Pimping out the Dashboard.

[BREVITY]

Are you guys customising your dashboard. I seen these on another site and thought a thread where people post pics of theirs would rock. So post yours here and/or tell if yous pimping yours out.
http://re-kwest.com/images/dashboard1.JPG
http://re-kwest.com/images/dashboard2.JPG
http://re-kwest.com/images/dashboard3.JPG
http://re-kwest.com/images/dashboard4.JPG
Q: How easy is it to do?

A: If your hooked up through a router all you have to do is make sure you are using Windows Xp service pack 2. Then you have have windows connect and the NET framework installed, then you download and install the software found at xbox.com/pcsetup. Some people have no trouble at all and others can't seem to get it to work, it all depends on your setup I guess. This will allow you to stream music and view photos only, no movies without a media center PC.

[rg0019]

Brevity,

Those are some great looking backgrounds. Can I ask you where you got the Halo background? Its the second one down. I would love to have it. Thanks..

[mmn]

Uh. How the hell do you do that?

[bugg33]

If you are viewing pictures you can select to set it as background. The disadvantage is that the background is the same for all 4 tabs unlike the themes which change.

[mmn]

If you are viewing pictures you can select to set it as background. The disadvantage is that the background is the same for all 4 tabs unlike the themes which change.

Oh crap! I wasted points on the Colts theme, then. Because its the same exact picture on all 4 blades.

Thanks for the tip, now I'll just make my own themes.

[LinkinPrime]

:shock: I didnt know we could do that. Thanks OP!

[gregthomas77]

Wow, that was easy. Thx

[battleroyal33]

Thats pretty slick,, thanks for the heads up on this OP..

[mmn]

Ok here's a question for those who know :

How do you get different "trims" for the dashboard? The only ones I have are "default", "carbon", and "glass".

Thanks.

[psychobrawler]

Maybe not as flashy, but since day one I've had a backround of my 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter sitting on my couch with xbox controllers in their hands staring at the tv....

[Santurio]

parking my spot so ican remember to do this when I get a 360

[xbox23]

thnx for the headsup man didnt know this

[Scorch]

Can you only apply one background? I was hoping for individual backgrounds for each blade.

[Ledhed]

Can I ask you where you got the Halo background? Its the second one down. I would love to have it. Thanks..

http://bungie.net/Games/Halo2/gallery.aspx?gallery=Wallpaper&page=1

Bottom of that page.

[doubledown]

What size should the pictures be? I may try to do this.....only the same pic for each blade though...disappointing, but oh well.

[Zoglog]

somone put a picture of asian prince

[rabbitt]

Damn that is cool.

[Michaellvortega]

Swing! thats F'n Sexy! cool feature and I just offerd up my 360 for sale :(

[sighlintbob]

that's awesome...i didn't realize that sort of customization could be done.

[javeryh]

Wow that's cool.

[zewone]

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1556/photo9pv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[mvp828]

I love that children's book. My all time favorite. Can't remember its name though.

[ryan838]

I love that children's book. My all time favorite. Can't remember its name though.

Its Put Me in the Zoo. I used to read it all the time when I was a little kid.

[zewone]

Put me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire

[Sk8erlink7]

I want to customize mine, but my PC has Windows 2000, not XP (it's a pretty old computer). If I were to put the picture I wanted on my PSP, could I successfully transmit it to my Xbox 360 to set as my background?

[zewone]

I'm not sure about PSP, but all I did is burn a photo CD because I can't connect my computer to my 360.

[Spoon_si]

nice... but I been doin this since the day I got the system...

[KingDox]

Very cool. I didn't know you could do this. I can't wait till I can fine a non-bundle xbox 360 in store.

[Ma12kez]

I don't understand how lots of people didn't know how to do this, but then again I have trouble with WMC for some reason it just won't work. Anyway you can just use a USB flash drive to upload the pics you want to customize your dashboard with.

But does anyone know what is the recommended size for the wallpaper to be? Thanks in advance.

[thagoat]

i think cd's are the most straight forward way to get pics. also, if you have vacations pics on cd, the xbox will play a slide show of them(with music too!) pretty cool for a game system.

[Zoglog]

http://zoglog.clearlyseen.net/photos/360.jpg

Pedobear Reprezent....

yeah so I had a bit to explain to relatives when I showed them my 360....

[ryanbph]

thanks for the pics op...I knew about it, but I need to send my in for a repair. It freezes when playin dvds and when trying to set up WMC. I got the box, just havne't mailed it off, as I am trying to finish COD2

[$hady]

LOL wtf is Pedobear? Those silly Japs.......

I just put the pics on my mp3 player and then connected it to the usb slot.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/136/bengals360screen5od.th.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bengals360screen5od.jpg)

[javeryh]

So the picture appears on all of the blades? Is there any way to customize 6 different pictures - one for each blade? I'm assuming no though since it looks like no one has done this... maybe in the future...

[$hady]

So the picture appears on all of the blades? Is there any way to customize 6 different pictures - one for each blade? I'm assuming no though since it looks like no one has done this... maybe in the future...


yup, same picture every blade.

[javeryh]

yup, same picture every blade.

That's bullshit. Now I hate the 360 and I'm selling it when I get home. No, wait, I'm throwing it out the window so no one else has to endure the hell of 6 blades and only one picture!!! I really hate Microsoft and everyone involved with the design of the 360 - goddamn morons. It's almost perfect in every conceivable way and they overlook the 6 blades and one picture? I can't even stand it... I demand a recall.

[ryanbph]

:applause: :applause:


That's bullshit. Now I hate the 360 and I'm selling it when I get home. No, wait, I'm throwing it out the window so no one else has to endure the hell of 6 blades and only one picture!!! I really hate Microsoft and everyone involved with the design of the 360 - goddamn morons. It's almost perfect in every conceivable way and they overlook the 6 blades and one picture? I can't even stand it... I demand a recall.

[specialk]

wonder if people will camp out in hopes to catch his 360 when he tosses it out the window?

[seanr1221]

See how on Zoglogs live blade it has that ad for MI 3? Yeaa how do I get my dash to change from the default?

Mine still just says xbox live, and theres nothing under the featured content.

[LinkinPrime]

See how on Zoglogs live blade it has that ad for MI 3? Yeaa how do I get my dash to change from the default?

Mine still just says xbox live, and theres nothing under the featured content.


As far as I know, it means you're not logged on to XBOX live. Once you log on, it changes and shows the advertisements.

[Purkeynator]

Hey you know what we need is a cheapassgamer theme! Anyone wanna try ?(don't have 360 yet)

[javeryh]

As far as I know, it means you're not logged on to XBOX live. Once you log on, it changes and shows the advertisements.

I thought it was random (but you may be right). I had an X3 ad there a week ago...

[Zoglog]

LOL wtf is Pedobear? Those silly Japs.......

I just put the pics on my mp3 player and then connected it to the usb slot.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/136/bengals360screen5od.th.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bengals360screen5od.jpg)

Believe it or not, the whole pedo part is american made ;) In Japan he's just a normal Bear.

[LinkinPrime]

Believe it or not, the whole pedo part is american made ;) In Japan he's just a normal Bear.

Is it an Anime? Where can I check it out at? (BTW Sorry to go of topic)

[Zoglog]

Is it an Anime? Where can I check it out at? (BTW Sorry to go of topic)

nope just an internet meme

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

I grabbed the special edition PDZ just for the supposed themes that came with it for the blades. Anyone know about this and/or how to do it?

[Deadpool]

I'm not sure about PSP, but all I did is burn a photo CD because I can't connect my computer to my 360.

What program did you use? I have like 80 blank cd's lying around.

[zewone]

What program did you use? I have like 80 blank cd's lying around.
Nero. You probably won't need that many cds unless you have like 10 million pictures you want to use. 1 or 2 should be fine.

[Deadpool]

Thx man.

I bought a 100 cd spool like 5 years ago, because i was into making Cd's, but never got around to using the rest :)

[asianxcore]

I am thinking of putting some photos on a CD-R and putting it into my 360. Do the pictures have to be a certain size or does it stretch the picture to make it fit correctly? thanks!!

[Saucy Jack]

I am thinking of putting some photos on a CD-R and putting it into my 360. Do the pictures have to be a certain size or does it stretch the picture to make it fit correctly? thanks!!

It'll size the picture to fit your screen correctly. It'll either leave borders on the sides, or crop the top and bottom to fit in most cases.

[zewone]

I am thinking of putting some photos on a CD-R and putting it into my 360. Do the pictures have to be a certain size or does it stretch the picture to make it fit correctly? thanks!!
They have to be a certain size. The exact specs I'm not sure, my Put Me in the Zoo pic is 678 pixels wide by 646 pixels high. Mine cuts off right where the Blades start, so it's a pretty nice fit.

[Murcielago77]

It streches proportionally until the top and bottom are aligned, centers it, and cuts off whatever is on the sides that doesnt fit the screen

[help1]

you should get on of these man:

http://downloads.teamxbox.com/xbox/936/Halo-2-TeamXbox-Wallpaper/p1/

[clueless]

Used my spare USB memory dongle and just created a subdirectory, put the wallpaper jpgs there in 1600x1200 res (as I run HDTV) and went to the dashboard picture viewer. clicked on the thumbnail once and then selected X button and poof new background!


was sweeeet, plus it saved it everytime so I can now toggle between background themes without having the memory dongle in the USB port. :applause:

thanks all the previous posters for pointing this simple customization out :)

[insano]

This is hilarious. I can't believe how many people are absolutely amazed at this feature of putting in custom pictures. Been doing it since day 1 and sure many of you have. Oh well, glad this thread has givin new life for your 360's for some of you. Now only if someone can find CHEAP usb thumbdrives/flash drives for everyone to buy (for those of us that can't connect our computers up to 360) we would have even more extremely happy CAG 360 owners. *hint*hint*:]

[BREVITY]

I got a nice walpaper from the new Underworld on there. Looks slick with the smoke themed blades.

[clueless]

This is hilarious. I can't believe how many people are absolutely amazed at this feature of putting in custom pictures. Been doing it since day 1 and sure many of you have. Oh well, glad this thread has givin new life for your 360's for some of you. Now only if someone can find CHEAP usb thumbdrives/flash drives for everyone to buy (for those of us that can't connect our computers up to 360) we would have even more extremely happy CAG 360 owners. *hint*hint*:]

well some of us are new 360 owners (missed it on launch day by 3 customers in front of me :bomb: ) so only had my 360 for 2 weeks ...

the bad thing about the thumb drives is it wont let you save play lists for music there. plus only way to play videos is either direct harddrive or thru a Media Center PC :cry:

[asianxcore]

I'm lame. I've had my 360 since launch and didn't know about this feature.

glad I know now.