Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Building a Linux Home Media Center

Posted by Zonk on from the you-needed-a-project-this-weekend dept.

RomanianClimber writes "Tom Lynema assembles an Ubuntu-based Linux home media center. 'Like a lot of people nowadays, I have a growing collection of digital media. My digital media is stored on a home Linux server. Most of the digital media players available today do not support protocols to connect to a Linux server, which make them unsuitable for my use. I realized the best way to connect my digital media library with my home theatre was to build my own Linux home media center (LHMC).'"

2 of 143 comments (clear)

  1. Why wireless? by DietCoke · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why wireless? When I transfer a movie file to my HTPC from my main PC, I want it be available to play on the other PC by the time I get to the living room.

    I suppose that'd take more work, but there's something infinitely more enjoyable about transferring a full DVD around the house at gigabit speeds :) Even if it's just an Xvid-encoded video, it's still got more oooh and ahhh to it than a Linux HTPC could ever have just on it's own.

    1. Re:Why wireless? by DietCoke · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Nah - that requires that you leave another PC or server on. No need to use power unnecesarily.