How to play iTunes video through my XBox 360?
February 15, 2010 3:24 PM Subscribe
I have an XBox 360, a Macbook with Connect360 and TV shows that I bought from iTunes. How can I make them play nice?
Apparently Connect360 isn't able to get through Apple's DRM so that I can stream my legally purchased episodes of LOST to my TV. Is there any way I can make this happen? Most podcasts and the like play fine. (Some codecs work, some don't. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason since some episodes of the same podcasts work and some don't.)
Is there anything I can use to convert all of my iTunes video into something that Connect360 can play? It's like they're asking for me to Torrent stuff instead of paying for it.
Apparently Connect360 isn't able to get through Apple's DRM so that I can stream my legally purchased episodes of LOST to my TV. Is there any way I can make this happen? Most podcasts and the like play fine. (Some codecs work, some don't. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason since some episodes of the same podcasts work and some don't.)
Is there anything I can use to convert all of my iTunes video into something that Connect360 can play? It's like they're asking for me to Torrent stuff instead of paying for it.
Response by poster: I'm using Cat5 since the router is pretty close to the XBox. Pirated video streams wonderfully. It's just the legal stuff that I have trouble with. Oh, the irony.
posted by youcancallmeal at 3:28 PM on February 15, 2010
posted by youcancallmeal at 3:28 PM on February 15, 2010
Response by poster: How can I strip the DRM? I haven't found anything that will.
posted by youcancallmeal at 7:21 PM on February 15, 2010
posted by youcancallmeal at 7:21 PM on February 15, 2010
To the best of my knowledge there is no way to do what you're looking to do. And yes, it IS like they're ASKING you to torrent instead of purchase legally. This is the biggest problem with DRM, it irritates and restricts your loyal (and legal) customers, not the pirates.
I'm afraid ish__ is right, the only reliable way to stream iTunes protected video content from your computer to your TV is to use an tv. Connect360 accomplishes its work by transcoding the video to a format the 360 can stream, and DRM is there specifically to prevent transcoding to other formats.
Alternately, you could hook your MacBook up to your TV with something like this.
posted by raygan at 9:25 PM on February 15, 2010
I'm afraid ish__ is right, the only reliable way to stream iTunes protected video content from your computer to your TV is to use an tv. Connect360 accomplishes its work by transcoding the video to a format the 360 can stream, and DRM is there specifically to prevent transcoding to other formats.
Alternately, you could hook your MacBook up to your TV with something like this.
posted by raygan at 9:25 PM on February 15, 2010
You pirate them and use a Windows PC.
That's about it.
There's no way of making an Apple product play nice with an XBox.
Defective by design, FTW.
posted by valkyryn at 6:03 AM on February 16, 2010
That's about it.
There's no way of making an Apple product play nice with an XBox.
Defective by design, FTW.
posted by valkyryn at 6:03 AM on February 16, 2010
youcancallmeal: tunebite might work, but this is only based on 10-15 minutes of googling, not experience - ymmv. Basically it plays the video using the normal channels - but records the output to a new file. Sort of like burning a protected audio file to CD and then re-ripping it. I expect you'll lose a bit of quality though.
Or you could pay for the tracks/videos from iTunes and then go get the torrents. I'm sure its still strictly illegal, but you might not feel as bad about it if you've got a legit copy somewhere.
Let us know if you figure something out - I've also got an XBox, but have so far just resorted to torrents for my needs.
posted by ish__ at 5:35 PM on February 16, 2010
Or you could pay for the tracks/videos from iTunes and then go get the torrents. I'm sure its still strictly illegal, but you might not feel as bad about it if you've got a legit copy somewhere.
Let us know if you figure something out - I've also got an XBox, but have so far just resorted to torrents for my needs.
posted by ish__ at 5:35 PM on February 16, 2010
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posted by Tomorrowful at 3:27 PM on February 15, 2010