Turn your game console into a media jukebox/client

My good friend Rob, a non blogging friend, pointed me towards this article on ExtremeTech, a couple days ago. (sorry I took so long getting to it) ExtremeTech outlines a few ways to get your audio, still images, and video to your TV system in a wireless means. The one strategy that stands out is the use of your game console via 802.11b/g. Here is one solution for the XBOX:

Xbox: A SourceForge initiative
calling itself the Xbox Media Player (XBMP) Project has created a
Linux-based media player that can run on the Xbox, turning the console
into a streaming media jukebox/client. XBMP requires a mod’ed Xbox that
can boot Linux. Version 2.4 of XBMP supports:

• AVI, MPEG, unencrypted VOB, WMV, XviD and DivX video formats
  
• OGG, WMA, MP3, AC-3 and MPEG-1/2 audio formats
  
• JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, TIFF, TGA & PCX image formats
  
• Built-in FTP Server
  
• IMDb information (The Internet Movie Database)
  
• Internet Radio - Shoutcast/Icecast support (native or streaming via RelaX)
  
• File streaming from a PC or Server over a network from a XNS (XStream Server) software
  
• File streaming from a PC or Server over a network from Windows SMB (Samba) share/s*
  

While the list of supported features is
quite impressive, you’ll need to be able to boot Linux on your Xbox.
Several web sites have demonstrated how to do this.

If you have a PlayStation, there is a solution for this too. This is just another step in making that Media PC Dream a reality.