I have an older 360 (first gen, replaced by MS FOC when I had the RROD) and I just pulled it out from another room so I could test SmartGlass. Being first gen it has no wireless so I had to string a Ethernet cable to it. I also grabbed a Xbox Live subscription and played with some online gaming and NetFlix. I have a laptop with WMC but that one also happens to be my primary system and file sharing was eating up my CPU (eventually I shut the service down). Regardless, I was able to access my media files and control my Xbox with SmartGlass, but there was a little lag.
If I really wanted to 'trick out' my system I would get a dedicated PC for WMC (BTW, everyone see the news about MS posting a free license for W8 and WMC?) and a new Xbox so I could do all of this wireless.
My question is, what are people using SmartGlass for? I like my Xbox, but without BluRay capability I don't know if I want to buy a new one just for this. Also, have people seen any speed issues? I live in the country and we use a AT&T 3G Microcell at home. I just set that up and the tech person online told me my DSL speed was a little low for it anyway, so maybe once I upgrade it won't be an issue.
Any feedback or SmartGlass use/experiences appreciated.
If I really wanted to 'trick out' my system I would get a dedicated PC for WMC (BTW, everyone see the news about MS posting a free license for W8 and WMC?) and a new Xbox so I could do all of this wireless.
My question is, what are people using SmartGlass for? I like my Xbox, but without BluRay capability I don't know if I want to buy a new one just for this. Also, have people seen any speed issues? I live in the country and we use a AT&T 3G Microcell at home. I just set that up and the tech person online told me my DSL speed was a little low for it anyway, so maybe once I upgrade it won't be an issue.
Any feedback or SmartGlass use/experiences appreciated.
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