Video Playback FAQ

just got the new update.... nothing happened when i kept restarting my box, but it prompted when i start NFS ProStreet

EDIT: divx/xvid preview

first time i tried to play an xvid video, it required an optional media update (which i already have), re-downloaded the update, and xvid/divx works! AC3 audio is supported. 720p & 1080p file playback is smooth. most xvid i have played fine, except for one particular 720p xvid file.

too bad MKV files are not supported yet


EDIT2: unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, i think xvid/divx playback quality is not as good as XBMC. i have both 360 and XBMC @ 720p via component. anyone with XBMC@720p can confirm this?

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Dec 4 2007, 07:37 PM

Media Extender only does MPEG2 and WMV, check the video playback FAQ for more info.

i was testing with "dumb & dumberer: when harry met llyod" after the update just now... what a weird coincidence

nope, no MKV files... technically the 360 support the codecs for those 720p episodes, but it just doesnt recognize the MKV container, so no luck there..

yes, noticed that too. im using component@720p for both XB360 and XBMC, seems to me that XBMC has better divx/xvid playback quality... well i was comparing 540p files, the few 720p files i hv are MKVs. too bad the quality is not that good, im looking forward for the 360 to playback 720p/1080p files, my XBMC chokes on 720p files.

would it help if we buy from an NTSC/J region account, like Singapore or Japan?

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Dec 5 2007, 11:40 PM

apple lossless files use the same .m4a extension as AAC files, but actually it's not a variant of the AAC format. it's another format: ALAC (apple lossless audio codec), so i dont think the 360 could play it.