Use a Windows Media Center–Based PC with Xbox 360

Windows Media Center

Your Xbox 360™ console can deliver the ultimate integration of gaming and room-to-room entertainment—including watching or recording TV shows, viewing your digital photos, and listening to your digital music library—from a Windows Media Center–based PC to any TV in your home.

When you connect your console to the same network as your Windows Media Center–based PC, the experience is delivered to your Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. (You can connect up to five consoles to a Windows Media Center–based PC.)

To learn more about Windows Media Center for Xbox 360, go to www.microsoft.com/extender.

To set up Windows Media Center:

1. Go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup and download the latest Windows Media Center software update to your Windows Media Center–based PC.
2. Connect your Xbox 360 console to your Windows Media Center–based PC using one of the connection types described in Connect to Xbox Live.
3. On your Xbox 360 console, go to Media, then select Windows Media Center. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish Windows Media Center setup.

Along with standard DVD remote control functions, the Xbox 360 Universal Remote features a Windows Media Center button that lets you access a connected Windows Media Center–based PC.

For more information about home networking, see Connect to Xbox Live.