10-26-2004, 01:59 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Originally Posted by mathiaspettersson@msn.com
I'd like to be able to use the extender with a regular PC, for streaming music and movies, and viewing pictures. Nevermind recording and stuff. Does anyone know if this is possible. I think it would be good for business, for Microsoft, to get the user hooked on the UI and the 10' experience.
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What you want is a Digital Media Receiver.
Most come with propietary server software but some use an open standard called UPnP/AV to communicate between the server and the receiver.
For those, MS provides a free server app that installs as an XP service so it runs in the background automatically and gracefully.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...t/default.aspx
The cheapest receiver I know of is the HP EN-5000, which can be had as low as $50, on occasion. It does not seem to support UPnP/AV but it works well enough, despite the occasional glitch.
(I have one.)
http://g04.com/html/modules.php?name...article&sid=82
There are plenty of others sold as networked MP3 players, media receivers, and what-not.
I remember seeing the Gateway connected DVD player for around $80 a couple weeks ago although its no longer on their site. (ebay-time, I guess...)
Hope you find something that works for you. |
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