Re: Kaleidescape movie server

["Andy Bone" <andy@xxxxxxx>]

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Graham,

Thanks for the swift response, so if a PC is the way to go, what do you use
for control? Do you have a SWMBO useable remote control setup, or is it
wireless keyboard and mouse time?
If I am to get any kind of approval for this the missus has to be able to
work it easily, and she will not want to sit with a keyboard in order to
choose a film or an MP3 track.

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Howe
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server


Phil and I both use a PC as a player running a combination of myHTPC
(pretty front end) and ZoomPlayer (with codecs from WinDVD or PowerDVD).

The problem with all non-pc front ends (including Kiss and Xbox) so far
has been their inability to play DVDs from folders in 'native' format. I
rip my dvds with all extras and menu structures in place, so they behave
exactly like a dvd when played. This is not yet possible without using a
PC for playback, though I believe that work is progressing on both Xbox
and Kiss players to allow for such playback.

Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Bone [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 January 2004 13:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>
>
> Phil,
>
> What are you using as a player? I am looking at going down
> the route of networked media content, with all of the CD's
> and DVD's stored on a central server, but I am not sure on
> what to use at the player end of things.
>
> I've looked at (in the online sense) the SLIMP3 and the
> KISS500 and the SMC EZ-Stream and the Pinnacle but not having
> seen any of them in action, and with such varied reports on
> different forums it looks like a bit of a minefield.
>
> I would be interested to hear what you are using succesfully,
> or anybody else for that matter.
>
> Andy
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Phil Harris
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:39 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>
>
>
>   > I am certainly planning to do a full blown demo of my
> setup at UKHA
>   > 2004, and I may even persuade Phil to bring one of his
> client boxes
>   > along too (though I haven't asked him yet).
>
>   I was going to bring a "subset" of my server (probably the
> "James Bond
>   Drive" and a couple of others) and a couple of players to
> UKHA2004 ...
>
>   ... wasn't going to ask you to bring yours over Graham
> since it died there
>   last year! ;-)
>
>   Phil
>
>
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