Hot can I play movies from PC on Xbox360?

Question

I have Windows XP, not Media Center. I would like to play most common formats like avi (different codecs, e.g. Divx), mpg, quicktime in HD on my TV thru Xbox360.

Answer 1

It is possible to stream video to your Xbox without a Media Center.  However the issue you're going to have is not all video codecs are supported. You can go to the Xbox website to find the full details on which ones are. Basically you need to have the Zune media player installed on your computer and set it up to share all media with your Xbox.