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Xbox 360For Dummies
By: Brian Johnson , Duncan MackenzieeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox 360 is due out for the 2005 holiday season, months before Sony's PlayStation 3. When gamers take the new Xbox home, however, they'll soon discover that it's more than a just a game machine-it's a full-fledged home media hub with more power than most PCs. This friendly guide shows how to maximize both gaming and non-gaming features of this amazing machine. Topics covered include hooking up Xbox 360, taking advantage of HDTV and Dolby capabilities, using built-in digital video recording and wireless functions, storing media files, playing music, and displaying photos Shows how to have even more fun by taking an Xbox online for massively multiplayer gaming, instant messaging, and more Discusses the social potential of the Xbox, which people can use to make new friends, join groups and teams, and even throw fantastic parties Includes tips for securing the Xbox from online threats
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| Title of eBook: Xbox 360For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 05-09-2011 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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Xbox 360For Dummies
Chapter One
The Media Blade
In This Chapter
* Watching DVDs on your Xbox 360
* Playing music from your iPod
* Viewing pictures from your PC
You walk in the door, pull your MP3 player from your pocket, hook it up to your stereo, and fire up some tunes. After fixing a snack, you unwrap that great new CD you just bought and rip it onto a hard drive - but just when you start listening, your buddy shows up with photos from his trip. You hook up his camera so he can show you, on your TV, where he got that tan. Looking at pictures gets old, so you fire up Project Gotham 3, toss your friend a controller, and pick your new CD as the game soundtrack. When you finish kicking your friend's butt up and down the race course, you put in a DVD and watch a movie.
The Xbox supports many features that aren't directly related to games. Most of these features take advantage of the fact that the Xbox 360 is hooked up to a TV in your family room. This chapter shows you how to tap into music, photos, and movies on your Xbox 360. Your interface to these features is through the Xbox 360 Media blades, which expose all your options for music, photos, and video.
DVD Movies
Every Xbox 360 can play DVD movies right out of the box - no additional parts necessary.
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If you have Xbox 360, you probably don't need a separate DVD player.
Watching a movie on the Xbox 360 is a straightforward process.
Console operation
It's easy to start a DVD movie with Xbox 360:
The movie is loaded automatically if you either
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