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Media Pc / Hard Disk Enclosure
cookie_monster_8
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OK hoping someone can help here.
I would like to be able to easily transfer video from the pc to watch on my tv. Would also like to record tv onto hard drive but don't think i this is possible (for what i want)
I have seen these as examples,
1. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?detail=full&ModuleNo=99489&doy=23m2#more_info
2. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?detail=full&ModuleNo=97124&doy=23m2#more_info
I do not want a media player pc but would like just a hard disk i could view video from.
I want to know a few things,
1. If i wanted to try and make something like number 1 for myself what would i need.
2. Is there another chepaer option other than burning DVDs
3. Can i load something like Windows Media Centre onto it?
4. I highly doubt no 3 as there is no processor etc so how do you naviagte thorugh files etc
5. Can i record to something like the hard disk enlcoure?
6. Is exmaple number 2 just a hard disk enclosure with a tv out connection and a simple navigation on it... cause i dont think i coudl build that chepaer then
Any other advice welcome i want to use a hard disk to sotre video on to watch via my tv.
Thanks in advance
I would like to be able to easily transfer video from the pc to watch on my tv. Would also like to record tv onto hard drive but don't think i this is possible (for what i want)
I have seen these as examples,
1. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?detail=full&ModuleNo=99489&doy=23m2#more_info
2. http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?detail=full&ModuleNo=97124&doy=23m2#more_info
I do not want a media player pc but would like just a hard disk i could view video from.
I want to know a few things,
1. If i wanted to try and make something like number 1 for myself what would i need.
2. Is there another chepaer option other than burning DVDs
3. Can i load something like Windows Media Centre onto it?
4. I highly doubt no 3 as there is no processor etc so how do you naviagte thorugh files etc
5. Can i record to something like the hard disk enlcoure?
6. Is exmaple number 2 just a hard disk enclosure with a tv out connection and a simple navigation on it... cause i dont think i coudl build that chepaer then
Any other advice welcome i want to use a hard disk to sotre video on to watch via my tv.
Thanks in advance
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cookie_monster wrote:6. Is exmaple number 2 just a hard disk enclosure with a tv out connection and a simple navigation on it... cause i dont think i coudl build that chepaer then
yep.
to be honest i would save up and build a media centre pc, you would prob out grow the features of the hardrive enclosure pretty fast0
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