Good day gents,
I need a bit of advice from the nerds among us.
I want to get a media player & streamer to use with my TV primarily and to stream to other devices.
My current set-up is like this:
1 - Samsung 42in plasma (non-smart)
2 - Asus laptop
3 - Macbook pro
4 - 2xiPhone 5
5 - iPad 2
6 - TPLink TD-W8980 Modem/router (all above, minus TV, connect to this modem via wifi).
What I want is one device (media player/streamer) that I can connect a 3TB hdd to with usb and have it play to the TV and be able to stream to our other devices.
I want to get this: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330
Will it allow me to do what I want?
The modem I have has media server capabilities but only through ftp which is too complicated for us.
What about XBMC? Any decent cheap box that I can install it to? I've seen it in action at a friend's place and I quite like it.
The WD TV Live seems like a complete solution but I would like to go the XBMC route if it can play and stream to our devices.
I hope my question is clear, if not then you have a pretty good indication where I am tech-wise lol.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
I need a bit of advice from the nerds among us.
I want to get a media player & streamer to use with my TV primarily and to stream to other devices.
My current set-up is like this:
1 - Samsung 42in plasma (non-smart)
2 - Asus laptop
3 - Macbook pro
4 - 2xiPhone 5
5 - iPad 2
6 - TPLink TD-W8980 Modem/router (all above, minus TV, connect to this modem via wifi).
What I want is one device (media player/streamer) that I can connect a 3TB hdd to with usb and have it play to the TV and be able to stream to our other devices.
I want to get this: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330
Will it allow me to do what I want?
The modem I have has media server capabilities but only through ftp which is too complicated for us.
What about XBMC? Any decent cheap box that I can install it to? I've seen it in action at a friend's place and I quite like it.
The WD TV Live seems like a complete solution but I would like to go the XBMC route if it can play and stream to our devices.
I hope my question is clear, if not then you have a pretty good indication where I am tech-wise lol.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
