the new menu and the next two are of live television.

(IMG:http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/7433/mc10he.jpg)

(IMG:http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1183/mc23kc.jpg)

These two are from the computer and show the same media center options available on the 360.

The only difference is on the computer when you are navigating media center menus whatever your watching
fades to the back. I think its a pretty nice feature. Which is also my only beef with the new menu on the 360,
when navigating menus on the 360 and watching video all you get is audio. Im hoping they implement the same fade to background feature on the next dashboard update. Other than that im pretty satisfied.

cja100 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2006, 11:42:00 PM »

nice shame the new version of vista doesnt work on a pal 360 but it might just be a bug that is fixed in the next build.

Neilinator99 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2006, 12:40:00 PM »

Is there any way to get a hold of vista and put it on my DELL Inspiron laptop then connect my lapotop to my XBOX 360

cja100 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2006, 01:00:00 PM »

i think beta 2 which is coming out soon is free to the public wait till then.

it should be out by the end of the month.

has anyone got the extender working on a vista?

it comes up with a region error on the 360

MrDeeds · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2006, 04:54:00 PM »

QUOTE(Neilinator99 @ May 16 2006, 12:40 PM)

Is there any way to get a hold of vista and put it on my DELL Inspiron laptop then connect my lapotop to my XBOX 360

I dont see a reason why that wouldnt work. I just cant vouch for the media centers behavior without a tv tuner installed. Media center 2005 worked just fine when streaming video without a tuner.

QUOTE(cja100 @ May 16 2006, 01:00 PM)

has anyone got the extender working on a vista?

it comes up with a region error on the 360

the extender is what i used to achieve the above screens.
it works just fine for me.

edwinmcdunlap · « **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2006, 05:07:00 PM »

Cool, I'll have to try it out when I get my 360

dohgren · « **Reply #10 on:** May 17, 2006, 01:04:00 AM »

Just got my hands on the beta 2 x64-version. Has anyone tried out VLC360 on this or is it just dreaming that it should work regarding the 64-bit OS?

celicagt1993 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:51:00 PM »

the only bad thing (and if this was just me, let me know) with the latest beta of vista and the 360 is the nice UI with the transitions and nice visual effects are not ported to the 360 yet. example, fading the tv to background whiles looking at the guide and such.

Neoistheone2000 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2006, 11:30:00 PM »

QUOTE(MrDeeds @ May 15 2006, 05:11 PM)

I know a couple people have had differing questions about vista and what was or could be possible.

In previous builds of vista beta the extender was disabled or not yet functional. In the lastest build everything works with the 360 and its all built in. I didnt have to install windows media connect. Anybody whos a beta tester or knows how to get their hands on a copy should definately give it a try.

I havent given vlc 360 or transcode a try on it yet though. If anybody has installed either of those two programs on vista with success i'd appreciate any feedback on how well it worked or didnt work for you.

so what build was ya using dont say beta 2 (there is like 3 versions of it) i have 5365 and i cant get the 360 to download the playlist or should i forget about that right now...

bucko · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2006, 10:44:00 AM »

Neoistheone2000, he says in the topic description

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Vista Beta Finally Works With The 360, Build 5381 successfully streams video, audio, and live tv

This post has been edited by bucko: May 20 2006, 05:44 PM

taikwondoejoe · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2006, 11:21:00 AM »

This might be enough to upgrade my XP, but long live linux on my computer.

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