Re: MCE Network Build Question
From: Derek Martin (dmj2195_at_DONTSPAMMEokstateDOT.edu)
Date: 02/22/05
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:00:39 -0600
Very interesting post!
Dana is correct - ripped DVDs won't play friendly with a hardware based
extender. A software based extender is in the works from what I hear but no
word on whether or not it will accomidate XVID or DIVX based rips of your
DVDs. If you rip your movies down to raw mpg2, then an extender might work
but dear Lord that's a lot of hard drive space!
Best of luck!
"SoonerToucan" <SoonerToucan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have been looking to put together a MCE2005 box for a few months now and
> right when I was about to pull the trigger I had a though about a second
> setup. I need your advice as to which setup would be better.
>
> Usage:
> I plan on replacing my tivos with a MCE setup. I also plan on ripping my,
> rather large, DVD collection to my MCE box so that I can have "movies on
> demand." The other features like music and picture viewing from any room
> will
> be used as well.
>
> Requirements:
> - Viewing of 2 live feeds
> - Very large storage capacity (1TB+)
> - High quality output to a 55" LCD TV
> - Not silent, but quieter than a normal PC
> - Visually appealing case to be placed in an AV Rack
> - OTA HD support (as third input source)
> - Support for 3 televisions in separate rooms
>
> What I was originally planning to do was buy a large Ahanix D4 case that
> would support 3 400GB HDDs. I would use one for live TV recording and
> archive
> my DVDs on the other two drives. Purchase 2 Hauppauge 150 and a Fusion
> HDTV4
> Gold card for my video inputs. Hooking up 2 MCE extenders would provide
> support for the other two VGA televisions. This setup is stuffing quite a
> bit
> of hardware into a medium size case which brings heat into consideration.
>
> I was thinking, if it's possible, a better solution is to build two
> thinner
> MCE machines (40-80GB HDD) with 2 tuners each. I would then connect them
> to a
> separate and larger files server running RAID 5 using more and cheaper
> 250GB
> disks. Then purchase one MCE extender for the final TV. This would give me
> 4
> TV feeds and potentially unlimited HDD space.
>
> Questions:
> - Is the second setup even viable?
> - Which setup would you recommend and why?
> - Can you set up 2 MCE machines to record live TV to a file server and
> have
> both MCE machines and extenders watch content recorded from either
> machine?
> - What potential problems might I run into with the second option
> - If I went with the second option are there any special setup
> requirements
> to allow the recording to a separate file server?
>
> Money is a concern, but my primary concern is a seamless media server
> experience and video quality. Thank you very much for your time and
> recommendations.
>
> -Patrick
>
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