![]() If you are not already a member you will need to create an account and sign up for a membership. As far as I can tell, the correct version is only available for XBOX Live members. Like I said In order to get the proper version, it will be necessary to have an Xbox LIVE membership. In addition, I was NOT able to get the right version by downloading it manually (searching the app store). From my experience, without having an Xbox LIVE membership it’s not possible to download the necessary update. However, the trick is getting the right version to download, which isn’t as obvious as you would think. This coincides with the update they have released for the Xbox ONE. Originally Microsoft has had several versions of this program, but not all of them will play MKVs. However, first, a little background: it’s a little known fact that Microsoft has released a new version of the Optional Media Update that will play MKVs and other media files natively. It took me a while to figure these exact steps out. Here is where it got weird and this is key. While in the extender+iso tab under extender formats, ensure you put the media extensions you want to play natively, such as. ![]() Transcoding is bad, we do not want it!ġ0. Ensure that Enable Transcode 360 is UNCHECKED. Launch the Media Browser Classic Configuration program, and go to the extender+iso tab. If you have not already done so install Media Browser Classic on your Windows Media Center machine and make sure it launches.ĩ. In addition under MKV, I choose to use Alternative Extender support.Ĩ. Use Shark's recommended settings on both 32-bit and 64-bit CODECs, and says yes to the Live TV, Xbox 360 question. I prefer Shark007, but others may work with some tweaking. Load a CODEC pack on your Windows Media Center server. More information on how the tool works is available on the website.ħ. In addition you'll need to have a separate account that has full Administrator rights to your libraries. Note: If your Media Browser server, and Windows Media Center machine are on the same server, step 5 and 6 may not be necessary, but I am unable to verify this at this time. Use this tool, to give the MCX#-SERVERNAME Administrator access to your media libraries by using the above wmcuser account. Ensure you setup your media libraries in Windows Media Center as well, providing the credentials for mcuser.Ħ. Create the same user on both your Media Center server, and your NAS. Create a user with Administrator rights to your Media Libraries. I’ve had strange behaviors when using this instead to translate local drive paths.Ĥ. If you use UNC paths, this should be more than sufficient. DO NOT use the Path Substitution option in Media Browser. Even if Media Browser is on the same system as your media files like mine, DO NOT use local drive paths (D:\Movies), instead type in the UNC path \\MEDIASERVER\Movies for example.ģ. Ensure that Media Browser is pointed to your libraries by using UNC Shares and NOT local drives. My NAS is simply a Windows 7 machine, with Media Browser installed on it, and all my media files are located on the same server.Ģ. In my setup I have Windows Media Center separated from my NAS. You’ll of course want to have Media Browser 3 installed on a server already. Simply stated having this work under Media Browser Classic is an awesome experience! The interface is unmatched to anything else that is out there.ġ. You can finally start enjoying your Windows Media Center experience like you should. ![]() I figured I would write this tutorial to save everyone time and their sanity. With Xbox 360s going for under $99 now, more and more people are going to take the plunge. Through many efforts I discovered how to get this to work fairly easily, as long as you know what you need to do, and the exact steps to do it! That is the furthest thing from the truth. I’ve read countless forums, some even suggesting that this simply won’t work. It was a mystery for a while to me, and the behavior was hard to track down. Seemingly at times I thought I had everything setup correctly, but Media Browser would end up transcoding the file, or unable to play it all. Trust me, I’ve been there, and I have spent many hours banging my head trying to figure out how to get it to work. Getting MKV and other media files to play directly on your Xbox 360 with Media Browser 3, and Media Browser Classic, can be a frustrating experience. Please let us know of your experience if you attempt this. However, we haven't verified the process lately so it is possible it is out of date. Note: This process was contributed by a community member and we have no reason to believe it doesn't work if followed to the letter.
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