Xbox 360 for Dummies
Duncan Mackenzie, Brian Johnson - Collection For Dummies
Résumé
Microsoft's Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox 360 is due out for the 2005 holiday season, months before Sony's PlayStation 3. When gamers take the new Xbox home, however, they'll soon discover that it's more than a just a game machine-it's a full-fledged home media hub with more power than most PCs. This friendly guide shows how to maximize both gaming and non-gaming features of this amazing machine.
- Topics covered include hooking up Xbox 360, taking advantage of HDTV and Dolby capabilities, using built-in digital video recording and wireless functions, storing media files, playing music, and displaying photos
- Shows how to have even more fun by taking an Xbox online for massively multiplayer gaming, instant messaging, and more
- Discusses the social potential of the Xbox, which people can use to make new friends, join groups and teams, and even throw fantastic parties
- Includes tips for securing the Xbox from online threats
L'auteur - Duncan Mackenzie
is an MCSD, MCSE, and MCT who works for Microsoft's MSDN
(http://msdn.microsoft.com) group. He is an excited Visual
Basic .NET programmer who has a habit of writing occasional
articles. Before working for MSDN, Duncan spent some time
as a consultant working for a variety of companies and as
also worked as a Visual Basic trainer. He has written and
collaborated on a number of books on Microsoft development
technologies, including Platinum Edition: Using Visual
Basic 6.0 (Que, 1999), Word 2000 VBA Programmer's Reference
(Wrox Press, 1999), and Exchange and Outlook: Constructing
Collaborative Solutions (New Riders, 2000). His personal
Web site is www.duncanmackenzie.net.
Sommaire
- Part I: Xbox 360 Out of the Box
- Meet the Xbox 360
- Setting Up Your Xbox 360
- Part II: The Xbox 360 Blades
- Dealing with the Dashboard
- The Live Blade
- The Media Blade
- The System Blade
- The Games Blade
- Part III: Xbox 360 in Your Entertainment System
- HDTV, EDTV, Plain Old TV
- Getting the Best Audio Experience
- Customizing Your Console
- Part IV: Pushing the Outer Limits
- Parental Control
- LAN Parties
- Windows Media Center Extender
- Part V: The Part of Tens
- Ten Great Web Sites
- More Than Ten Great Games
- Ten Tips for Parents
- Ten Ways to Make Friends
- Ten Great Accessories
- Appendix: Original Xbox Games
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Wiley |
Auteur(s) | Duncan Mackenzie, Brian Johnson |
Collection | For Dummies |
Parution | 21/02/2006 |
Nb. de pages | 350 |
Format | 19 x 23 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 610g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780471771807 |
ISBN13 | 978-0-471-77180-7 |
Avantages Eyrolles.com
Nos clients ont également acheté
Consultez aussi
- Les meilleures ventes en Graphisme & Photo
- Les meilleures ventes en Informatique
- Les meilleures ventes en Construction
- Les meilleures ventes en Entreprise & Droit
- Les meilleures ventes en Sciences
- Les meilleures ventes en Littérature
- Les meilleures ventes en Arts & Loisirs
- Les meilleures ventes en Vie pratique
- Les meilleures ventes en Voyage et Tourisme
- Les meilleures ventes en BD et Jeunesse