Took the Plunge

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SoupNazzi

Got my 360 last night!!!

Spent all night setting it up and trying to get all my different devices wired into the receiver in a correct configuration.  I'm still tryiing to figure out how to get my Xbox 180 wired back into the receiver, as I only have 3 ports for S-Video, and since I don't have a HDTV yet, I use S-Video for all my devices.  This includes the Satellite, the DVD player, and now the 360.  I hate playing the 180 on plain RCA jacks, as I can tell the difference between them and S-Video.

I may take the DVD player and move it into our bedroom since the 360 can basically replace it in all aspects except for the fact that it can't hold 5 DVDs/CDs like the DVD player can. 

Also, I ran an optical cable with the 360.  Holy shit.  TRUE surround sound.  I mean, I have surround sound before, but the 360 and my receiver communicate and the receiver actually configures itself to the surround sound that the media in the 360 is configured for.  Wow.

I bought GoW and am playing around a bit.  I still haven't recovered my LIVE account from my 180, but I will do that later today.

One important question.

Supposedly, you are supposed to be able to stream .wmv movies and other formats from your PC to the 360 now.  However, when I go to download the software it requires on my PC, it doesn't install anything.

It has me download the "ZUNE"  setup, which is the software I'm supposed to use (from what I read).  However when I run the setup, it checks for updates, and then I get this message:  "No New Software Updates Available"

WTF?  Nothing is installed.  I'm running Windows XP SP 2, so I don't understand why nothing is installed.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Comments (20)

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Drost·
what you're actually looking for is Windows Media Connect. Not sure what the Zune software does, but WMC is what let's me stream music, pics and whatnot from my laptop to the 360.
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Drost·
what you're actually looking for is Windows Media Connect. Not sure what the Zune software does, but WMC is what let's me stream music, pics and whatnot from my laptop to the 360.
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nomodifier·
I'm pretty sure you need a Media Center PC (or Vista) to stream movies. you should be able to get to the \"My Music\" and \"My Pictures\" folders to listen to music and make custom themes. Do you have a Zune?
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nomodifier·
I'm pretty sure you need a Media Center PC (or Vista) to stream movies. you should be able to get to the \"My Music\" and \"My Pictures\" folders to listen to music and make custom themes. Do you have a Zune?
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Sacrelicious·
Get WMP11, it contains everything you need for audio and video streaming.
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Sacrelicious·
Get WMP11, it contains everything you need for audio and video streaming.
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Neks0ne·
soup, hit me up on AIM, Ill help you....Drost, its now the \"zune\" software instead of media connect
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Neks0ne·
soup, hit me up on AIM, Ill help you....Drost, its now the \"zune\" software instead of media connect
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Drost·
lameass. it's fucking lameass they didn't just open up this functionality to xp users anyway. I can't imagine they have enough media center users to cripple it like that.
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Drost·
lameass. it's fucking lameass they didn't just open up this functionality to xp users anyway. I can't imagine they have enough media center users to cripple it like that.
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th3midnighter·
Congrats Soup. Welcome to the future. You too can play CO-OP on GoW and wait 20 mins to try to get your friends in a room to play a multi game. Remember, the 360 is not just a next gen system. It is amazing at holding important documents in place in any sort of windy environment. It also is capable of working as coaster. Seriously, congrats on the 360, and seeya online.
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th3midnighter·
Congrats Soup. Welcome to the future. You too can play CO-OP on GoW and wait 20 mins to try to get your friends in a room to play a multi game. Remember, the 360 is not just a next gen system. It is amazing at holding important documents in place in any sort of windy environment. It also is capable of working as coaster. Seriously, congrats on the 360, and seeya online.
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SoupNazzi·
LOL, I have more plans for it then just playing games...\r \r I'll play a few GoW games, but I plan on making mine a true media center.
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SoupNazzi·
LOL, I have more plans for it then just playing games...\r \r I'll play a few GoW games, but I plan on making mine a true media center.
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OldManRiver48·
Sweet! Keep us posted. :)\r \r Have a great weekend with the new\r \r 3 6 0 !\r
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OldManRiver48·
Sweet! Keep us posted. :)\r \r Have a great weekend with the new\r \r 3 6 0 !\r
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ReBIRTH·
I think all you need is Windows Media Connect. Thats what I'm using, with no problems.\r
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ReBIRTH·
I think all you need is Windows Media Connect. Thats what I'm using, with no problems.\r
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kobeandchris·
I had to turn myfirewall off to domedia connect
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kobeandchris·
I had to turn myfirewall off to domedia connect