Date: Monday, December 26 @ 19:53:45 UTC Topic: Xbox 360
' Xbox360FanBoy.com posted about an alternative for Windows Media Connect '
It won't stream video, but TwonkyVision's UPnP MediaServer software will stream music and photos to the Xbox 360 from a variety of platforms, including Linux and Mac OS X. This is great news for users of alternative computing platforms who have thus far been unable to duplicate the functionality of even an iPod or PSP on their 360. TwonkyVision lists the 360 under supported "Media Players" writing "Microsoft only allows to stream music and pictures. Microsoft neither allows video streaming from Windows Media Connect Servers nor from 3rd party UPnP servers." So there you have it.
There's a version for Windows XP (it works on x64 too ... unlike Windows Media Connect (*update* aceboomer posted there's a way to make WMC work on x64, but it's not officially supported yet)), Mac OSX, Linux (several flavors) and also for a number of Network Attached Storage devices (NAS).
The downside is the application isn't free (20eur or ~24usd). There's trial version if you want to test it.