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Old 27-03-2008, 01:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Watching AVI on my 360

So today I decided to try media center on my xbox and connect to my computer to watch my movies.

So far I can view pictures and listen to my music on my xbox, however I can't watch any movies (in AVI format) since it's telling me that I do not have the required codecs.

Clearly I have the correct codecs since I can watch these videos on my computer just fine... So do I need these codecs on my xbox as well? If so, how would I do this?

Any help is much appreciated.
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Old 27-03-2008, 04:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You can only watch videos that are encoded by either DivX or Xvid on the Xbox 360, no others. So it's quite clear none of the movies you have tried are in either format. Be careful in future when it comes to what you want to watch.
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Old 27-03-2008, 05:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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i dunno scott, i have plenty of avi files on my comp that will play on my 360 some days and not others, it loves to be a bastard
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Old 27-03-2008, 05:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i dunno scott, i have plenty of avi files on my comp that will play on my 360 some days and not others, it loves to be a bastard
AVI just means Audio Video Interleave. It's just a video format but the film can be coded in any type, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, Xvid, WMV, VC-1 etc etc etc.

You have to know what codec the film uses.
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Old 27-03-2008, 05:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
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read my post again you fool! the same files play sometimes and other times they don't, answer me that!
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Old 27-03-2008, 07:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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read my post again you fool! the same files play sometimes and other times they don't, answer me that!
He speaks the truth. All my files are .avi and only 9/10 of them play. I'm not complaining I'm simply pointing out that some .avi files do not work. It's weird but I got over it.
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Old 27-03-2008, 07:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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yeah but my point is that a particular avi file may work one day....but not the next, you're all fools

the 360 is a bastard for streaming
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Old 27-03-2008, 07:53 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Maybe for you ... Mine works nearly perfect. Try pressing CTRL + F first and see if that resolves the issue hahaha
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Old 27-03-2008, 07:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Maybe for you ... Mine works nearly perfect. Try pressing CTRL + F first and see if that resolves the issue hahaha
erm, i dunno what the hell you're talking about...this guys crazy people! CRAZY!...heh...
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Old 27-03-2008, 08:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Maybe for you ... Mine works nearly perfect. Try pressing CTRL + F first and see if that resolves the issue hahaha
YES! It makes me laugh all over again as i relive the scenario in my mind. starting to chuckle and i can't control myself.
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