Streaming audio & video from PC

evil-monkey

Looking to put a NAS in place for entertainment purposes, and was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice on the entertainment system side of things. I'm familiar with the NAS/Computer side of things, but when it comes to streaming audio & video....

Ok, so I'm looking at getting a NAS, maybe the Netgear Stora, and putting all my audio and video on this. I then want to be able to stream the audio and video from this around the house.

1. Video: Video isn't so much of a problem as I have an Xbox. How can I stream video stored on the NAS to the TV in my living room? I presume I can just use the Xbox for this. But is there any other way of doing it without the Xbox (ie. if I want to be able to stream it to the TV in my bedroom as well?). And, can I just navigate the video folders on the NAS through the Xbox?

2. Audio: I know you can stream audio over the Xbox as well - but then I'd have to play it through my TV, which I'd rather not do. Is there any device / audio player available that I would be able to stream audio to? The thing here is, I also want to be able to navigate my audio folders on the NAS from this device.

I've a few more questions in relation to the above, but we'll get the ball rolling first

Thanks in advance for any advice on this

evil-monkey

Any ideas? If I've posted in the wrong forum, I'd appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. Cheers.

Shane732

What type of Tv's have you got?

Buy a HP Media Smart

evil-monkey

Well I'm upgrading my TV so I'm happy to take recommendations on that.

I'd rather avoid the HP Media Smart considering the price. I imagine I'll be able to achieve this for a lot cheaper with the NAS, as long as I can get around the issue with the folder browsing and audio streaming.

MediaTank

Sounds like you need something like www.popcornhour.com