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Diary Of My Switch To Internet TV
Sorry if you've already been through this (it's been a while since I read the other chapters in this series) but have you tried XBMC yet? I set it up on a test machine and the interface definitely passed the WAF and I believe there are lots of other sites it can pull media from too. I know...- davemex
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- Forum: Smart Home Article Discussions
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Building nas, couple of easy questions!
I finally ditched WHS after a few months. You can access files remotely but you can do that with any server OS. Personally I found that my system ran a lot hotter and was a bit slower with WHS than on Ubuntu. It was already mentioned that V2 is coming out this fall so if you use WHS at all... -
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My low maintenance HTPC/NAS
Hey guys, Since this forum was a lot of help for me when I was starting out with this project, I figured it was only right to share the results upon completion! I put together a DIY NAS/HTPC for my house that would be easy enough to interface with that it passes the WAF (wife acceptance... -
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Diary Of My Switch To Internet TV
The Pro version of Tversity is $40. I actually just installed PlayOn today after reading this series of articles and you're right, it is very similar to Tversity in regards to the ability to play web content. I *think* Tvesity may be a little more versatile in it's configurability but I'm also...- davemex
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Diary Of My Switch To Internet TV
My solution First of all I just want to say that I love the WAF approach to validating whether or not a solution is a success. I started down this path about a year and a half ago with a similar objective: a non cable home media solution that functions easy enough for my wife to be able to use...- davemex
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
So I've pulled the trigger on the components and will try to document the build from hardware through the software setup for anyone interested in doing something similar (relatively powerful NAS capable of real time transcoding and fast file transfer capability). I'll post the actual build in... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Hah, that's excellent. I found that article yesterday afternoon as well. That puts the nail in the coffin of the Atom vs. Pentium decision. Not only do both the systems run at very similar watt levels, but since it takes the Atom longer to do the tasks, it actually ends up using more power... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Thanks for looking into that! I looked through the Synology 2.1 and beta 2.2 specs and you're right, no Twonky (maybe I read that as misinformation in one of their forums), so its probably just their own proprietary app. I'm still on the fence between the more powerful system and the Atom... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Very good point. I need to do some more research on my end I guess to see what exactly its doing. I know that when using a server like TVersity off of my XP machine I have monitored it while running different media on different clients and sometimes it runs it through the transcode process and... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Both the new QNAP and Synology firmwares (3.0 and 2.1 respectively) have Twonkymedia Server installed (Synology may use another similar one, but I know for sure QNAP uses that one). This is a upnp server app with on the fly transcoding support (per http://twonkymedia.de/ ). It looks like... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Thanks for the reply. That's what I suspected but then it seems strange that major manufacturers are incorporating software into their NAS devices that have this functionality. It sounds like it would completely bog down the system then. :confused: -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Ohh and to add on a little more to answer your question (sorry I got a little off the actual topic)... Its not taking RAW high def files and encoding them into something like DIVX, its more taking an already encoded file and re-encoding it to work. So for example, a lot of the files i have are... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
On my test machine (Athlon 3200, 1 gig ram, XP SP3) using programs like TVersity or Twonkymedia server I'm almost able to pull it off (it will run fine for a few minutes but then begins to stutter as the playback catches up with the transcoding). Based on the format the video is in, it will... -
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Suggestions for NAS with Transcoding
Hello, I've been looking to set up a NAS/Media server to pipe media and files to our Xbox 360, laptops, and cell phones and after some significant research it looks like I've boiled it down to either going with an Atom 330 based system or an Intel Dual Core system running an E5200 2.5ghz...