On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 13:23 +0000, Chris G wrote:
This is all with a view to choosing a new TV on which I want to display photographs which are stored on my PC. I've decided that TVs with a network connection (ethernet) are too expensive and/or aren't particularly good in other ways so I'm looking at the alternative ways of transferring pictures. Quite a few TVs have a 'PC' input (either or both of Sub-D and HDMI) but that requires the PC to be reasonably close to the TV and/or a dedicated PC. If I can get the pictures off the network via USB it would be easier.
Any/all information would be welcome, it's not something I know much
about.
Probably completely over the top for displaying your pictures, but I've got an Emprex ME1 multimedia enclosure plugged into my television, with a 500gb HD in it:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/7963346/-/Product.html?searchstring=me1&se...
note: above is for enclosure only, hd is extra!!
It plays mp3s, avis, mpg, jpegs, etc. etc and also records tv from a suitable input. No ogg though :(
It runs linux of course, mips processor. Turns into a usb storage device once a cable is plugged in, for transferring stuff on/off it. Can also play and transfer items to/from a usb storage device. Has an ethernet port for connecting to a network share (for copying files to the unit or playing direct from the share), but out of the box it can not share it's own files. However, it runs linux, so it has hacked firmware available which runs samba alongside the multimedia functions turning it into a server.
I've set mine up with an ethernet cable under the carpet connected to my router, and a samba share available on my desktop computer. I don't run the hacked firmware though as it apparently slows the unit down a little and I don't need that functionality of it.
Gripes. No ogg vorbis, need to update firmware to get the "file copy" function working and it insists during initial set-up of making a partition for recordings, min 5% of total disk space. Otherwise very pleased with it and nice bonus of running linux :)
Rgds,
Martin
Links:
http://emprex-me1.blogspot.com/ http://emprex.forums-free.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/Emprex-ME1