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Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network?
devjj writes "For the past year or so I have been trying (and failing) to figure out a reasonable solution for bringing my large media library to my living room. All of my media lives on an Ubuntu server that sits on my network. It's been very reliable and it's fast enough for streaming purposes. My content is exposed via SMB. It's the living room side where I keep running into problems. I am currently using Windows 7 and XBMC, but the case is too big and noisy, I don't particularly care for Windows, and the whole thing just seems overkill. What I want is a device that can present a decent UI that the non-Slashdot crowd would be able to use, but that is still powerful enough to stream full-fidelity 1080p. I dream of a small box that can transcode video over a network, but that's probably a pipe dream. The new Apple TV would be great if it could connect to network shares. What say you, Slashdot? Is what I'm looking for possible, or should I just give in to the iTunes/Amazon/whatever juggernauts?"
If you use a real OS and a real file sharing protocol(not MS garbage) then you won't have any problems at all. I use AFP(though NFS works equally as well) to view HD media over wifi and works perfectly. Ditch windows and you will have 0 problems.(The previous sentence pretty much works in any context)
Monstar L
How could you even think of not doing this with Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Phone 7? Do you realize that using knock-off "operating systems" is intellectual property theft? It's not cool. You're not slick and getting one over on "the man". It's fucking bullshit. Why do you freetards insist on removing your noses to spite your faces? Do you just tire of smelling your own bullshit? Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Phone 7 are superior to this freetard shit in every possible way. Microsoft have invested billions of dollars in blood sweat and tears to deliver an exceptional user experience and you people just take it for granted. What would you do if Microsoft were driven out of business because you thought you could steal from them and use Lumix and frebsd? You people disgust me with your Lunix and Crabble puke. Do you think you're special? Guess what... You're not! You can't think you can honestly get away with continually stealing the fruits of the billions of dollars Microsoft Research has invested in producing the intellectual property that you dorks so cavalierly pilfer to inject into your Gnom and KED and Quark shit. You all disgust me. You people need to look into the mirror and reevaluate your lives.
Absolutely nothing - world's best media player, hands down. Install it on an AppleTV and you are done!
Yeah, that was really hard.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tv+media+player
If you use a real OS and a real file sharing protocol(not MS garbage) then you won't have any problems at all. I use AFP(though NFS works equally as well) to view HD media over wifi and works perfectly. Ditch windows and you will have 0 problems.(The previous sentence pretty much works in any context)
1/10, try harder next time you troll.
This is how you troll:
Use a real OS, avoid the Fisher-Price style MacOS, it treats you like you're a complete idiot and can't handle anything remotely complex. If you do ever need to fix something, you're out of luck.
Second, avoid Linux, it's got the style and compatibility of running a small nuclear power station. Anything that would normally require 3 seconds in Windows takes 10 minutes of pulling levers and turning dials.
Finally, don't ever install itunes on Windows. Steve made sure you have a penalty for not choosing his toddler time playground of an OS, and that penalty is a confusing mess of application garbage and unnecessary services and protocols.
Thank you, this has been a PSA.
Remember, if you're too stupid to use a computer, get an Apple instead, it's the AOL of the 21st century!
Apple, "We're dumbed down just for you"