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Xbox 360 – Your Favorite Recorded Videos Now LIVE on Your TV

You can now MyCast your favorite videos from your computer to your TV, via the Xbox 360. Orb now enables you to play any videos from your PC or from the Internet on your TV, via your Xbox 360

To ensure you have the best MyCasting experience, we have developed some simple guidelines and tips. Be sure and check back to this page for updates and enhancements to Orb and Xbox 360. Also, please feel free to post comments on the Orb Forums page.

Download Orb today

The software and service are FREE. And there’s no additional hardware to buy or install, and no subscriptions to sign up for. Follow these steps to view all your media on your TV:

1. Download Orb onto your Windows home PC and follow the instructions for installing and setting up your account.
2. Check to be sure that your Xbox 360 has the Fall 2006 update.
3. Connect your Xbox 360 to your TV.
4. Go to the ‘Media’ Tab in Xbox 360.
5. Select ‘Music’, ‘Pictures’, or ‘Video’.
6. Select ‘Computer’ from the options menu.
7. Click ‘Yes, continue’ when asked if you have downloaded and installed media sharing software on your computer.
8. Select from the list the computer on which you just installed Orb in Step 1, above.
9. You should see all your media. The default selection is:
* For Music, the music in your MyDocuments/MyMusic and SharedDocuments/MyMusic folders
* For Pictures, the photos in your MyDocuments/MyPhotos and SharedDocuments/MyPhotos folders
* For Videos, the videos in your MyDocuments/MyVideos and SharedDocuments/MyVideos folders
* To add or change media folders, click the green Orb tray icon on your computer, then “Configuration”, and select the “Media” tab to add your new folders.