Posts by ljo000

Definitely worth getting a SSD. Have a look on the deals section or on Slickdeals.net for pricing. You should be able to get a quality 128GB for under $80. Also, what are you doing for mobo and TV tuner?

As far as managing your media library is concerned, I'd recommend using Media Center Master (MCM). This prog will auto download metadata, coverart etc and put it in the movies folder. Each movie will be given its own folder in a master...

Get an HDBaseT HDMI over Cat5e/Cat6. They will be the most reliable over long runs and use only a single cable. Having said that, I use a monoprice cheapo unit over 2x Cat5e and it worked straight out of the box with a PC >> A/V...

You can do this without any extra hardware - just install Remote Potato server on your home PC, make sure port forwarding is working, set up a static IP and then stream through a web browser.

Have tried opening the report in a different browser?

Mmmm nothing yet. Anyway an update - I think I'm going to add a cheap router and try to figure it out. I'm looking at the belkin F7D7302 (only $18 at Amazon) which can load DD-WRT or Tomato and has a USB port so I can share a printer....

If you are going to use a central media server, use Media Center Master to manage the coverart and metadata. Any or all of the connected PCs can have MCM installed and be used to manage the library. MCM saves the metadata to the movie...

It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you are just going to be serving files over your network, using FreeNAS might be a good option. This is a dedicated OS for network attached storage functionality with reasonably...

Until the perfect one comes along, get a K400 and stick a booklight on it

Given the amount of regular movies and TV series, I have to ask... what is the 1 Adult Title?