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My Media Server:
What is a Media Server? It is an early attempt at home automation
and a connected home. Many big name companies are getting in on
the act. Microsoft has produced a special version of Windows called "Home
Server". Game consoles such as Wii and Xbox and Playstation have
incorporated home networking media solutions. Some of the new
set tops boxes (STB's) from video content providers such as DirecTV
include media player capability that will access content
from your PC or Media Server.
I have settled on two major software packages to implement my home
media solution.
GB-PVR is a free Personal Video
Recorder (PVR) software.
With supported hardware it will record TV shows off the aerial antenna,
cable, internet feeds and various forms of satellite. It also has
a built in software replacement for Hauppaughs MediaMVP server
software. The
software can be extended by adding plug-ins.
TVersity is a free media server software
that serves video, music and photos using UPNP-AV protocol to a
media player. I use D-Link Media Lounge units as my players and
they are attached directly to my TV's. TVersity also subscribes
to RSS feeds with media attachments, including feeds from Flickr and
various blogs.
System Specs:
- PVR PC: Win2K3, Athlon x2 64 4600+, 1280MB RAM, 40+400 GB HD's,
Gigabyte Network
PVR-250, ATSC-110 digital x2
GB-PVR v1.2.13 w/SQLite DB
TVersity Media Server 0.9.11.4
Extras: Addepisode 41, Comskip 79.46, EWA 76, Zaptools
- Server: Win2K3, Athlon x2 64 6000+, 4096MB RAM, 500 GB HD, Gigabyte
Network
VMWare with 5 running images.
Related hardware:
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D-Link DSM-520 (D-Link Media Lounge) FW 1.04
- D-Link DSM-320 (D-Link Media Lounge) FW 1.09
- Hauppaugh MediaMVP
- Nintendo Wii
I have an archive of older versions of GB-PVR and TVersity. My GB-PVR versions go back to 0.97.07 with copies of EWA back to version 39. My TVersity collection goes back to 0.8.0.3. I have related patches and files as well.
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