How To: Connect Your iPod to the Xbox 360

We show you how to connect your Apple iPod to the Xbox 360.

You are a consumer gadget hound. You have the cool cell phone, the high-definition entertainment system, the keyless start on your new car. You also own an iPod and an Xbox 360, two top-selling products developed byrival companies Apple and Microsoft. Wouldn’t it be great if you could play some of the audio content stored on your iPod through your Xbox 360 so you could enjoy it over yourstate-of-the-art entertainment system? There is a relatively simple way to do this, with references by Microsoft to the iPod on the Xbox 360 support system even providing some of the cues. For thequick and dirty guide to getting your iPod to connect with your Xbox 360, read on.    

• With your Xbox 360 connected to Xbox Live, you’ll need to download the optional iPod Support file posted on the Xbox 360’s online service. This file lets you listen to non-DRM (digital rights management) AAC files (Apple’s preferred audio format). To find it, select Xbox Live Marketplace, Game Downloads from the Xbox Live area of the Xbox Dashboard.
• Choose All Games and select Alphabetical List of Games.
• Choose Optional iPod Support twice and then Confirm Download to download the file.
• With the download complete, choose Done and return to the Xbox Dashboard.
• Connect your iPod to the Xbox 360 through the digital audio player’s cable.

Xbox 360 Dashboard Screenshots