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Posted by Bill's News on 11/19/07 18:48
"markm75" <markm75c@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1194386101.004036.22840@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> I'm seeking a way to take my home videos or movies .. put them
> on a
> NAS or HD somewhere.. the VIDEO_TS and vob files.. and simply
> stream
> these to a tv somewhere that is hooked up to a slingbox or a
> media
> extender device (or xbox 360)..
>
> Are there any devices or software that will let this happen
> these
> days?
>
> I tried Tversity with the 360.. it doesnt stream the vob files
> with
> the full menu and all.. you have to first convert to mpeg2..
>
> My goal is to simply have these on a harddrive, vobs and all..
> and
> stream to some device.. even if i have to buy another media
> extender
> that supports this idea?
>
> Thanks for any ideas...
>
Any reason not to use PCs?
I'm using low profile DELL C521s (about $500 each with AMD2x64
3800s a year or more ago) and ATI x1300 cards providing DVI
connection to 42", 1080p60 LCDs.
Replace the internal DVDs in the PCs with the "QuickSwap SATA II
Hard Drive Bays" found at this site
http://www.satacables.com/html/usb2-sata-mini-raid-system-sata-raid.html
and use these drives
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=311&language=en,
or similar, as pop-ins holding about 180 hours each of quality
DVD or more than 60 hours of HD video from your camera.
The C521s are quieter and cooler than the Motorola HDVRs they've
replaced and fit in the same space under the TVs. I use USB
wireless KB/TB, like this one
(http://www.directron.com/01027.html), to operate the PCs and
VLC or MPC software to play videos.
Streaming then, while available via wired router, is not
necessary as each "player" is an interconnected PC with
unlimited HDD capacity (10 of these drives take no more shelf
space than a box of Kleenex).
An eSATA DVD reader/writer reestablishes the functionality lost
by replacing the internal drives.
BTW, each PC is also equipped with
http://www.autumnwave.com/Consumers/OnAir-Creator.html to
capture OTA or QAM HDTV, if you're interested in TV as a source
of a/v as well.
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