Why XBox SmartGlass is a failure.

[smoledman]

The real solution would have been to have an answer to Apple's AirPlay & Mirroring. The idea that you can only do something like this with a Windows device to an XBox 360 is stupid. You should be able to stream or mirror from a Window Phone or Windows 8 device(PC, tablet) to any Windows 8 box or XBox. Once again, Microsoft's warring divisions undermine it.

 

[brmiller1976]

Windows has had DLNA and Intel Video for years.

Airplay only works with expensive Apple devices and/or compatible licensed gear that costs an arm and a leg.

 

[smoledman]

Windows has had DLNA and Intel Video for years.

Airplay only works with expensive Apple devices and/or compatible licensed gear that costs an arm and a leg.

Who cares? The point is once you buy Apple computers and devices(the latest ones), AirPlay and Mirroring just work without any hassles. Where is this DLNA for Windows devices? I haven't seen it.

 

[theefman]

And with apples tech you can do this, stream to ANY dlna device, including TVs, or just apple devices? Yeah, though so.

 

[cluberti]

Support for streaming media from your Windows devices to other DLNA and "PlayTo" media devices (like TVs, Stereo Systems, XBOXes, PS3s, Windows Media Extender devices, and even TVs) can be found in Windows Media Center and Media Player, and even quite a few Windows Phone devices (the vendor generally has to provide support on such a low-power device, but for example Nokia and LG have DLNA-capable apps).

I will agree getting all of your apple devices to play together is easy, but so is getting all of your Microsoft-centric devices to do so is also easy. Going for the mixed-mode is where Apple requires 3rd party software (at the least), whereas Microsoft Windows, Home Server, and even some Windows Phones do this as well out of the box.

Use what works for you, of course, but vendor lock-in isn't usually a good thing if you ever want to change in the future.

 

[sconrad308]

So you should be able to stream from one WP to any Win 8 computer is what you are saying? Or that Microsoft should develop an item that you can connect to the internet and stream shows and things like that on? I'm using smartbox from my windows 8 pc on my Xbox and it works quite nicely. Not sure what you want it to that it won't or if you have even tried it.

 

[scottcraft]

I thought Airplay was playing a video from an iphone, ipad, etc. over wifi through an Apple TV device to a television? How is this so superior to what Microsoft is going to do?

 

[smoledman]

My point is that I'm a tech geek but I don't even know what Microsoft has in this area. But I know exactly what Apple has because they advertise it like crazy. Another marketing failure?

 

[12Danny123]

My point is that I'm a tech geek but I don't even know what Microsoft has in this area. But I know exactly what Apple has because they advertise it like crazy. Another marketing failure?

you call everything a failure. What a lunatic

 

[palandri]

My point is that I'm a tech geek but I don't even know what Microsoft has in this area. But I know exactly what Apple has because they advertise it like crazy. Another marketing failure?

You must really be bored tonight.

 

[smoledman]

you call everything a failure. What a lunatic

People are buying Macs like crazy because Apple advertises things like AirPlay & Mirroring. Don't you think that's something to be concerned about? I read some analyst estimates that Macs could be 25% of all PCs sold in 2013.

 

[12Danny123]

I agree. He's bored everyday. No wonder.

 

[12Danny123]

People are buying Macs like crazy because Apple advertises things like AirPlay & Mirroring. Don't you think that's something to be concerned about? I read some analyst estimates that Macs could be 25% of all PCs sold in 2013.

If you want to be negative. do it somewhere else. Not here .

 

[palandri]

People are buying Macs like crazy because Apple advertises things like AirPlay & Mirroring. Don't you think that's something to be concerned about? I read some analyst estimates that Macs could be 25% of all PCs sold in 2013.

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