It appears that the Xbox One has no out-of-the-box support to play one's own video files, for example by sticking them on a USB. This is in stark contrast the Xbox 360, which has an inbuilt media player app that plays a limited range of video formats.
What is the most convenient way to play video files on the Xbox one?
For example,
- Obtaining a PC or tablet running Windows 8 and use the "Stream to Xbox" function touted in reviews?
- Would you upload your files to a SkyDrive account and use the SkyDrive app on your Xbox?
- Would you use some other app?
Or is there some other clever backdoor method?
Best Answer
From what I've gathered after doing a bit of research, the Xbox One supports DLNA but only as a receiver. It won't actively search and find source files, but will happily play anything that is pushed to it via the DLNA protocol.
However, as I don't have an Xbox One I can't physically verify this but a quick Google search for Xbox One DLNA should net you a few solutions that night work for you.
Update to describe example test usage: