Title says it all, the XBox died and I'd really rather just replace it with another more reliable device rather than get it repaired.
While I originally got the XBox for games, I rarely ever used it as such. Instead I just used it to watch DVDs and stream video from my PC using TVersity. The TV is an older tube TV with only two composite inputs.
Problem is I can't find a device capable of doing so, except for the PS3 but I'm not about to spend that kind of money just for the ability to stream stuff from my PC to my TV.
I looked at the Roku XD but it doesn't seem to support PC streaming, and it's not a DVD player. More important to me is being able to stream video from my PC though.
Being Wireless is a huge bonus so I can move it between TVs in the house but not a requirement.
To clarify, I want a device that can stream a typical Divx AVI from my PC to my TV via composite.
As for the XBox, it's going to be disposed of by way of musket fire once the weather clears up a bit.
As far as I can remember, some video cards come with a TV-Out connection, but you'd still need an S-Video compliant cable.
[img]http://www.weethet.nl/images/pc2tv/tvout_examples_videocards.jpg[/img]
Check for one of those.
You'll likely have to connect through the cable on the TV, unless it's recent enough not to have that but old enough to where you only have composite. In that case, I reckon you're SOL.
A cheap netbook, or another xbox
As Mr Bleak said, you just need the right cable. You don't need another "box" between the TV and the PC.
According to that diagram of his: I bought a cable with A's connector on one end for the PC, and C's connector on the other end to the TV. Works great for watching movies. :3
The idea is I can stream videos from my PC without it interrupting the use of my PC for other things. This is what the XBox did.
[QUOTE=Mr. Bleak;28675810]As far as I can remember, some video cards come with a TV-Out connection, but you'd still need an S-Video compliant cable.
[img_thumb]http://www.weethet.nl/images/pc2tv/tvout_examples_videocards.jpg[/img_thumb]
Check for one of those.
You'll likely have to connect through the cable on the TV, unless it's recent enough not to have that but old enough to where you only have composite. In that case, I reckon you're SOL.[/QUOTE]
Not on mine, and my TV has ONLY composite, it's a tube bought about 10 years ago on the cheap, it's probably the oldest electronic device in the house, probably older than the VHS players in the closet. But it works and that's all I demand from it because I don't do BluRay or have DirectTV HD.
Get an original xbox and put xbmc on it....:v:
Actually, you cold also get the original Apple TV and do the same
You could replace your Xbox with productivity. You could make something of yourself, kid. There's a whole world out there, just waiting to be changed. There's so much you could do. You could learn another language and aid foreigners, you could write stories, making people's days from gloomy to happy, you could go outside and start a garden, you could become a protester and help change the world. So many possibilities.
Or you could do what Mr. Bleak said.
An Apple TV or some other device that does the same would probably be your best option.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;28676784]An Apple TV or some other device that does the same would probably be your best option.[/QUOTE]
I'd go with Google TV, I dont trust Apple anymore with the every-six-months-lets-release-a-new-product scheme.
[QUOTE=areolop;28677098]I'd go with Google TV, I dont trust Apple anymore with the every-six-months-lets-release-a-new-product scheme.[/QUOTE]
UM... every company does that.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;28677364]UM... every company does that.[/QUOTE]
but with apple its more like
every-six-months-release-same-product-new-name
[QUOTE=Jookia;28676766]You could replace your Xbox with productivity. You could make something of yourself, kid. There's a whole world out there, just waiting to be changed. There's so much you could do. You could learn another language and aid foreigners, you could write stories, making people's days from gloomy to happy, you could go outside and start a garden, you could become a protester and help change the world. So many possibilities.
Or you could do what Mr. Bleak said.[/QUOTE]
You mistake me for someone else, I am just a blacksmith.
I suppose if I really have to I can invest in a standard DVD player and just burn some DVDs of the stuff I watch all the time, I just really don't want to get another XBox only to have it die again just because I watched a movie.
But quite frankly I'm shocked that the XBox 360 and PS3 are the only off the shelf devices that support this PC to TV stream function, you'd think there would be a demand for devices to do such a thing, especially with all the digital sales going on now.
[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;28677536]But quite frankly I'm shocked that the XBox 360 and PS3 are the only off the shelf devices that support this PC to TV stream function, you'd think there would be a demand for devices to do such a thing, especially with all the digital sales going on now.[/QUOTE]
Apple TV
Google TV
It doesn't say anywhere if the Google TV can stream video from a PC, and it seems like it wants an HDTV or something, which would probably cost me a musket and a half to get set up. Same deal for Apple TV.
Netflix does not equal PC to TV streaming.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;28676784]An Apple TV or some other device that does the same would probably be your best option.[/QUOTE]
No composite outputs, which is what the OP wants.
I would tell you to go for an original Xbox and XBMC, though it's not exactly the most user friendly thing to install.
I suggest the [url=http://www.wdtvlive.com/products/wdtv_live#/overview]WD TV Live[/url]. It doesn't play DVDs, though it does play media from USB drives and over the network. DVD players are extremely cheap these days, so you could always get a separate box.
Amazon.com has them for under $100, which would allow you to get a separate DVD player and a switcher if you need one, yet still be able to be cheaper than a brand new Xbox.
It's... it's beautiful, thank you this looks like a winner.
And hey, a website that isn't a tangled mess of "IT PLAYS NETFLIX, DID I MENTION IT PLAYS NETFLIX? OH AND HDTV 1080P!"
Roku?
My phone can do DNLA media streaming, it's not hard. Get yourself a cheap netbook with hdmi out or something.
[QUOTE=nicatronTg;28679150]Roku?[/QUOTE]
Difficult if any PC support, just a bunch of preset "channels" for Netflix, Hulu, ect.
[QUOTE=y0haN;28680452]My phone can do DNLA media streaming, it's not hard. Get yourself a cheap netbook with hdmi out or something.[/QUOTE]
I don't own a cellphone, and I shot my old Gateway laptop to pieces for the same reason the XBox is going to get shot to pieces (I mean, with the way they build those things, what else are you going to do with them once they've become silicon bricks? Anyone who owned an old Gateway laptop would probably agree). I can only do composite, the WD TV Live benjgvps suggested seems to be the best option, offering far more flexibility than Roku or Google/Apple TV, and it's only $94 on Amazon which I find to be a great deal and a fair bit cheaper than the XBox repair bill.
[QUOTE=Jookia;28676766]You could replace your Xbox with productivity. You could make something of yourself, kid. There's a whole world out there, just waiting to be changed. There's so much you could do. You could learn another language and aid foreigners, you could write stories, making people's days from gloomy to happy, you could go outside and start a garden, you could become a protester and help change the world. So many possibilities.
Or you could do what Mr. Bleak said.[/QUOTE]
You've got to be kidding me. Raptor is the last person I'd tell to 'make something of yourself'. Look through his threads and see the things he's made.
[editline]19th March 2011[/editline]
I had a TV card for my computer a while ago (it's outdated, xp only), it had outputs for televisions.
Just wanted to bump this and give a report on the WD TV Live.
Works perfectly in every way, anyone else who wants to stream to a TV (New or old, it can do HDMI and Component as well as Composite) from a PC hard drive should get one, don't waste your money on an XBox or a PS3. Hell, even if you already have an XBox or a PS3 it might be worth it to get the WD TV.
It offers a hell of a lot more functionality than my old XBox too and it's not as picky about codecs.
Has a nice range of internet video support too (AccuWeather.com, Blockbuster, Deezer, Facebook, Flickr, flingo, Live 365, Mediafly, Netflix, Pandora Internet Radio, Tunein Radio and Youtube).
The only con I can think of is it's not wireless, you have to buy a separate router for the device to have a wireless connection. But if you don't plan on moving it around at all this won't be a problem for you.
Boxxe
PC
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Second hand Xbox or if it's possible why not connect your pc directly to your TV?
Get a extended cable.
[QUOTE=Nexus435;28677404]but with apple its more like
every-six-months-release-same-product-new-name[/QUOTE]
Same with Activision.
The latest CODs are clones.
Get an original Xbox, install debian on it. Play decent games AND get a web browser, unlike the 360.
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