which one of these uses .iso files? That is really the big question as far as watching movies. The 360 supposedly does it with a plug in but would be interested in that aspect of the the comparison. I am in process of running cable to my pc for the 360 trial, wireless at my house is flakey for streaming movies.
Although not an "extender" per se, a HTPC running the ported XMBC can play .iso. Just click and watch, no "mounting" required. It can also play .mkv, which i know the 360 cannot, pretty sure the others cannot as well. The .mkv file, to me, is purely essential now considering the availability of said compressed HD movies. Please correct me if i am wrong.
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rob @ Jun 19th 2008 1:12PM
which one of these uses .iso files? That is really the big question as far as watching movies. The 360 supposedly does it with a plug in but would be interested in that aspect of the the comparison. I am in process of running cable to my pc for the 360 trial, wireless at my house is flakey for streaming movies.
Ben @ Jun 19th 2008 1:17PM
I don't believe any of them will play .iso files, with or without a plug-in.
I know there is a plug-in so you can play .ts files, which should work on all three Extenders, since they are really just MPEG2 files.
rock99rock @ Jun 19th 2008 1:55PM
Although not an "extender" per se, a HTPC running the ported XMBC can play .iso. Just click and watch, no "mounting" required. It can also play .mkv, which i know the 360 cannot, pretty sure the others cannot as well. The .mkv file, to me, is purely essential now considering the availability of said compressed HD movies. Please correct me if i am wrong.
Nick Catalano @ Jun 19th 2008 4:16PM
Check out the Popcorn Hour if you want to stream.. well... everything
It is $200 w/ship
rock99rock @ Jun 20th 2008 4:25PM
@ Nick
Looks nice, but still no ISO automount.