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How to Play AVI on an Xbox

Microsoft's Xbox 360 is primarily known as a video gaming console; however, it also offers full media player functionality through Windows Media Center. The Xbox console is fully compatible with a wide range of different file types and video formats. This means you can play all your music and video files directly on the Xbox console without the need to convert anything. Thanks to this functionality, watching AVI files on your Xbox is a simple process that can be achieved in just a few short steps.

Things You'll Need

USB flash drive

Instructions

- 1
  Plug a USB flash drive into your personal computer. After a couple of seconds your computer will automatically detect the USB drive and present you with a list of options. Select "Open folder to view files" from the list.
- 2
  Locate the AVI file you want to watch on your Xbox console, and drag and drop it into the USB flash drive's folder. Once the transfer is complete, disconnect the USB drive.
- 3
  Turn on your Xbox console and plug the flash drive into an available USB port. Two USB ports are located on the front of the console, and one on the back.
- 4
  Scroll to the "Video Library" tab under the "My Xbox" heading. Press "A" to continue.
- 5
  Highlight the USB flash drive from the list of available sources. Press "A" to open the folder.
- 6
  Select the AVI file and press "A" to begin watching. You may require a media update to play the file. If so, click "Download Update" when prompted.

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