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Watching a movie on my tv that is stored remotely

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  • 15-10-2013 3:40pm
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    mayoman1973
    Registered Users Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭


    ( I posted this on another forum but was advised I might get more replies here )
    I'm starting with a blank canvas here so all options are valid. What I have is as follows. An Ethernet port at both of my TVs ( Wired with Cat6 so hoping b/w is not an issue ) A NAS Drive with 2 movies on. I have a Windows 7 server also with the same movies on it. What are my options on the TV side to allow me to watch either of these two movies at the same time on either of my TVs? My TVs do not have NIC adapters on them. I don't want to sit a PC beside my TV. Is there a simple dumb decoder I can sit beside my TV that I can use to point to the MKV file and play it? Any ideas are welcome.


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    mayoman1973 wrote: »
    An Ethernet port at both of my TVs . . . . My TVs do not have NIC adapters on them.

    Maybe something like a Raspberry Pi ? They have HDMI sockets and Ethernet ports and some really useful software which hooks the whole lot up. At 30 or 40 quid each and capable of being powered from a USB socket - does your TV have USB ? - they are a really simple and versatile way to connect up.

    There are a number of DLNA servers available for Windows including Media Player which I understand also supports this protocol. It's possible your TVs also support this - especially if they are Sony TVs. Either way XBMC (I think) will recognise DLNA servers (on your PC) and stream media from them to the Pi and to your TV via HDMI.

    Ken


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    BeanbagBallbag
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭BeanbagBallbag


    Are they smart TVs?


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    mayoman1973
    Registered Users Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭mayoman1973


    nah, just standard ones, 2 or 3 yrs old


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    meep
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    the Pi itself will run XBMC which opens up a lot of options for you.


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    Fazer6
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭Fazer6


    I use a WD TV Live for streaming to a non-smart full HD LCD TV.
    The WD TV can be connected to the TV via a HDMI cable or phono yellow/red/white cable. The WD TV Live can connect to your PC/NAS either with an ethernet cable or wirelessly via your wi-fi. It can stream movies/music/photos. I'm very pleased with it.

    Fazer6.


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    johnybean
    Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭johnybean


    you could load Plex onto the servers and use a Nowtv with plex sideloaded on it for playback on your tvs.
    Details of the nowtv located on this thread
    I have this setup myself and Im very happy with it. Need to add some RAM to the server to help with transcoding of larger files but my 4-5GB mkvs play no problem.


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