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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Rich
date: 2006-12-07 20:07:12
subject: Re: stream Divx to Xbox360 without voiding warranty

From: "Rich" 

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   Of course.  What I'm questioning is why someone would even mention =
this?  Why don't they mention that you aren't going to void the warranty =
of your computer or your television or anything else?  It sounds like =
they mentioned this just for some hype effect.

Rich

  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:4578e267$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  That wouldn't void a warranty - tinkering around inside an Xbox 360 =
would
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:4578d8ee$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       If it is transcoding then it is not tricking.  Why would anyone =
even think this would void a waranty?

    Rich

      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45787ec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      for anyone interested - complete howto at link

      =
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1002/1/page_1_introduction/index.html

      Last month a group of software folks at TVersity who know a thing =
or two=20
      about this subject managed to make the whole experience much =
easier and=20
      pleasant with their latest version of TVersity. They have a piece =
of=20
      software (and it's completely FREE!) that is able to on-the-fly =
transcode=20
      many video and audio formats into WMV format suitable for the Xbox =
360. As=20
      it is playing in WMV format from your PC over the network, you are =
not=20
      modifying the console software or hardware and using legal =
software,=20
      therefore your warranty with Microsoft will be fine. Essentially, =
TVersity=20
      is able to trick the console into thinking the source format is =
WMV (or one=20
      of the formats supported by the 360) by using transcoding.=20


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   Of
course.  What I'm =
questioning=20
is why someone would even mention this?  Why don't they mention =
that you=20
aren't going to void the warranty of your computer or your television or =

anything else?  It sounds like they mentioned this just for some = hype=20
effect.
 
Rich
 
"Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com A>>=20 wrote in message news:4578e267$1{at}w3.nls.net... That wouldn't void a warranty - = tinkering around=20 inside an Xbox 360 would
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:4578d8ee$1{at}w3.nls.net... If it is transcoding = then it is=20 not tricking. Why would anyone even think this would void a=20 waranty? Rich "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com A>>=20 wrote in message news:45787ec7$1{at}w3.nls.net...for=20 anyone interested - complete howto at linkhttp://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1002/1/page_1_introduction/inde= x.html">http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1002/1/page_1_introduction/inde= x.htmlLast=20 month a group of software folks at TVersity who know a thing or = two=20 about this subject managed to make the whole experience much = easier=20 and pleasant with their latest version of TVersity. They have = a piece=20 of software (and it's completely FREE!) that is able to = on-the-fly=20 transcode many video and audio formats into WMV format = suitable for=20 the Xbox 360. As it is playing in WMV format from your PC over = the=20 network, you are not modifying the console software or = hardware and=20 using legal software, therefore your warranty with Microsoft = will be=20 fine. Essentially, TVersity is able to trick the console into = thinking=20 the source format is WMV (or one of the formats supported by = the 360)=20 by using transcoding.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_029C_01C71A3B.485151B0-- --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
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