Wireless PC to HDTV?
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Anyone tried something like this: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?sec=0&pid=547[^] I have a Windows Vista Ultimate PC in one room and an HDTV and surround sound system in another room. I want to be able to access the media from my pc and watch it on my tv / listen to it on the stereo but I also want to be able to watch streaming video from the TV network's web site as they have a lot of episodes on demand these days. I'm pretty sure this kind of device will do the first thing but I'm not sure if it will do the last thing or what the best solution is to be able to do both. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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Anyone tried something like this: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?sec=0&pid=547[^] I have a Windows Vista Ultimate PC in one room and an HDTV and surround sound system in another room. I want to be able to access the media from my pc and watch it on my tv / listen to it on the stereo but I also want to be able to watch streaming video from the TV network's web site as they have a lot of episodes on demand these days. I'm pretty sure this kind of device will do the first thing but I'm not sure if it will do the last thing or what the best solution is to be able to do both. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
I haven't used that, but I saw a presentation on Windows Media center, which looks pretty cool. I'm pretty sure the same functionality can be had with an xbox 360, if you don't mind it being wired, and I think it would cost about the same.
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Anyone tried something like this: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?sec=0&pid=547[^] I have a Windows Vista Ultimate PC in one room and an HDTV and surround sound system in another room. I want to be able to access the media from my pc and watch it on my tv / listen to it on the stereo but I also want to be able to watch streaming video from the TV network's web site as they have a lot of episodes on demand these days. I'm pretty sure this kind of device will do the first thing but I'm not sure if it will do the last thing or what the best solution is to be able to do both. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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Anyone tried something like this: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?sec=0&pid=547[^] I have a Windows Vista Ultimate PC in one room and an HDTV and surround sound system in another room. I want to be able to access the media from my pc and watch it on my tv / listen to it on the stereo but I also want to be able to watch streaming video from the TV network's web site as they have a lot of episodes on demand these days. I'm pretty sure this kind of device will do the first thing but I'm not sure if it will do the last thing or what the best solution is to be able to do both. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
I got a PS3 for that job. Only problem is the quality of the wireless connection, PS3 only get 40-50% quality while my laptop comes in around 80%. Pissy drops out regularly which is annoying half way through a film. As for streaming off the web, don't make me laugh, the speed of our connection does not allow this. A 2gb thumb drive and sneaker net does the job nicely.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Anyone tried something like this: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?sec=0&pid=547[^] I have a Windows Vista Ultimate PC in one room and an HDTV and surround sound system in another room. I want to be able to access the media from my pc and watch it on my tv / listen to it on the stereo but I also want to be able to watch streaming video from the TV network's web site as they have a lot of episodes on demand these days. I'm pretty sure this kind of device will do the first thing but I'm not sure if it will do the last thing or what the best solution is to be able to do both. Any and all suggestions appreciated.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
Hi John, I agree with the other replies in terms of using existing equipment and the unreliability of wireless. I have delved into this area quite a lot in the past and asked similar questions at a IPTV conference a year and a half a go. There are products such as Slingbox around that convert a video stream into signal that is relayed over IP. You then need a device capable of intercepting the IP stream and then decoding the signal. Other options include using Xbox 360/PS3 or using a modded original Xbox. The system we had in our flat allowed us to leave a server on and have the Xbox request a stream and since it worked over cable it was fine. However for HD signal you will need a media box with the ability to deal with the data bandwidth and the original Xbox is limited and so you will get frame skipping. I use Tversity but there are other programmes out there that will do similar things. TVersity will allow you to do the second thing too as it allows streams to be set up but requires a fast PC if you are going to be encoding the signal at a rate that is suitable for wireless. An h.264 stream requires a lot of bandwidth and so you may be better suited using a power line network adapter for 200 pounds or so. That will allow 200mbps connections depending on the product and allows a no wire/ high bandwidth system that is more robust than current b/g 2.4ghz signals. Or you could work off an A band signal by investing in new equipment to move to a less crowded spectrum. Using Tversity, the DLink and a powerline adapter you should be sorted.