Soldato
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Hi,
On my Asus N66U it has two USB ports on the rear. I was wondering what i could connect to it so can access media to all devices connected on the network.
I’ve heard the term Nas box, but not really sure what they are and if that would be suitable for what i need.
Currently i have
N66U> 2 x HP 1410-8G Edge Switches> 2 x PC's, 2 x PS3, 3 x TV's, digibox with PVR function (basically everything wired)
I’ve got a 3TB drive in my main PC with loads of films/tv shows and want to be able to view them where ever i want.
Also what format files can be played universally on all devices or is that device specific? For example I’ve got loads of MKV, some ISO that i virtual mount and play on my PC, and loads of others. For example will my Samsung TV be able to plays these over DLNA or would i need to convert them into a different format?
Finally also, would it be possible to directly download (whatever i download) onto the storage devices connected to my router, instead of to my PC then transferring them to the router storage? (whatever that storage is decided above)?
Oops actually finally, my digibox has a PVR function, was wondering if i could somehow connect it in a way that i can record direct to something on my network. Its got a USB connection, so instead of connecting a USB drive could i somehow, get it connected to the external storage on my Asus router?
On my Asus N66U it has two USB ports on the rear. I was wondering what i could connect to it so can access media to all devices connected on the network.
I’ve heard the term Nas box, but not really sure what they are and if that would be suitable for what i need.
Currently i have
N66U> 2 x HP 1410-8G Edge Switches> 2 x PC's, 2 x PS3, 3 x TV's, digibox with PVR function (basically everything wired)
I’ve got a 3TB drive in my main PC with loads of films/tv shows and want to be able to view them where ever i want.
Also what format files can be played universally on all devices or is that device specific? For example I’ve got loads of MKV, some ISO that i virtual mount and play on my PC, and loads of others. For example will my Samsung TV be able to plays these over DLNA or would i need to convert them into a different format?
Finally also, would it be possible to directly download (whatever i download) onto the storage devices connected to my router, instead of to my PC then transferring them to the router storage? (whatever that storage is decided above)?
Oops actually finally, my digibox has a PVR function, was wondering if i could somehow connect it in a way that i can record direct to something on my network. Its got a USB connection, so instead of connecting a USB drive could i somehow, get it connected to the external storage on my Asus router?
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