doctorjuggles
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Okay, I've networked my house because ultimately I want to be able to watch any movie in any room of the house on any of the TVs. So I've run cat5e cable throughout the house.
Now, what I want to do is probably spend a decent amount on a Shuttle type PC for the lounge where the 42" plasma is, but in the bedroom there's not much point in spending a shedload of money just to be able to watch a few DivXs that are stored on my main PC.
So what I'd like to know is if there's a solution that I could use that would allow me to browse the network's files and play them back (using its own decoder or the resources of my PC, whichever doesn't really bother me,) across the LAN?
What should I be looking for? One of those Happuage Media MVP things? A DVD player with a harddrive (can you browse a network on them?)
I'll be using it with an LCD screen which I have yet to buy (it will be no larger than 27")
I'm looking for as cheap as possible, as a solution, because I'll probably be buying a Tosh SD340E for the room as its parnter, but if the Tosh plus the solution recommended adds up to £200, I might just be better off buying something a little better as an all-in-one job, so I'm open to suggestions and prices.
Similarly, if my Shuttle idea for the lounge/plasma is considered a bad idea, I'm open to suggestions there too.
Thanks for any help and advice.
Now, what I want to do is probably spend a decent amount on a Shuttle type PC for the lounge where the 42" plasma is, but in the bedroom there's not much point in spending a shedload of money just to be able to watch a few DivXs that are stored on my main PC.
So what I'd like to know is if there's a solution that I could use that would allow me to browse the network's files and play them back (using its own decoder or the resources of my PC, whichever doesn't really bother me,) across the LAN?
What should I be looking for? One of those Happuage Media MVP things? A DVD player with a harddrive (can you browse a network on them?)
I'll be using it with an LCD screen which I have yet to buy (it will be no larger than 27")
I'm looking for as cheap as possible, as a solution, because I'll probably be buying a Tosh SD340E for the room as its parnter, but if the Tosh plus the solution recommended adds up to £200, I might just be better off buying something a little better as an all-in-one job, so I'm open to suggestions and prices.
Similarly, if my Shuttle idea for the lounge/plasma is considered a bad idea, I'm open to suggestions there too.
Thanks for any help and advice.