G'day,
I was going to build a HTPC and stick it in the living room, but gave up due to space and noise considerations. What I wanted was a front-end and a back-end. The back-end would contain the hard drive (media and applications), connected via ethernet/wireless to the front-end, which connects to the A/V pre-processor. And a remote for the front-end that would send commands to the back-end. Is such a configuration possible?
I see that you can get media servers, such as the D-Link DSM-320, which is part of the way there. I don't know if I can use the remote control of this unit to send arbitrary commands to the back-end, for controlling other applications (such as a TV tuner).
Are there any other products I should look at? Or is this just a dream for now?
--Geoff
I was going to build a HTPC and stick it in the living room, but gave up due to space and noise considerations. What I wanted was a front-end and a back-end. The back-end would contain the hard drive (media and applications), connected via ethernet/wireless to the front-end, which connects to the A/V pre-processor. And a remote for the front-end that would send commands to the back-end. Is such a configuration possible?
I see that you can get media servers, such as the D-Link DSM-320, which is part of the way there. I don't know if I can use the remote control of this unit to send arbitrary commands to the back-end, for controlling other applications (such as a TV tuner).
Are there any other products I should look at? Or is this just a dream for now?
--Geoff
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