You might want to check out speakershare or Airfoil, both of which have windows versions but I'm not sure if you need client software to receive the feed, in which case they likely won't work on an Xbox 360.Ģ. m3u (NiceCast is a mac app, I haven't looked into what is available to do this on a PC). Find a different way to stream your itunes output to. You'll need to do two things differently:ġ.
PS - if anyone figures out how to use a similar setup to access protected video content, let us know by posting a reply in this thread with instructions! In NiceCast preferences, set it to start broadcasting at launch.Įnjoy what you rightfully own, the way you want to. Then go to System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items and minimize all of them (so you aren't bombarded with open windows every time you turn on your computer). The app is free, and also available for iPad.ĮDIT: To automate things a bit more, set NiceCast and iTunes to open at login. This way, the computer can be elsewhere and you can control what's playing while you are at the 360 (perhaps while you frag some n00bs).
Airplay let's you control playback on all kinds of Apple devices, but now you can have similar control over playback on your Xbox 360. Since I have my iPhone on me constantly, I use Remote to remotely control iTunes. Last step - since your mac is controlling what is playing, you'll want a convenient way to change songs, pause, advance, etc. The cool part - this works even with DRM-protected songs!ħ. You should now be able to hear whatever your mac is playing in iTunes. Go to My Xbox -> Music -> select your Connect360 connection as the source and choose the playlist that you set up earlier (with the m3u stream in it). Once Connect360 sees your Xbox and the connection is established, head over to your Xbox 360. Here's how you can completely remove it.Ħ. It conflicts with Connect360 and prevents it from seeing and authorizing your Xbox. NOTE: A word of caution here, if you happen to use Elgato EyeTV, know that it installs something called EyeConnect for sharing TV captures that can cause some serious problems.
Install Connect360 and configure it to share your iTunes library. Create a new playlist in iTunes called "Library Stream" (or whatever you'd like). Broadcast and test this stream by playing a song in iTunes, opening a browser and navigating to the stream URL. Take note of its network address (which shouldn't change).ģ. Set it up to stream your iTunes output to an. Give your Mac a static IP, or reserve an assigned DHCP IP address so that it will always be accessible at the same address.Ģ. (For convenience) an iPhone w/the ' Remote' app (free) installed to control what you're listening to, since you will not be able to navigate your library on your Xbox 360 using this method.ġ. There may be a free alternative out there, not sure.Ħ. I use Connect360, but I've heard of others (e.g. Mac-compatible media server software that can fool your Xbox into thinking it is talking to a PC.
Router (to which both of the above are connected)Ĥ. No video (tv episodes, movies, video podcasts).ģ. As of now, I've only figured this out for audio (music, audiobooks, podcasts, etc).
You still need a computer running (would be nice to throw an itunes library on a NAS box and be able to decode it on the fly through the Xbox 360, but alas, no).Ģ. Well, with enough determination, I think I have found a decent workaround that is both convenient and relatively inexpensive. Argh! I bought the music (instead of stealing it), why won't you let me enjoy it?!!!
Microsoft wants you to buy a PC with Media Center Extender to do any kind of media streaming, and Apple won't let anyone else parse its DRM-protection. If you're like me, you are frustrated by how this is seemingly impossible.