Such a device exists

[lastlight]

We run macs otherwise that would have worked too.

One thing to note is you have to CRANK movies to hear them over your xbox's fan

[Lampshade]

I picked up a $50 dvd player that has hdmi out and reads DiVX/MKV with aUSB port. works great, plays lots of stuff that my xbox say's I can't. Also, you can set up an xbox as a media extender, so it plays movies from your computer. I found it too much work to scroll through them, so just use a USB for most, or plug in the laptop to my TV.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by lastlight

We run macs otherwise that would have worked too.

One thing to note is you have to CRANK movies to hear them over your xbox's fan

i stream movies from my mac to my xbox no problem. you just need a utility called connect360. works perfectly

[Nano]

I just stream wirelessly to our tv from our computer, or else hook up the laptop with the HDMI and you can view your files from there, I think all tvs have HDMI now days. ours is like 3 years old and it does

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

i stream movies from my mac to my xbox no problem. you just need a utility called connect360. works perfectly

I already had Vuze installed so I've just been streaming with that.

[mike31154]

Depending on what inputs your TV has & how close your computer is to it, you may be able to simply use the TV as your computer monitor & play the movie on your computer while watching the TV/monitor. I have a an LCD TV that's a few years old now but it has a VGA input for computer. I've often hooked my notebook to this input & played videos/movies on the computer while viewing them on the TV. Essentially your TV becomes the computer monitor and you'll see your Windows OS on the TV. If you can do that, simply run whatever software on your computer that shows the media you wish to watch & it should display on your TV. Bottom line, connect your computer's video output directly to your TV if that's possible. No extra hardware or software required, except a VGA extension cable. If your computer & TV both have HDMI IN/OUTPUTS, Bob's your uncle & you'll get full HD.