Zune software now bites at streaming media.

[Crippler]

WTH. I can no longer stream WMA files with the Zune software or MP4s. Is it just me? Can someone try streaming some WMA and let me know how it goes? I ripped half of my music collection in WMA and since the new software hit, I can no longer stream it. What a bunch of BS. Can't stream a MS codec? Everything now works much better using WMP11. Wasn't the case before. I can even see all of my podcasts in WMP11. Not so when using the Zune software. MS needs to get their shit together on this, pronto.

[ZoomZoom71]

I ripped mine in MP3, so I can't help you there. I don't remember being able to see MP4's prior to the software. I just don't spend that much time with it all. Sorry.

[WormholeXtreme]

All my music in in WMA 128kbs and WMA lossless. The Zune software has no problem playing them for me.

[BrewCityUpstart]

The new soft/firmware sucks my ass!!! My radio reception is waay degraded, and the new software dealie sucks.

[Crippler]

Originally Posted by WormholeXtreme

All my music in in WMA 128kbs and WMA lossless. The Zune software has no problem playing them for me.

Really? You can stream those to the 360? I can play them in the Zune software but not while using my 360 as a media extender. I can't figure this out. I have read reports that using a 3rd party metatag editor will cause them to go unplayable. Which I have been using since that part of the software sucks too.

[Lord Geoff]

I will try that out when I get home tonight and let you know. The xbox sees both my zune sharing and my media player sharing, so I can compare them.

[WormholeXtreme]

I saw this at zune online.

Why doesn't media from my network share play on my Xbox 360 console?
If you added a network share to the monitored folders list in the Zune software, the files might not play on your Xbox 360 console. This problem is most likely related to access permissions.

The Zune software uses Zune Network Sharing Service (Zune NSS) to share media. Zune NSS runs under the Network Service account rather than your user account. Therefore, the remote network share may not allow Zune NSS to access the files.

To fix this problem, modify Zune NSS to run under your user account, which will give it the same access you have to the network share.

This change is not recommended if multiple user accounts on the same computer are sharing media from the Zune software, because there is only one Zune NSS for all users on a computer.



Change Zune NSS access

On your computer, click Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. If you are running Windows Vista, you can see Administrative Tools in the Classic View of Control Panel.
Right-click Zune Network Sharing Service, then click Properties.
Click the Log On tab, then type your user name and password in the boxes.
Restart the service.

[Lord Geoff]

Okay, I did the test and neither Zune software nor WMP did well with streaming the high bit rate wma music. While going through Zune, the 360 could see them but not play them (red circle with slash) and when going through WMP, the 360 could not see them at all. Strange... I guess its high bit rate mp3 for everything now.

[BrewCityUpstart]

Aslo, my zune randomly shuts down even more.

Can I roll the update back somehow???

[Crippler]

I'll check that out later Worm. I only have one user account on the PC, so I don't see that as being the problem. But, I will check it anyway.

I guess it's back to TVersity for the media server. The Zune software use to rock for streaming. It actually was faster and supported more codecs. Now it's just a joke of a server.

Brew, can't roll back the FW. But peeps have being able to roll back the software.

[WormholeXtreme]

MAybe I'm confused as to where you ar eplaying the music from. Where are you streaming the music from? I have my music on NAS devices on my network. I can use the 360 as a media Center Extender and play it on the 360 and also use the Zune software on my PC and play music from that at the same time. When I rip my music I do it twice. Once at WMA 128kbs to a music folder that my Zune software monitors. And I do it again at WMA lossless to a music folder that my SQueeze boxes monitor. But with the MEdia Cenert Extender I can access from whatever folders I tell it to so I can play it from either one if I want. Although I normally use my squeeze boxes to play music since I can sync it up at my PC, Bedroom squeeze box and living room squeezebox to play the same content and be in sync with each other.

[Crippler]

All of my music is on the same PC as the Zune software. One day a NAS will be in the loop.

[KEEZY]

Maybe my Zune is just getting old, but the battery life is balls. I'll listen to it on the way to work, and then just hold play to put it to sleep. After school and work (around 12 hours later) it says dead battery. It didn't used to go like this. Who knows?

[Crippler]

Originally Posted by KEEZY

Maybe my Zune is just getting old, but the battery life is balls. I'll listen to it on the way to work, and then just hold play to put it to sleep. After school and work (around 12 hours later) it says dead battery. It didn't used to go like this. Who knows?

There is a mess of threads on the Zune boards about battery life being crap since the FW update. I haven't really noticed a huge drop with the battery myself. Hopefully MS will drop an update for the software and FW soon. Not a yr from now. The Zune is HOT right now. They would be stupid to not stay on top of things.

[Lord Geoff]

Originally Posted by KEEZY

Maybe my Zune is just getting old, but the battery life is balls. I'll listen to it on the way to work, and then just hold play to put it to sleep. After school and work (around 12 hours later) it says dead battery. It didn't used to go like this. Who knows?

Are you using your wireless more? That cuts down battery life quite a bit.