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For those that are unhappy with the performance of Tversity for watching video files on the PS3 I suggest giving PS3 Media Server a try. There are versions for Windows, Linux and Mac and you can use it with a Xbox 360 as well. Best of all you don't have to constantly refresh the library when you add a new file, like you have to do with Tversity.

Great thread, I'm in the very early stages of getting a set up like this. I built myself a home server out of old parts when I upgraded my PC, with a 1TB HDD using Ubuntu and samba sharing. I next want to either build or buy a media PC for our living room to stream it to.

I find the carpentry/decoration is an important part of the set up.

Its important everything works well - but its got to look sexy.

Think of a car...engine but you want it sleek.

I built myself a backlit false wall for mine...I still love it after 4 years..

I find the carpentry/decoration is an important part of the set up.

Its important everything works well - but its got to look sexy.

Think of a car...engine but you want it sleek.

I built myself a backlit false wall for mine...I still love it after 4 years..

I remember the thread you made. Based on something from AVForums, right?

For anyone who wants to see some of the GRcade AV setups...

GRcade Cribs

Igor wrote:I remember the thread you made. Based on something from AVForums, right?

Oui Madam but I didn’t make a thread...

AVforums has some wonderful ideas for storage and carpentry solutions.

bear wrote:I got my brother one of these last christmas and it seems pretty happy with it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Hub-Media-Center-1TB/dp/B00466IEXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308067509&sr=8-1
It plays most file types with the exception of flv(or at least it didn't play flv when I bought it) and the user interface is pretty nice. The built in hard drive works well for the setup he has but its not of much use if you are planning on streaming everything.

Does that basically work as an External Hard Drive, too? Need a new Hard Drive for basically storing all my TV shows and stuff on, so if it did, I could sort of kill two birds with one stone. I can't watch the video (as I'm at work), ~~but does it do HDMI out? Being as how you can buy it on Amazon with a HDMI lead, I'm guessing it does.~~ Ignore that, I've just read that it does.
EDIT:

WD TV Live Hub supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats including HD camcorder video formats.

Even more interested now, but I don't think it's got an SD card slot, has it?

I've not got one so can't say for sure, but I'm pretty sure that you can connect a camera to it, so in theory you could put the SD card in the camera and play stuff from that. Although you'd be better off plugging in a USB HDD or pen drive.

When the OP is finished, it should help you give an idea of the technologies out there and how to get a Media box set-up using what you have around the home already.

This looks interesting:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Live-Netwo ... roduct_top

Dos anyone have any experience with it, or opinions?

People with these NAS/other media boxes, what are they like for subtitle support? Do they all do it, or do I need to look out for a specific type of box?

Frank wrote:People with these NAS/other media boxes, what are they like for subtitle support? Do they all do it, or do I need to look out for a specific type of box?

Well, in my case, since I'm simply using a Samba share then yes, if there's a .SRT subtitle file. I'm not sure about a "proper" media server, but I'd expect so.

Some of the images in the initial post seem to be broken - specifically some of the ones with the encoder settings.

Hopefully this is just at my end, but...

I just had a quick look and they all show for me.

If anyone else is having a problem I'll get them rehosted...

It may just be the demand for them all at once from the same host.

But it makes it a right bastard to check all the settings. Oh well. Best way to learn is to tinker, I suppose. I've got a funny feeling this encode is going to be a right mess, though. :lol:

TheTurnipKing wrote:It may just be the demand for them all at once from the same host.

But it makes it a right bastard to check all the settings. Oh well. Best way to learn is to tinker, I suppose. I've got a funny feeling this encode is going to be a right mess, though.

Give me a sec and I'll get them put up somewhere else!

Added a link to all the images in the guide.

I've also added an image number 'Image xx' under where each picture should be, so you can marry them up easier.

I had a quick look and they all seem to be numbered correctly, but let me know if there are any problems

thanks for being a guinea pig!

No pics of people's setups?

As you can see, the sheer number of images is still proving daunting, and hopefully this isn't just something confined to my machine. I notice that a lot of the images are identical though: Are they hosted as seperate images? Because you could probably save a lot of loading by simply referencing the same image repeatedly.

edit: nvm, just checked the URLs

Maybe it's just that I'm encoding or need to reset the router or something.

Yup that main image comes up a lot and I thought it best to do that in case people get lost. It's the same image (2v33e5d.png) so shouldn't be loading multiple times, just replicating that same one.

The image pack features that picture multiple times though, so you can view them and click next picture as you go through the guide.

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