> -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:26 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Terrabyte NAS for under $1000 > > Can any of these networked media players be controled from any computer on > the home network? Seems like it would be nice to have one of these hooked > up > into a home entertainment setup for listening to music but would suck if > you > had to be around the thing to change selections or had to use just one > certain computer to do it.
I'm not sure about that... NONE of the ones I've dealt with can be "controlled" from any computer at all in fact. The computer is simply a file server - you mark directories as accessible to the device and that's that. That's what makes these small self-contained RAID arrays so attractive: they've got the server software built-in so you get a HUGE storage capacity that can be used on your networked media player without having the computer turned on at all. The media device will give you an interface which allows you to navigate those shared folders (whether from a computer or a RAID box) and play media (for the video-based players this is usually still pictures, audio and video). As far as control they're no better or worse than any entertainment device: an IR remote. Don't expect to get any more control over one of these devices than you already have over your DVD player or Stereo. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170260 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
