i have virgin media for sky sports... want the ability to cheaply record from it and play back files such as music and video stored on other pcs around the house on my living room tv
just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for something like a dvd recorder (with a hard drive) which will share the files it records on your wifi network and can also access the files on pcs around the house
other options
1)
cheap pc for playing back files in the living room
+ a dvd recorder with a hard drive such as the liteon 5045
2) pc plus an external capture box such as one of the canopus' which input via firewire (as i dont think its possible to get virgin or sky working easily with a card that would access it directly like the usb freeview digiboxes do for the freeview signal)
any suggestions
i have looked at things like a slingbox but the technology just doesnt quite seem like its evolved yet will probably need a few more years
just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for something like a dvd recorder (with a hard drive) which will share the files it records on your wifi network and can also access the files on pcs around the house
other options
1)
cheap pc for playing back files in the living room
+ a dvd recorder with a hard drive such as the liteon 5045
2) pc plus an external capture box such as one of the canopus' which input via firewire (as i dont think its possible to get virgin or sky working easily with a card that would access it directly like the usb freeview digiboxes do for the freeview signal)
any suggestions
i have looked at things like a slingbox but the technology just doesnt quite seem like its evolved yet will probably need a few more years