Review-XBox 360 PC Link-Not bad, but needs work
This weekend I set up my XBox 360 to communicate with my PC. The XBox points you to a web link (
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/XPSP2.htm) to download software to accomplish this. I found it very suspect that Microsoft wanted me to install Zune software when I don't even own a Zune! So I dug into my WMP11 setting a bit and found an option to share the media library. This works ok, but not as seamlessly as I would like. In order for the XBox to connect to your media files, each folder must be shared (I thought the hook into WMP11 would be enough). And if you have media stored on your network on a NAS drive, forget about accessing it unless you copy it back to a PC drive. The photo display is pretty good, and I tested a few South Park episodes with good video quality. I haven't tested any music yet, but this might eliminate my
Logitech Wireless Music system. I also might load up Media Center and see if the interface is any better from the XBox.