Remote Potato

[northan]

Found this web site, does anyone use it or tried it?

Looks cool for anyone on the road.

[zacburgess]

(12-11-2010 01:50 AM)northan Wrote:  Found this web site, does anyone use it or tried it?

Looks cool for anyone on the road.

It looks really good might give it a go. It would come in handy when u r out and about
just for recording.
Dont no how hard it would be to set up.

[elootos]

Looks pretty nifty. Will have to try it out.

[Per]

That looks interestiig - would the following work??

Install remote potato on my HTPC and then with my laptop in the bedroom, connected to my wired network, and via HDMI to my Onkyo 308, I should be able to watch and access movies and music in the bedroom?

I use PS3 Media Server to have music in the bedroom, but this needs PC on and PS3 on, whereas with remote potato, I cold just have the HTPC on in the lounge and stream over my network.

I guess the audio for films will only be stereo and not 5.1?

Thoughts?

Cheers

Per

EDIT - I should have addeed - both Laptop and HTPC run Windows 7

[elootos]

(12-11-2010 07:49 PM)Per Wrote:  That looks interestiig - would the following work??

Install remote potato on my HTPC and then with my laptop in the bedroom, connected to my wired network, and via HDMI to my Onkyo 308, I should be able to watch and access movies and music in the bedroom?

I use PS3 Media Server to have music in the bedroom, but this needs PC on and PS3 on, whereas with remote potato, I cold just have the HTPC on in the lounge and stream over my network.

I guess the audio for films will only be stereo and not 5.1?

Thoughts?

Cheers

Per

EDIT - I should have addeed - both Laptop and HTPC run Windows 7

I think it re-renders video so you'd always see a compressed version and of course the time to recompress the video.

Why not just share the folders on your lounge PC so you can access them on the network on your laptop.

You can either use the Win7 feature HomeGroup, or manually setup a share by right clicking the folder (RecordedTV for example) and select sharing.

[northan]

(12-12-2010 05:31 PM)elootos Wrote:  

(12-11-2010 07:49 PM)Per Wrote:  That looks interesting - would the following work??

Install remote potato on my HTPC and then with my laptop in the bedroom, connected to my wired network, and via HDMI to my Onkyo 308, I should be able to watch and access movies and music in the bedroom?

I use PS3 Media Server to have music in the bedroom, but this needs PC on and PS3 on, whereas with remote potato, I cold just have the HTPC on in the lounge and stream over my network.

I guess the audio for films will only be stereo and not 5.1?

Thoughts?

Cheers

Per

EDIT - I should have added - both Laptop and HTPC run Windows 7

I think it re-renders video so you'd always see a compressed version and of course the time to recompress the video.

Why not just share the folders on your lounge PC so you can access them on the network on your laptop.

You can either use the Win7 feature HomeGroup, or manually setup a share by right clicking the folder (RecordedTV for example) and select sharing.

Elootos is right for sure as always.
If you have the same streaming problems, or streaming to a laptop or ps3 you can look at this recent post I made

[cliffwright]

(12-11-2010 01:50 AM)northan Wrote:  Found this web site, does anyone use it or tried it?

Looks cool for anyone on the road.

Yup - Have been using it since it was concieved following MS's pinching of Doug and therefore the demise of Webguide updates and incompatability with Windows 7.

It's basic by comparison to Webguide, but if all you want is a way of remote scheduling recordings like me then this is more than adequate.

Would recommend it to anyone

[Per]

(12-12-2010 05:31 PM)elootos Wrote:  

(12-11-2010 07:49 PM)Per Wrote:  That looks interestiig - would the following work??

Install remote potato on my HTPC and then with my laptop in the bedroom, connected to my wired network, and via HDMI to my Onkyo 308, I should be able to watch and access movies and music in the bedroom?

I use PS3 Media Server to have music in the bedroom, but this needs PC on and PS3 on, whereas with remote potato, I cold just have the HTPC on in the lounge and stream over my network.

I guess the audio for films will only be stereo and not 5.1?

Thoughts?

Cheers

Per

EDIT - I should have addeed - both Laptop and HTPC run Windows 7

I think it re-renders video so you'd always see a compressed version and of course the time to recompress the video.

Why not just share the folders on your lounge PC so you can access them on the network on your laptop.

You can either use the Win7 feature HomeGroup, or manually setup a share by right clicking the folder (RecordedTV for example) and select sharing.

Sounds like a far better solution - my HTPC is already connected back to my hub for an internet connection, but it is only a single cat5e cable - not sure if I need a pair of cat5e's to do it though?

Another thing I was considering was using a HDMI splitter - taking the HDMI out of the HTPC to the splitter - output A goes to the Onkyo875 in the lounge and output B goes to a HDMI Balun and then a pair of Cat5e's back to my HDMI Matrix - it gets a bit complicated though about control of the HTPC - but a possible future project!!

If I can get something over Win7 Home Group ini the meantime though, I'd be happy with just an SD picture and Stereo audio in the master bedroom

Cheers

Per

[elootos]

(12-13-2010 06:38 PM)Per Wrote:  Sounds like a far better solution - my HTPC is already connected back to my hub for an internet connection, but it is only a single cat5e cable - not sure if I need a pair of cat5e's to do it though?

Another thing I was considering was using a HDMI splitter - taking the HDMI out of the HTPC to the splitter - output A goes to the Onkyo875 in the lounge and output B goes to a HDMI Balun and then a pair of Cat5e's back to my HDMI Matrix - it gets a bit complicated though about control of the HTPC - but a possible future project!!

Your PCs just need one network cable back to the router/hub. The router then takes care of all the up/down data traffic; no settings required.

The HDMI splitter sounds like it'll do the job. I think they're about £30 or so.

[Per]

(12-13-2010 09:18 PM)elootos Wrote:  

(12-13-2010 06:38 PM)Per Wrote:  Sounds like a far better solution - my HTPC is already connected back to my hub for an internet connection, but it is only a single cat5e cable - not sure if I need a pair of cat5e's to do it though?

Another thing I was considering was using a HDMI splitter - taking the HDMI out of the HTPC to the splitter - output A goes to the Onkyo875 in the lounge and output B goes to a HDMI Balun and then a pair of Cat5e's back to my HDMI Matrix - it gets a bit complicated though about control of the HTPC - but a possible future project!!

Your PCs just need one network cable back to the router/hub. The router then takes care of all the up/down data traffic; no settings required.

The HDMI splitter sounds like it'll do the job. I think they're about £30 or so.

I have set up home group on my laptop, so now need to set it up on my HTPC.

I will stick with basic until funds allow me to use a HDMI splitter and baluns.

Cheers

Per