RE: Home Video Server?

[Paul Miller <pmiller@xxxxxxx>]

Further info, when designing ATM networks we usually say around 2Mbps for Mpeg1 (VCD 1) and 4-12Mbps so i guess 8Mbps is good compromise for Mpeg 2 (hmm is that VCD 2, anyone?)

 

DivX uses far less bandwidth my sever often servers two divX films simultaneously over 10Mb shared Ethernet

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 April 2001 13:36
To: ukha_d
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

Not sure, but the maximum that SKY use is around 8Mbits for highly dynamic content like Movies and Sports. Stuff like .tv Living, UKGold etc could be as low as 2Mbit.

 

Even 2 or 3 playback machines shouldnt overly stress a 100M network.

 

Having said that, I wont know until I try and others here will probably reach that stage first.

 

Try one of those DiVx CD's shared over your network to see how well it will play. It might be worth copying it to a hard disc first to eliminate any CD bottlenecks. that would give a fair representation I guess

 

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:25
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

What sort of bandwidth would this take up over your LAN?

 

M.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Keith Doxey

To: ukha_d

Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:08 PM

Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

Ah ! but.....

 

For a Home Video SERVER, you dont need TV Out.

 

The playback machines would be the ones to use TV Out :-)

 

I have an ATI Rage Fury in my Jukebox PC, and an All In Wonder in my desktop PC but as a PR200 with 4 Gig hard drive its not upto the job of recording video.

 

I am going to head down this route myself later in the year.

 

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Miller [mailto:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:01
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

Looked at doing the same thing myself, my research at my budget levels have led me to look at two cards.

 

The ATI all in wonder Radeon (circa £220), the Hauppauge PVR,

 

ATI AIW:

 

has composite\SVHS TV out

pause TV

SVHS in

Composite IN

TV Tuner

SW encoding

 

Hauppauge PVR:

 

pause TV

SVHS in

Composite IN

TV Tuner

HW MPEG2 encoding

Radio Tuner

Remote Control

 

The Hauppauge looks to suit the best BUT no TV out! aaarrrrggghhhhh....

 

also check out the WDM driver capability, as most software requires WDM drivers to function, limited support under VFW

 

I currently have a Hauppauge theatre something or other, plus a ATI AIW 128 although both capture fine with there native software neither does a watchable capture using the current PVR software I have tried.

 

My feeling is this is early days for this type of software and should be looked at again in 3-6 months...

 

Paul

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 April 2001 11:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] Home Video Server?

Have seen a few movies in DiVx format lately as well as using some of the PVR software I'm considering building some kind of TiVo type server.

 

Anyone got any experience of this?

 

Are there any video cards that do MPEG2 compression in hardware as well as having good quality TV tuner and TV out.

 

Thanks

 

M.

 

 

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