Watch Our Videos on Your Xbox 360

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Choose from over 30,000 movies and TV shows to watch on your Xbox 360. It's easy to connect your Xbox 360 console to a Windows PC to watch videos from Amazon Video On Demand.

Instructions

  1. Install the Amazon Unbox Video Player on your Windows PC.
  2. Confirm that you have Windows Media Player 11 installed (install it if you don't have it yet).
  3. Connect your Xbox 360 and your PC to your home network (wired connection recommended). For details, see Xbox 360 home networking basics
  4. On your PC, open Windows Media Player and do the following:
    1. Click Library, Media Sharing.
    2. Select Share my media, OK. Windows Vista users may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt, select Continue.
    3. Windows Media Player will search for devices on your network.
    4. Click your Xbox console, and then click Allow. When done, click OK.
  5. On your Xbox 360, go to the Media area of your Xbox Dashboard and select Video.
    1. If the videos on your PC aren't displayed, press X and select your PC.
Now your Xbox 360 should be showing all the videos you have downloaded from Amazon Video On Demand. If you need further help, visit the Useful Links section on the right.

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble watching your videos from Amazon Video On Demand or if videos you expect to see in your list aren't showing up, try the following:
  1. Launch the Amazon Unbox Player on your PC to confirm that the video has been downloaded and will play.
  2. Launch Windows Media Player 11 on your PC to confirm that the video appears in the Video section of your library and will play.
  3. Reboot your Xbox 360.
For additional support, visit Xbox.com Support or contact Microsoft at 1-800-4MY-XBOX.

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