I want to be able to stream whatever my computer is playing to another room in the house. In addition, I would like to occasionally stream videos to our old, but oversized, TV in another room.
I started shopping and looking at media streaming bridges and wireless speakers and frankly it seems there are a bunch of options and I don't know where to start. It probably needs to go 40 or 50 feet away. I don't think bluetooth would work and the only things I own with an ethernet port are my computer and the wireless router.
Can someone point me towards a good reliable sytem?
posted by psycho-alchemy
on Mar 6, 2013 -
8 answers
We haven't had a proper TV in over a decade. I would like to have something other than my laptop to watch streaming media, DVDs, Netflix, etc. Can you explain how this works in 2013? I imagine we'd buy something like this
Samsung LED HDTV and some kind of speakers. Then what? Do we plug it into a laptop? What exactly is Apple TV and how does it stack up against Roku? This seems like it should be a simple question, but I feel like a caveman emerging from the dark, and am fairly bewildered at all of the options and variations out there.
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posted by barnone
on Feb 11, 2013 -
26 answers
Just got a free XBox 360 (bundled with another purchase). Can I use it (with an external hard drive) as a
standalone (no PC attached) media server for storage and streaming of my music/video library?
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posted by Alabaster
on Jun 25, 2012 -
7 answers
Currently live coverage of my city's council meeting is only available on the local access channel of a cable provider, to which I am not subscribed. This got me curious about the whats and hows and costs of livestreaming video coverage of city council and committee meetings.
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posted by Alvy Ampersand
on Apr 26, 2012 -
13 answers
Is there any way to get metadata to show up when using the PS3 as a streaming media player?
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posted by modernnomad
on Mar 16, 2011 -
3 answers
Is it possible to create legal online service live-streaming over-the-air TV channels in US?
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posted by zeikka
on Dec 30, 2010 -
12 answers
What is the best "wired" home-network solution? A NAS drive connected to my router or a powerline ethernet adapter that allows me to connect an ethernet cable to the computer in my bedroom?
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posted by The1andonly
on Dec 26, 2010 -
1 answer
I have long held a fantastic dream of what I want my home theater
setup to be. I've tried several times, in several different ways, to
realize this dream - but there is always something. There's always
something that doesn't work right - that makes my final implementation
lacking in some fundamental way. I'm starting to give up hope. So -
I'll tell you what I want and what I've tried - and I want you to tell
me if there's another way. I can't be alone here.
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posted by kbanas
on Nov 29, 2010 -
10 answers
I've just successfully installed Win7 onto an older but servicable PC in order to use it as a streaming media player in another room. Problem is that although it can
see all of the shared files, folders and drives on my main machine it keeps telling me I don't have the correct permissions whenever I click on them - but permissions are set to 'Everyone' and another machine (a netbook) I do the same thing with can see and play everything perfectly... can anyone offer any help or suggestions please, I'm at my wit's end! Thanks in advance!
posted by timpollard
on Sep 26, 2010 -
3 answers
I want to ditch cable and opt for things like the Xbox360 and/or AppleTV for the kids to watch the equivalent to DisneyTV, Nik and Cartoon Network.
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posted by Hands of Manos
on May 17, 2010 -
10 answers
How do I put together an HDTV DVR that can wifi stream programs and movies to multiple home TV's?
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posted by paphun123
on Apr 26, 2010 -
14 answers
I have a Mac Mini that I'm using as a media center running Plex. I want to be able to watch the media stored there (a couple terabytes of AVIs, MP4s, etc...) from anywhere I am, on a laptop or hopefully even on my iPhone. Is there any hardware/software solution that will help with this?
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posted by raygan
on Feb 5, 2010 -
10 answers
Please help me find a way to listen to my music remotely. Do you know of any media-player software that can access files stored on a different server requiring user authentication? Double bonus points if it's open source.
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posted by dilettanti
on Jan 6, 2010 -
10 answers
Multimedia-filter: Looking for help from HDTV, NAS, Media Servers and Network Gurus' in making my first house totaly awesome. Movies, Televsion, Music, Wifi, Streaming Content and 50mgbt broadband within.
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posted by Cogentesque
on Nov 13, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm trying to find the best/simplest
wireless solution for playing music/streams from my PC through my home stereo. Currently, I'm doing it the wired way: headphone line out (from laptop) to auxiliary input (using a cable that is adapted to rca plugs) on my Kenwood receiver. I'd like to buy a wireless solution and need advice on where I can find something that is both functional and affordable. I don't need anything fancier than what will work for streaming the PC output.
posted by zephyrbill
on Dec 25, 2008 -
10 answers
What is the easiest way to set up a streaming media server using the "Line In" input?
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posted by sav2880
on Sep 14, 2008 -
2 answers
How do I set up a server to stream media ? A client has contacted us about developing a website with a streaming TV station and a streaming radio station.
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posted by asnowballschance
on May 3, 2008 -
5 answers
I've just changed mobile 'phone provider to T-Mobile's Web'n'walk Max, which allows me 'unlimited' web access (up to 3Gb/month which is their 'fair use' limit). So, this means I can now listen to Radio 4 online (at 20.7Kbps live, I'm informed by my PDA) - but how much radio can I listen to before I exceed my limit (bearing in mind I'll be wanting to do a bit of surfing etc. too)?
posted by timpollard
on Jan 16, 2008 -
5 answers
I'm trying to broadcast video using Windows Media Encoder, which works fine over the LAN, but not over the internet. It'll generate a LAN address, but when it tries to generate an internet address it simply says: (could not be detected).
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posted by lemonfridge
on Oct 11, 2006 -
5 answers
Does anyone recommend a specific LCD television that will allow streaming over UPnP from a media box, decode DivX, XViD, and other MPEG-4 video formats, and is available in North America (specifically Canada)?
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posted by purephase
on Jun 19, 2006 -
4 answers
Now that ABC is streaming episodes of "Lost," any way one can view it from outside the US and/or download it (copy the stream)?
posted by Cochise
on May 4, 2006 -
8 answers
MediaFilter: Does what I want exist? I want to stream media to my home theater, but...
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posted by twiggy
on Nov 25, 2005 -
44 answers
How can I set up and stream LIVE video to be viewed through my, or another website?
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posted by TeamBilly
on Oct 13, 2005 -
3 answers
How does IE decide whether to stream a media file or download it fully before opening it? How can I get players other than Windows Media Player to properly stream mp3s with a browser click?
posted by Pretty_Generic
on Mar 27, 2005 -
12 answers
I wish to rip DVDs to a Linux server and then watch them at my leisure on my TV via either a wired or wireless network. There appear to be countless devices that will stream videos (
like this) but I haven't been able to tell which will play DVDs off a network (with menus and all) and which just stream plain-old-MPEGs. Has anyone got experience with a digital media gadget that will do this?
posted by jewzilla
on Dec 27, 2004 -
5 answers
I want to watch TV on my laptop via wifi. Does anyone know how I can do this? For example, Toshiba's new Qosmio laptops come with a 'Wifi TV Router'. Does anyone else make a WiFi TV router? Or, alternatively, I have another computer with a TV card in it. What software could I install to stream the live TV signal from my server? I know there are streaming video products, but I don't know if any of them can also handle changing channels on a live TV stream. Any helpful suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
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posted by PigAlien
on Sep 1, 2004 -
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