Media Center's

[blazzar]

I have a little experience of these:

Setup 1 - Buffalo Terastation for storage, Slimp Player for music connected to a normal stereo, PixelMagic MB100 for playing files from Terastation (will play XVID, DIVX, DVD, HD), XBOX 360

Setup 2 - Windows XP with 1TB external USB drives, Media Center PC for playing films in lounge, Kiss DP1600 for playing films in bedroom, connected using Devolo AVDesk which does ethernet over normal power plugs

It really depends on your budget, your house, what equipment you already have etc.

If you need any particular advice let me know.

[Cowboy Bob]

Haven't got one yet. Have an XBox-360, but it's media centre capabilities are a bit rubbish (Windows Media only - yuck) so have decided to get a Mac Mini to do the job instead. Still in the process of ripping all my CDs at the moment.

[gingerjedi]

I have an xbox 360 wired to my router upstairs, with a bit of 3rd party software installed on your PC you can bypass Microsoft’s restrictive xbox OS and stream whatever you like, I use something called TVersity along with FFD codec’s which allows you to play just about anything.

[richard-af]

Centres

[chef]

who has one? is it home built or off the shelf? any recommendations?

Am thinking of wiring up the house a bit more than the current Laptop, PC, Fax/Printer and Router