Linked by David Adams on Mon 27th Oct 2008 23:11 UTC
As part of our ongoing series, "Building the Wired Home," we've been experimenting with what could be a sea-change in the whole concept of a home computer. Home computers, of course, have long ago become commonplace, and computers have even taken on some roles that used to be delegated to standalone consumer electronics, such as audio and video storage and playback. They've gone from being exotic oddities to ever-more-useful home appliances. Interestingly, though, as our home computers have become more powerful, sophisticated, and useful, they have also become decentralized and have, in most inefficient fashion, been chopped up and redistributed around the house. "Read more" to learn how our experiment worked out.
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2005-07-06
It seems pretty clear to me how to fix your video-streaming issues... Just use a PC at each end instead of some proprietary satellite box! Preferably a cheap, small, lower-power PC. Something like the Mac mini. While you're at it you can put an eyeTV on each one and have them record shows onto your server, just like you wanted. Problem solved.