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01-06-08, 09:40 PM | #1 |
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I'm trying to find a 'thing' that will link my home network to my round sound so that I can play music through the hifi speakers instead of the crappy laptop speakers.
I would like something wireless as all my music is stored on a network drive I have attached to my wireless router. Is there such a thing I can hide at the back of my hifi that can see my network and play my music? Please help me o mighty org |
01-06-08, 10:24 PM | #2 |
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I saw a very nifty thing- basically a small PC, but in a casing the size and shape of a hifi se[erate- in Richer Sounds a while back. It was well expensive but it'd look fine in any living room, had a nice LCD screen and remote etc. Phillips did a mini that was supposed to do all this, but the interface was hopeless supposedly, fine for a few gb of music but useless for a whole collection.
I just use my PC with a connection to my old hi fi when I want proper music. Or I could have got nicer speakers for the PC I suppose. If I wanted a living room music system now I'd get a decent amp and a small format PC, a wee shuttle or something, and a small screen for it, and just stick it in the corner
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01-06-08, 10:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: whats the name of ...
I thought that I might have to get a PC based thing to go under the TV that can then attach to my network drive and play my music and videos.
I was hoping there was just a link thing I could get. never mind, long cable from laptop to round sound it is.... |
01-06-08, 10:37 PM | #4 |
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Wirelessly, this seems to be the sort of thing you seem to be describing: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wir.../dp/B000BERQCU
or http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/87368...-sla5520i.html Personally, I have my pc hooked up to my hifi using a stereo to phono lead, with a phono extention (depending on where my pc is). Wired will be a lot cheaper obviously, and probably better quality, but then again, if you only have an inbuilt soundcard, it wont be amazing anyway. Hope that helps! |
01-06-08, 10:49 PM | #5 |
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Re: whats the name of ...
Thanks for the links, getting close to what I'm after.
To help this is my setup - All my music and videos are stored on a 500GB network drive and is connected directly to my wifi router via network cable. Currently I access the music over wifi from my laptop and play the music on crappy laptop speakers, if I'm in the front room then I can plug cable from laptop to round sound. I would like to NOT use the laptop at all and have a 'thing' that can stream the music direct from the network to the round sound. Found This but a little more than what I'm after. |
02-06-08, 07:03 AM | #6 |
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I have an Xbox 360 attached to my wireless router , it allows me to stream Music or videos from my PC to my Router , then down the Ethernet cable to my 360 , takes seconds to sort out and costs nothing if you already have a 360 ?
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02-06-08, 09:45 AM | #7 |
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Just buy the apple airport adaptor. It's about £60 and will use wifi to a 3.5mm output.
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02-06-08, 10:19 AM | #8 |
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02-06-08, 11:10 AM | #9 |
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I got one of these about 12 months ago, and its been great. Its probably not going to do it for you because its not got many audio outs:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...pwww4a1cou-21/ Plays vids, music, etc from anywhere, and wirelessly the streaming is perfect (54g, not 11b) even at high framerates. Probably overkill if you just want tunes. My basic setup is a scart to the TV, but its probably scalable. I don't go behind the TV much to remember whats there. |
02-06-08, 11:47 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for the links, I'll go and have a bit of research about them.
I don't have a 360 but I have seen that setup and you need to have your PC on and thats something I don't want to do, thanks anyway. |
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