I've been thinking more and more about this and I think this christmas I'd like to build a Media Server PC and though I'm not entirely sure it looks like Windows Home Server would be optimal for this.
What I'm looking for is to either be able to stream music/video to my tvs throughout the house (currently one panasonic with hdmi inputs and older on it and server will be located near this tv) and a older Sony with DVI and component inputs available to me. Now I probably will have my Xbox360 on this tv so perhaps thats the best way to be able to stream video/music to the tv?
Also in the future I will be adding another plasma in the bedroom and would like to be able to stream video/music to it also.
Now the reason why I was thinking home server is because I can remote into it (hopefully using an ibook although if not I guess I'll be getting a dell laptop next notebook) and acess my files from anywhere in the house.
The thing I'm not to sure about is how to be able to stream music/video to all the tvs or is this even possible?
I'd basically would like to be able to store dvds/music on the server (I figure a 1 TB to start but need a case with at least another 2 HD space.
Anyway was curious if anybody has undertaken a similiar project or planning to? There doesn't seem to be too many resources or at least I haven't found many decent ones googling with info on setting up a media server and also Windows Home Server is pretty new.
So AnandTech Forums have always come through for me before so any thoughts/ideas or system builders already out there?
What I'm looking for is to either be able to stream music/video to my tvs throughout the house (currently one panasonic with hdmi inputs and older on it and server will be located near this tv) and a older Sony with DVI and component inputs available to me. Now I probably will have my Xbox360 on this tv so perhaps thats the best way to be able to stream video/music to the tv?
Also in the future I will be adding another plasma in the bedroom and would like to be able to stream video/music to it also.
Now the reason why I was thinking home server is because I can remote into it (hopefully using an ibook although if not I guess I'll be getting a dell laptop next notebook) and acess my files from anywhere in the house.
The thing I'm not to sure about is how to be able to stream music/video to all the tvs or is this even possible?
I'd basically would like to be able to store dvds/music on the server (I figure a 1 TB to start but need a case with at least another 2 HD space.
Anyway was curious if anybody has undertaken a similiar project or planning to? There doesn't seem to be too many resources or at least I haven't found many decent ones googling with info on setting up a media server and also Windows Home Server is pretty new.
So AnandTech Forums have always come through for me before so any thoughts/ideas or system builders already out there?