Music, videos and photos should not be confined to a single room or device. Here are some ways to sling your media files around and keep yourself entertained, everywhere you go.We live in a digitat age and analog is passe. Content in various forms has been digitized and stored on gigabyte sized hard drives. The PC may be confined to that special corner in the home, but you'll want to access its contents from anywhere, using various devices. This seems to be a bit challenge. In a typical scenario, digital media are stored on a PC in one of the rooms and you(or other) may want to access files across rooms. In another scenario, your songs are stored on your smart phone or portable player, and you want to listen to these on your multimedia PC or home theater system. And wouldn't it be convenient if your cold take your favorite DVD movies an TV shows with you and watch them while commuting?
There are varius ways to transfer digital media from device to device or room to room.
INSTANT SOLUTIONS:
Home theatre PCs and gaming consoles are for those who want an instant solution. No messing around with networks and cabling. Also consider consumer electronics solutions like Philips Streamium.
NETWORK DEVICES:
If you've got more than one PC and gaming consoles in your home, then set up a home network. You'd probably opt for a peer to peer network, but a home media server gives you plenty of options.
GO WIRELESS:
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are best for connecting portable devices like smart phones and personal media players. One you've connected your PCs and evices for sharing media, there are a lethora of application to enjoy. Video and audio streaming, Internet radio, photo slideshows on the LCD TV, ripping DVDs and transcoding video for portables are some exciting ones to try.
There are varius ways to transfer digital media from device to device or room to room.
INSTANT SOLUTIONS:
Home theatre PCs and gaming consoles are for those who want an instant solution. No messing around with networks and cabling. Also consider consumer electronics solutions like Philips Streamium.
NETWORK DEVICES:
If you've got more than one PC and gaming consoles in your home, then set up a home network. You'd probably opt for a peer to peer network, but a home media server gives you plenty of options.
GO WIRELESS:
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are best for connecting portable devices like smart phones and personal media players. One you've connected your PCs and evices for sharing media, there are a lethora of application to enjoy. Video and audio streaming, Internet radio, photo slideshows on the LCD TV, ripping DVDs and transcoding video for portables are some exciting ones to try.
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