xbox 360 + media stuff

currently looking through the possibilites of xbox360 + media center (streaming etc) and got some questions to ppl who can help :)

1. Can i stream hd TV from eyetv (mac mini server in my local network) to the xbox 360 via wifi? So i can watch all tv-channels in hdtv? it works to other apple comptuers and iphone/ipods

2. 1080p movie streaming via wifi from win7 to xbox360 via media center works fine?

3. my xbox360 has 250gb space.. can i download torrents directly on the xbox360 ? so i download a .mkv file via utorrent and select as download destination the xbox 360 ? So i wouldnt need to stream it from the laptop later?

4. do more than just one streamign device work with the xbox ( e.g. my win7 laptop + the mac mini server at the same time?)

5. i guess .rar files wont work with streaming or saving on the xbox 360 ? :S media player classic (and also vlc i think) can play movie files when rightclicking .rar files... means i would have to download most torrents anyway to my laptop, extract them, move them on the xbox360 hdd

6.is the streaming quality via wifi worse than via hdmi?

think thats all for now :P

thx bb
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didnt read lol
Kannste nich ne externe HDD vollpumpen?:D

naja zurück zum thema.
für wifi brauchst du den Wlan adapter und der folgende link müsste eigentlich das alles erklären
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/xbox360towmp11xp_stepbystep.aspx
doch hab eine externe hdd wo ich die torrent immer rauflade.. aber immer das umstecken von laptop auf xbox360 is auch nervig.. und soviel arbeit :D

@edit: auf win7 hab ich weder media center noch windows media player druaf.. aber würde es evtl. wieder installieren damit ich streamen kann. Die sache ist halt nur: Warum auf xbox 360 streamen wenn der laptop via hdmi sowieso auch am fernseher angeschlossen ist :/
Parent
if you want to stream HD, forget wifi
and about .rar files not working on 360: no shit
hmm why forgetting wifi? i think i have 100mbit (or 1gbit?) local host wifi streaming (laptop adapter + wlan switch) .. not sure what the xbox 360 wlan adapter is capable of
Parent
there are limitations to how much data the current wifi version can handle
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hm if its 1 file with 10gb and my wifi supports 100mbit/1gbit ? that should work or not?
Parent
it doesnt mean that...why do you even debate over this when you can just go and try it out
Parent
i dont have my xbox360 yet :D will get it in 2-3 weeks :( shitty amazon
Parent
hd movie streams over wlan are always fail
explain why ! :(
Parent
I'm guessing the datarate is too low.
Parent
whats the datarate? i only know the speed ? and thats 100mbit or propably 1gbit (dont know if the xbox360 adapter can handle 1gbit)
Parent
It's the same thing. An HD movie would require (according to some googling and basic sums) a stable 15Mbit+ speed, up to 40Mbit or so if it's using a lower-compression format. That should be obtainable, but it's getting pretty close to the limit so might not be reliably consistent.

My wifi speed is 54Mbit, and it's not a slow connection.
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hm okay thanks,
for live streamign i found this:
http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

not sure if that one support life streamign for xbox too:
http://forums.tversity.com/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=901704a904c1e1478fa9ed69516814aa
Parent
unless your router stands next to your xbox the probability that your data rate is too low is pretty high.
none the less why whould you stream movies to your xbox while you got a laptop? Just connect your laptop with your TV ?
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i´m doing that already.. but xbox 360 streaming would allow me to control the movie with the xbox controller (so no standing up from the bad and going to the laptop for pausing)

also i have a mac-mini server at home (other room) which isnt connected to the tv in my room via hdmi.. but it has 1TB of movies + eyetv (hdtv live-tv)
Parent
get a remote control :D
Parent
You can't stream live video to the xbox, afaik, which is annoying. If you work out a way to do it, let me know!

I've never had a problem watching movies over wifi, but then I've never tried it with a really high-res movie. Afaik you won't be able to torrent direct to the xbox HDD either.
well then i dont need the whole xbox streaming at all..

my laptop is connected to the tv with a hdmi cable anyway.. and if life-tv doesnt work i dont see any sense for that streaming stuff :( propably only usefull to watch movies which are on the mac-mini server (so i dont need to download them on my laptop + stream to tv but can directly watch them via the xbox360 without downloading/deleting etc)

too bad
Parent
schnitzel
you gonna go to AEF? We should have dinner together in our lederhosen
Parent
it is in belgium isnt it?

i promised aphesia to once come to holland (propably a lan this summer) to meet him. so you would have to come to holland to eat winer schnitzel + bier with me while sitting in lederhosen and listening to anton aus tirol :D

and as dessert: wiener sacher torte !
Parent
Yes

sure :D
Parent
u get the schnitzel, i get the frikadellen ! :P
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