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DIY Xbox 360 Media Extender Setup, Walmart Stores HDTVs Wrong, Top 5 Christmas Movies on Blu-ray!

Friday, December 23rd, 2011 – running time 11:16

You might be shocked by our favorite Christmas movies! Got an Xbox 360? Robert takes you step by step through the process of turning it into a Media Center Extender.

You might be shocked by our favorite Christmas movies! Got an Xbox 360? Robert takes you step by step through the process of turning it into a Media Center Extender. And one of our viewers found an HDTV storage fail at Walmart.

Windows Media Center + Xbox 360 = Awesome!

Want to get all the goodness of Windows Media Center on your Xbox? Robert shows you how easy it is to set up. Watch the video for the step by step.

00:20 | Play

How NOT to Store HDTVs

Not all brick and mortar stores can be trusted with electronics. Viewer, Jake sent us a disturbing photo of Wal-mart's setup. Watch the video to find out why this is such a bad sign.

06:08 | Play

Top 5 Christmas Movies on Blu-ray

Looking for the right flick to get into the holiday spirit? We've got a list of our Top 5(ish) favorite HD Christmas films, from A Christmas Story to Home Alone. Watch the video for the full list.

08:17 | Play

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  • 4 days ago

    @suknat Check that both HDMI cables work between Blu-ray player and HDTV, then a different HDMI port, then factory reset AVR and update it!

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    @wswenlock We'll have to do some testing on this one! What kind of files re you using? Blu-ray ISOs? Let us know!

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    @baishen Open in the sense of open source, or open in the sense of runs Netflix, Amazon Prime, your own video collection, etc?

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