Matthew S. Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 What codec's does the xbox 360 support for movie playback and are there any good free converters for these... I have alot of xvid/divx content and some h.264... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_onion Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 it supports divx and according to wikpedia h264 as well, just try it and see. also, if you want to play any format it doesn't support then if you play the file from within media center on the xbox then it will be transcoded from the pc so basically it can play any format your pc can play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital n1nja Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 it supports divx and according to wikpedia h264 as well, just try it and see.also, if you want to play any format it doesn't support then if you play the file from within media center on the xbox then it will be transcoded from the pc so basically it can play any format your pc can play. can u elaborate a little bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Johnny Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 it supports divx and according to wikpedia h264 as well, just try it and see.also, if you want to play any format it doesn't support then if you play the file from within media center on the xbox then it will be transcoded from the pc so basically it can play any format your pc can play. Not entirely true I think, Windows Media Center transcodes nothing, simply because for Windows Media Center on 360, they actually use a Remote Desktop Protocol to run it on the 360, so it's actually all running on your home PC, just streamed to the 360. There isn't any proper Windows Media Center Software on 360 (though of course that does mean your point still stands, any format Windows Media Center on your PC can play should be available through your 360, simply because it is your PC playing it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLC Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 If you use it as a media centre and select any file the xbox doesnt support then it will transcode it from the PC i think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 This page lists what is supported on the Xbox 360 : http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/...laybackfaq.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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