All the solutions I found on the web requires either installing another piece of software (Connect360) or hooking up another device (AppleTV), neither of which is very attractive to me.
As it happens, I also run Parallels on the Mac in order to run some Windows applications, and I hit upon this solution, which I did not see described elsewhere.
On Windows in Parallels, follow these steps:
- With Windows shut down, make sure that Parallels's networking is configured as a "Bridge Network" using the "Default Adapter".
- Start Windows and then start Windows Media Player (WMP).
- In WMP, select View > Library from the menu. Then, under the Stream secondary toolbar menu, select "Turn on home media streaming". If it is already turned on, be sure that "Automatically allow devices to play my media" is checked.
- In WMP, right click Music and select "Organize Music Library". Ensure that your Mac's Music folder has been added. This will be "\\psf\Home\Music". Do the same for Videos and Pictures. For Videos, you may also want to add your iTunes Media, which is located in "\\psf\Home\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media".
- Turn on the console.
- After the console starts, press the "Guide" button on your controller. The "Guide" button is the silver button with the lighted X on it.
- When the dialog box shows up, use the left "Stick" to select the "Media" pane. Wait a few moment for it to find your computer, then select your computer.
- Pick "System Video Player" or "System Music Player" depending on the type of media you want to play.
- Navigate to the video or music and select to play.
Note that I have only tried this with Windows 7 and Windows Media Player 12. I am running Parallels with 2 GB RAM on a Mac Mini with a 2.3 GHz i5 and 8 GB of physical memory. With this configuration, everything seems to stream smoothly with no stutter.
Reference
- Stream Media Using Zune or Windows Media Player, Microsoft,
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