XBOX Media Center, our Saving Grace

Posted by dmcnulty | Posted in , | Posted on 11:34 PM

Zach’s friend turned his old XBOX into a media center; naturally, Zach had to figure out this technology for himself. I am IN LOVE with our XBOX media center! Seriously. Let me tell you what it does.

I turn on the XBOX and the television in our living room. The XBOX is hooked up to an old computer hard drive that is stored in our coat closet. This computer hard drive is the hub of the media center and stores all of our files. After I select the right input to display the XBOX media center on my TV screen, the fun begins. Stored on our XBOX, we have 19 television series and 51 movies. A lot of these movies and television shows are ones we bought, but we also copy our friends’ purchased movies and television shows sometimes (Hey, don’t judge. We’re poor college students). We also store both of our iTunes collections through the XBOX media center. So, we can watch television shows and movies or listen to music through our great television and sound system. Plus Zach just figured out a way to use this technology in our bedroom’s technology. I honestly have no idea how he pulled that off because we don’t have a XBOX in there. He said he figured out with some iPhone remote controller app. Who knows.

Anyways, it’s really convenient to access all of our media through this system. We don’t have to worry about DVD’s scratching as well. Living with a tech junkie definitely has its perks. It’s neat to see how tech junkies can turn their love into productive, helpful products/services for others. I've been learning a lot about it in COM 435, and it's even better to reap the benefits of it at home.

For now,

Dana


P.S. Enjoy our new favorite movie trailer.

Comments (1)

It is so amazing that you can attach all of those pieces to create something so awesome! How big is this hard drive? Isn't crazy the development of electronics that you can do all that with one piece of equipment? And imagine what the future holds for the development of electronics and their capabilities!

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