Slug question

[davesanti]

Hey all you Slug gurus.. I have a question which is off topic here and may or may not be appropriate for discussion. If not I apologize in advance.

Can the Slug be used to pull videos and pictures of its attached HDD for viewing on a TV through a device like a Tivo or Appple TV. I dont think the ATV will work given its Itunes.centric approach but I know the Tivo will support most video formats and otherwise will allow you to watch videos on a computer in the network.

Thanks

Dave

[rpedde]

@davesanti wrote:

Hey all you Slug gurus.. I have a question which is off topic here and may or may not be appropriate for discussion. If not I apologize in advance.

Can the Slug be used to pull videos and pictures of its attached HDD for viewing on a TV through a device like a Tivo or Appple TV. I dont think the ATV will work given its Itunes.centric approach but I know the Tivo will support most video formats and otherwise will allow you to watch videos on a computer in the network.

Thanks

Dave

I believe that the tivo uses a upnp server of some type, so at some point, it may.

[davesanti]

Thank Ron, I will assume that it will take the talent of some individual to put together the necessary package to upload to the Slug and make it work.

Dave

[fizze]

Well, there are many many media browser devices available.

– Pinnacle Showcenter 200 / 1000
– Netgear EVA700 / 8000
– I-O Data LinkPlayer
– Buffalo LinkTheater
– Snazio Net Cinema
– H&B DNX-8620
– Quartek WHD-500
– Quartek I-Box 800
– Transgear DVX 700
– Transgear DVX 500
– Omisys DVD PN210V
– DigitalRise Xstream Player

(most of the list ripped blatantly off http://wizd.sf.net )

There are many many servers that run on the slug. I am serving to a Showcenter 200, and I use wizd. (Although its only one of many alternatives. http://swisscenter.co.uk http://www.oxyl.de just to name a few)
Wizd also allows me to serve big files (>2GB) without a hitch. And the slugs performance is decent enough to allow HDTV stuff.

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