Re: Video Server and Distribution

["E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clark,

What did you use to rip your files to hdd?  I've tried DVD Shrink, My
Movies, and a few others. All are crash city.

Drag/drop? :)

Thanks,

:Lee

"Clark Hensley" <clark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I use a Windows XP file server with about 7 TB of storage. All my DVDs are
>stored there in the original format (VOB/VTS.) I have  three "cheapo" PCs
>running XP PRO with just enough hard disk storage for the OS and Nero.    I
>used a display adapter with HDMI in the cheapo PCs, and a 54 MB wireless
>connection back to the file server (which has a dedicated connection to the
>wireless access point. My 40" Sony uses the HDMI for video only, as I run
>the audio (optical) through my receiver. The other TVs are SDTV and I used
>the S-video out for them, with normal stereo output. I've successfully run
>3 different movies to 3 TVs simultaneously. This is not the cheapest
>solution, but it sure works for me. The cheapo PC is tiny, about the size
>of a large shoe box and generates so little heat that it fits in my media
>center cabinet with little ventilation. The NERO HOME program constantly
>scans the Media Server PC for new titles, and the ATI remote has hooks into
>the NERO HOME program for RF remote control. Since my cable box also has
>HDMI output, I use a 4x1 HDMI switch with an IR remote.
>
> When I switch receiver inputs with its IR remote, the IRXP in Stargate
> senses the change and sends all the correct IR commands to all the
> components to correctly setup the playback environment.... sets the
> correct input on the Sony TV, selects the correct audio setup in the
> receiver, sets the HDMI switch to the correct input, etc. There are also
> keypads (SmartHome) by all the entryways which allow me to shut off the AV
> systems when I leave the house.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Clark Hensley
>
>