Alright, just for the heck of it i hooked up the old Xbox today. Still works like a charm. Now i am thinking of using it to stream movies wirelessly to my TV. I have gotten it to recognize the drive (USB Externl HDD) and the files on it are strait up- DVD file (VOB files)

It will play the movie but it is extreamly choppy, like it seems to stop about every 2 seconds.

Anyone have any suggestions on how (or even if) this can be fixed? Is it because of the large files or the type they are, or even that i am using wireless and a USB hard drive?

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Could be USB speeds. It may also be XBMC's handling of vob files. You'd be better off having the files as an iso. The Xbox 1 will only work with FAT32 file systems of up to 4GB's, there is no way around that unfortunately. It's probably a combo of slow USB speeds and wireless.

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I think it is just the file size that is giving me problems. I tried it as an ISO and although it was slightly better it still has too much lag.

But i found a Hi-Def AVI online and streamed that without any problems. So i may just have to find a good converter that can convert the files to Xvid.

That and i have to figure out again how to get my shoutcast radio working. I have been away from Xbox for sooooooo long it is like starting over again. I do not remember how i had anything working before.

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Mighta been mid-HD, nooooo way the Xbox will play native HD, the processor has no where near enough juice to decode HD video. If you were trying to stream native HD, then that's your whole problem. It's not gonna happen, even on a 1.4Ghz, 128MB modded box.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you though. If you are getting massive lag and the file is something that the Xbox 1 can handle, try setting the cache for internet to zero. It's been awhile, but you can adjust cache settings from video options.

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The DivX file was from an HD source originally. So i am sure it is scaled down a bit when they turn that into an AVI file. BUt the picture is still better then an AVI file not from an HD source.

As far as the regular movies i just have not found any good way to stream them. They will play with a ton of lag. And i do not feel like taking the time to convert them to AVI as that takes hours for a full 8GB movie file. With DVD's being so cheap now i will just make a copy and play them in my DVD player. I was just trying to save money and the use of a DVD on movies i knew i would never watch more then once.

What brought about the idea is the fact that they now have HDD's that are made to work directly with your TV. You store your movie files on it and hook it to the TV with HDMI and play them from there. My friend has one and it is pretty neat. But they are also pretty expensive right now.

And i still have not gotten the shoutcast to work. It will act as if it is loading but nothing ever plays. Sometimes it will just lock up the whole Xbox when trying to load a channel. Not sure if it is because everything on my Xbox is so out of date or there is something that i had done previously when it was working (years ago) that i did not remember to do now.

Not a huge deal really. I just thought i would pull the old Xbox out and fool with it, time to pack it back in the box i guess.

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Did you try adjusting the cache settings? If USB isn't the problem (and it shouldn't be for SD files), then I'd say your best bet is to adjust the cache settings. The last XBMC I used that was stable is the 3-30-08 Pimped Build. Every build I used thereafter had really annoying bugs in the SVN. To adjust the cache (at least in the 360 skin) it's media settings-->videos-->player-->cache. Then adjust the cache for local network. I would first try setting it to zero. If that doesn't work, try the other extreme and set it to 4MB's and work your way down from there to see if the lag dissipates. Also disable the FTP server as it puts a bit extra strain on the Xbox CPU. A lot of people have shoutcast issues and net radio issues with XBMC. Try updating to the latest build of either T3ch or Pimped and then adjust the cache settings to see if the lag disappears for the streaming.

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I may give that a try. Have you persoanlly had any success streaming VOB files to XBMC over wireless? Like i mentioned the DivX files i streamed worked like a charm, no problems at all. (was the last UFC event )
The shoutcast did not work at all. And i really have not fooled with anything else as the ONLY reason i pulled it out of the box was to stream DVD files to save discs.

Pulling out the old Xbox has just made me realize how much i have forgotten about the whole process. The programs on it are at least 5-6 years old. I will have to set up an FTP program again, I will have to learn to use Xbins again as well.

I may eventually just scrap the whole idea and bite the bullet and spend the $160 on the Iomega Screenplay instead. Or just keep buying discs as DVD's are pretty cheap these dys and high quality media is not really needed for movies.

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My personal idea is to just to build a media PC, or use your current rig to do it. I know you built your own PC and it's a good dual core, so it shouldn't take too much to stream videos via NAS or using your existing wireless.

I hear ya on the Xbox 1, it's still pretty fresh in my mind because I love the modded Xbox 1 so much. I used it awhile back when my PC was going haywire, and it's still a fantastic machine, hardware limitations be damned! As far as streaming wireless, no I haven't ever tried it with an Xbox 1. I just know that XBMC handles isos cleaner than vob files, so that at least rules out one part of the equation.

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