video on pc to television via LAN

[davedeal]

Sorry for the extra post, it was brought to my attention that I accidently posted a simlar question in the wrong forum. :(

I have been searching but don't seem to find anything;

What I'm trying to find is a realativley simple way to watch videos on the TV in the den from files stored on the PC in the office (across the house). I have both wired and wireless APs available. My situation won't let me put a PC in the den, and I don't want a full fledged HTPC, just want a way to watch the video files (xvid, divx, mpg) stored on the pc. I have looked into something like the gateway ADC-220 or 320 but they seem to be discontinued. A simple device (aka slimp3) with or without remote would be ideal.
What's the consensus here?

[Jason Dunn]

Here's what I've been using for the past two months:

http://www.adstech.com/products/MXL-581/intro/MXL-581_intro.asp?pid=MXL-581

The remote is a bit strange (too skinny), and the user interface isn't anything to get excited about...but it works quite well for viewing my MPEG2 files. But I don't think it will do Divx...for that you may want to try going to the Divx site and seeing which devices are certified to play Divx files.

[Pat Logsdon]

Hey, that's pretty cool, Jason. According to the TigerDirect specs, (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1009787&sku=A03-7056) it looks like it DOES handle DivX, as well as Xvid, MOV and compressed AVI. Even better, it also supports OGG audio! Not too shabby for $209! Are you using yours via WiFi or cable?

[Jason Dunn]

Hmm - that one looks different than the one I have. I have it hard-wired, but it comes with an 802.11g card.