Posted by JW on 06/01/07 14:44

I have one question...what's so hard about running cable? I basically did
the same thing to my garage stereo for almost nothing using CAT 5 cable. I
do realize that certain circumstances prevent doing this but it's simple,
cheap, and reliable.

"cottonchipper" <cottonchipper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm kicking around the idea of doing the following and would like
> input.
>
> I plan to buy an external 500 gigabyte drive for my PC and load every
> CD in my collection onto it in MP3 format. The drive will cost
> approximately $150.
>
> Next, I'll purchase the needed equipment to set up a wireless network,
> which I figure will run another $100. Am I correct in thinking
> 802.11g is the way to go?
>
> Next, I'll buy one of several competing devices (cd3o, d-link, etc.)
> that wirelessly stream music from the computer to a remote receiver
> that connects to my home stereo. Does anybody have a recommendation
> as to which brand and model works best? These seem to run anywhere
> from $99 up. I figure to spend probably $200.
>
> With this setup, for an investment of about $450 I should be able to
> maintain my entire music collection on the external hard drive, which
> can be moved from one computer to the next when I upgrade. Seems like
> a worthwhile investment to me.
>
> Any tips or ideas?
>

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