MJ Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Maybe one of these could be some usehttp://uk.slingmedia.com New a guy who had his computer attached to large plasma on the wall, but imho windoze looks bad enough on a small screen.but boys and their toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahorse Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks all,had me bridder look at the computer and apparently I have a built in graphics card which canna handle this type of set up. I will have to look into this again. Another thought:Some recordable digi boxes have a USB port ie the BT vision box. I might have to load movies onto a stick and (heaven forbid) walk through to the sitting room with it!!!! Thanks for all the posts and links, I think I understood about 60% of it, like i say, I'm a bit of a technophobe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzmo Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hi, If you're looking for an easy to use DLNA server, give Mezzmo a try (http://www.mezzmo.com) - it's got all the features of a good multimedia organiser as well as a proper DLNA/UPnP server (including transcoding which converts your files that cannot be played on your TV directly to a format that the TV will understand). I work for Conceiva, the company that makes Mezzmo and I'll be happy to answer any questions about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks all,had me bridder look at the computer and apparently I have a built in graphics card which canna handle this type of set up. I will have to look into this again. Another thought:Some recordable digi boxes have a USB port ie the BT vision box. I might have to load movies onto a stick and (heaven forbid) walk through to the sitting room with it!!!! Thanks for all the posts and links, I think I understood about 60% of it, like i say, I'm a bit of a technophobe! Looking back to your first post - how important is the ability just to use the TV as a monitor for normal PC use (as opposed to playing movies etc)? Any TV with a VGA input will do this (they cost as little as £100 now for a 17" - basically its a monitor with a freeview box bolted on!) - and your graphics card doesn't matter, it will just display to the best resolution your card supports. If, on the other hand, you want to watch movies etc, a computer really isn't the best option anymore. Sumvision do a cracking little thing, the Cyclone Mini - £24 there on ebuyer, which will play all the common formats right up to HD from a USB pen or SD card. For a bit more cash, from £60-£120, you can move on to a media playing External Hard drive with or without wired/wireless networking capability. Almost all modern DVD players also support DIVX playback now even if its not specified, and many also have a USB/SD card option and HDMI upscaling. (This One for example.) All these options are much cheaper and simpler than setting up a dedicated PC, and since you are buying a new TV it may work out even cheaper just to pay a little extra for one with an SD/USB slot or networking capability built in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I work for Conceiva, the company that makes Mezzmo and I'll be happy to answer any questions about it. Is there a freeware version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzmo Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I work for Conceiva, the company that makes Mezzmo and I'll be happy to answer any questions about it. Is there a freeware version?Unfortunately no, but there is a fully-functional free 15 day trial during which you could see if it suits you or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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