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mcapanelli

mcapanelli

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Hello all,

Is there any way to get my mac and xbox one to play nice together? I'd like to be able to stream movies from my mac but can't seem to find anything to make them work together that doesn't require a monthly subscription. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
 
mcapanelli said:
Hello all,

Is there any way to get my mac and xbox one to play nice together? I'd like to be able to stream movies from my mac but can't seem to find anything to make them work together that doesn't require a monthly subscription. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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This should provide some info for you, but yes you need to pay for it I'm pretty sure:

https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/123608-mac-to-xbox-one/

What about apple TV, hooked into the HDMI in on the Xbox? Refurb Apple TVs are pretty cheap.
 
If those movies are on your disk(s) (and not on some internet streaming service), you can use any DLNA-server to stream content (movies/music/pictures), as Xbox should be a DLNA-compatible device.
You can check out PS3MediaServer, which is completely free. Despite the name, it will stream to any DLNA-compatible receiver. I used it to stream directly to my smartTV.
 
priitv8 said:
If those movies are on your disk(s) (and not on some internet streaming service), you can use any DLNA-server to stream content (movies/music/pictures), as Xbox should be a DLNA-compatible device.
You can check out PS3MediaServer, which is completely free. Despite the name, it will stream to any DLNA-compatible receiver. I used it to stream directly to my smartTV.
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Awesome man, thanks. I'm downloading it now and will give it a spin. I'll hopefully be able to watch "The Hobbit Tolkien Edit" on my TV now.

I own an apple TV but for whatever reason the streaming sucks. I get major lag whenever I use it.

I had downloaded Plex but didn't want to pay $10 a month to stream movies I store locally. I don't mind paying for an app as it helps support the developers but I don't want a monthly subscription to stream my own movies.

Seriously, a big thanks to all of you. The members on this forum have always come through and helped me out and I'm really grateful.
 
So I'm using the PS3 media server and it sees the xbox, the xbox also sees the server but its not seeing any folders or files. I tried the imediashare workaround and that gets stuck in buffering.
 
mcapanelli said:
So I'm using the PS3 media server and it sees the xbox, the xbox also sees the server but its not seeing any folders or files. I tried the imediashare workaround and that gets stuck in buffering.
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I would start with checking the format of your movie file. I mean not only the container (i.e. MP4/M4V or MKV or WMV or anything similar) but also the format of video and audio streams inside it. I am unsure about what video and audio stream formats does Xbox support.
Video needs to be AVC/H.264 and audio in MP3, AAC or AC3 (at least for aTV. I use iTunes compatible videos exclusively, and I can not say that aTV streaming lags).
So to start with - check what audio/video streams and container (file) formats does Xbox support and make sure your media matches.
AFAIK, you can also set some transcoding parameters inside PS3MediaServer.
 
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