[mythtv-users] XBOX 360 - any successes?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Feb 11, 2008, at 12:33 PM, A JM wrote:

> Since the 360 isn't running Myth, they haven't hacked it yet -  
> right, then I'm assuming it can't read native Myth recordings so  
> that is why all recordings would need to be transcoded to something  
> the xbox would be able to read?

Not really any such thing as a "native Myth recording". It records  
whatever your capture device spits at it. Typically, this is an MP2 or  
MP4 file. Neither of which the XBOX 360 can read (from what I gather).  
PS3 will play these files back (with some caveats not worth mentioning  
here). Since the xbox won't read mpeg files (why would they read  
something *standard*? It's a Microsoft product, after all) then you  
have to transcode them into something it can read.

> "... but basically the 360 will play anything you have in your  
> mythvideo directories assuming it's avi/xvid/divx or some wmv  
> files.  So you could always create your own "recordings" directory  
> under there and transcode stuff on your own and place it there."
>
> Cool! any suggestions on what to use for transcoding to Divx on  
> Linux? and what about fast forwarding or reversing on transcoded  
> files?

nuvexport will do xvid, divx and a slew of other formats. It's got an  
interface to Myth's recordings so you can look at pretty names if you  
want to transcode your recorded programs with it.
I'm sure other people will pipe up with what they use. :)