I'm after some guidance on what to do in terms of finalising a media server setup...
My HTPC (W7 MC) is currently in a bit of a state. The tuner card (7010ix) has been on it's last legs for months(works ok once Windows can actually see it). Additionally the motherboard died a while back and the replacement motherboards audio hardware has been conflicting with the tuner card so I've been unable to get bitstreaming working as I've had to disable the onboard audio chip in the BIOS to get TV working.
At a minimum I need a new tuner - it's gotten so bad that the Mrs. keeps bugging me about ordering this as watching the TV can require several reboots until the tuner is recognised by Windows.
I'm also going to have to stop using the spare room to store the CD/DVD/Bluray disc collection which leaves me needing to rip the discs and store them in the attic. I've therefore decided to finally attack the media server setup I've been thinking about in order to make everything available from one location and usable accross multiple devices.
The plan is to replace the HTPC under the main TV with a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc (tests so far indicate it is up to the job plus it works with my IR receiver & Harmony remote out of the box!). The existing HTPC will then get the new tuner cards and some more storage and become the media server. In another room there is a PC and TV (for xBox 360 duties) and the idea is to install XBMC on this PC too. Down the road I'll probably be getting another TV for the kitchen and another Raspberry Pi.
What I would like the server to be able to do:
Store & Share
- Movies (DVD & Blu ray rips)
- Music (FLAC rips)
- Photos
- TV recordings
- Meta Data (for all of the above)
TV server - going to be using two tuners (about to pull the trigger on the TBS 6280 & 6291 for DVB-T & DVB-S/S2).
Music server - would like to make internet radio and spotify available to XBMC clients.
Meta Data scraper - ideally updating a database for XBMC clients to access. Are there any independent scrapers or would I have to use one of my clients to do the scraping & database updates?
Ideally I would like just XBMC on my clients with as much as possible managed by the server. I'm thinking of using Linux, probably Ubuntu, on the server running Tvheadend and a MySql database for library sharing. Not sure how to go about the Spotify and internet radio side - I'm investigating squeezelite? Anyone have any ideas?
My HTPC (W7 MC) is currently in a bit of a state. The tuner card (7010ix) has been on it's last legs for months(works ok once Windows can actually see it). Additionally the motherboard died a while back and the replacement motherboards audio hardware has been conflicting with the tuner card so I've been unable to get bitstreaming working as I've had to disable the onboard audio chip in the BIOS to get TV working.
At a minimum I need a new tuner - it's gotten so bad that the Mrs. keeps bugging me about ordering this as watching the TV can require several reboots until the tuner is recognised by Windows.
I'm also going to have to stop using the spare room to store the CD/DVD/Bluray disc collection which leaves me needing to rip the discs and store them in the attic. I've therefore decided to finally attack the media server setup I've been thinking about in order to make everything available from one location and usable accross multiple devices.
The plan is to replace the HTPC under the main TV with a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc (tests so far indicate it is up to the job plus it works with my IR receiver & Harmony remote out of the box!). The existing HTPC will then get the new tuner cards and some more storage and become the media server. In another room there is a PC and TV (for xBox 360 duties) and the idea is to install XBMC on this PC too. Down the road I'll probably be getting another TV for the kitchen and another Raspberry Pi.
What I would like the server to be able to do:
Store & Share
- Movies (DVD & Blu ray rips)
- Music (FLAC rips)
- Photos
- TV recordings
- Meta Data (for all of the above)
TV server - going to be using two tuners (about to pull the trigger on the TBS 6280 & 6291 for DVB-T & DVB-S/S2).
Music server - would like to make internet radio and spotify available to XBMC clients.
Meta Data scraper - ideally updating a database for XBMC clients to access. Are there any independent scrapers or would I have to use one of my clients to do the scraping & database updates?
Ideally I would like just XBMC on my clients with as much as possible managed by the server. I'm thinking of using Linux, probably Ubuntu, on the server running Tvheadend and a MySql database for library sharing. Not sure how to go about the Spotify and internet radio side - I'm investigating squeezelite? Anyone have any ideas?