[Eug-lug] Looking for a media player to set next to TV

[Edward Craig]

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From: "Rob Hudson" <rob at cogit8.org>
To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <euglug at euglug.org>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:27:39 -0800
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OK, so imagine that I've got music and video files sitting on a NAS
accessible via wireless, maybe using SMB, not sure yet.

Is there a piece of hardware to be had for cheap to pull those files
over the wireless and play them on my entertainment system?  Piping
music to my stereo, movies to my stereo and TV.  Preferables: HDMI
and/or digital audio output.

I know there is one solution:  A Mac mini.  I'm just checking if there
may be something cheaper and more open.

I looked at Neuros but it's more of a recorder with TV inputs and
doesn't have HDMI output.

AppleTV is cheaper but doesn't have built-in SMB mounting -- you
either need another computer as the server or hack it up.

Anything else out there?

Thanks,
Rob




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Edward P. Craig
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