Is it possible to copy video files to the XBOX 360 hard drive with the latest dashboard improvements?

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With the advent of the 250Gb XBO 360 and the latest dashboard improvements it seems that movie files (such as .avi, .wmv, etc.) still can't be copied to the console's hard drive from an external drive, is there a way to achieve this?

I recently bought one of the new, revised XBOX 360s under the impression that it could also be used as a kind of media hub and so I wouldn't have to play content from an external hard drive or by streaming from another computer. What is the purpose of the large hard drive if users are heavily restricted in what they can use it for?

Asked by EddieCatflap

Answer

No, you can't copy videos to the hard drive.

The larger hard drive is meant for all sorts of things like downloaded content and videos from the marketplace, game demos, XBLA games, DLC, full installed games, etc.

Answered by Doozer Blake

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Why is only the Zune app available on the Swedish Xbox 360 App Marketplace?

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I installed the December 6th 2011 Xbox Dashboard update a few days ago.

I wanted to install the YouTube App but when entering the App Marketplace I only get the Zune app listed.

What's wrong? Is it suppose to be like that, with only one app available?

I live in Sweden and I do NOT have a GOLD account.

Answer

We have both a US Gold Account and a European (Dutch, specifically) Silver account on our machine. On the European Silver account, the situation is indeed as you have stated, with the only available apps being the Zune app.

The difference in app availability is because your account is based in Sweden. If you check Major Nelson's blog, you can find the following:

Dec. 6th:

• EPIX - United States
• ESPN on Xbox LIVE - United States
• Hulu - Japan
• Hulu Plus - United States
• LOVEFiLM - United Kingdom
• Netflix - Canada and United States
• Premium Play by (MediaSet) - Italy
• Sky Go (SkyDE) - Germany
• Telefónica España (Movistar Imagenio) - Spain
• TODAY (MSNBC) - United States
• Live television on Xbox 360 with Bing Search support

As you can see, none of these changes currently include Sweden. However, some of the planned updates later in December will include Sweden, such as:

• MUZU.TV
• MLB.TV (MLB Advanced Media)

There are a couple features which only list that they will be available in several countries, not specifying which ones, including:

• Dailymotion - Available in 32 countries globally
• YouTube - Available in 24 countries globally

Neither Major Nelson's blog nor the accompanying official press release from Microsoft specify which countries are included. I assume Sweden is included, but you'll have to keep an eye out for yourself.

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