Topic: Is there a Squeezebox for video?

[gorlando]

I recently bought a Squeezebox and I am very happy of its work. I am taping at 24/48, keep my files on the PC and listen to them through squeezebox - HiFi, the quality is superb. I had to hardwire it, though, since in my apartment the wireless signal bandwidth is not enough to handle the 2.4 mbit/sec of the 24/48 stream (2 solid walls and kitchen in between).

Now I am wondering if there is a device to handle in the same way a video signal, so to allow playback through the LR HT system of the videos stored in the PC. Ideally it should be a device to handle both video+audio through a wired LAN (in which case I would replace my Squeezebox with it). Any suggestion?

[bgalizio]

The Apple TV is trying to accomplish this. Not sure how well it works, though.

[rePat]

Doesn't Slingbox do this?

[Colin Liston]

Neuros OSD.  Supposedly records and plays to and from USB HD, or from ethernet connection.  I have one and have only been able to get mine to record and play from the CF card slot.

http://www.neurosaudio.com/osd/osd.asp

I wish the Squeezebox would play videos, seems like it could be easily added.

[firebaugh]

You can do that with MythTV.

MythTV features:

    * A backend server and frontend client architecture, allowing multiple frontend client machines to be remotely served content from one or more backend servers. A single computer can perform as both the frontend client as well as performing as the backend server.

MythTV's add-on modules (plugins) include:

    * MythVideo: plays various video file formats.
    * MythMusic: A music player, jukebox, collection manager, and CD ripper.
    * MythStreamTV: Allows for placeshifting, similar to a Slingbox.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_tv
http://www.mythtv.org/

[Ed.]

if you don't want to watch hd content, the old xbox1 can be modded with xbox media center - it can stream right from your pc to your tv.

if you want hd content, the xbox 360 can do this with a program called TVersity.  However, you need a fast pc to play hd content not in the 360's native format (wmv-hd) because TVersity needs to transcode on the fly.  Its pretty easy to find stuff formatted for the 360 tho, as the release groups for such videos are now doing them primarily in wmv-hd before they do .x264 stuff.

it took me about a day to get everything setup properly, but I can now stream all video, including 720p, 1080i, and 1080p as well as audio (it can't do 24bit flac yet) and photos.

[OFOTD]

Doesn't Slingbox do this?

Yup it sure does.

http://us.slingmedia.com/page/home

Many fine options by some other members here but for the $$$, ease of use and cool factor the Slingbox is sure hard to beat.