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<blockquote data-quote="Tech Geek" data-source="post: 41451" data-attributes="member: 18181">Just my thoughts on a client/server MediaPortal setup.Sharing existing stored data (music, movies or whatever) is not be a difficult task.&nbsp; It can already be done through ftp or shared folders (or Microsofts media link or whatever it's called).&nbsp;&nbsp; This could be simplified within a network with some sort of client server link between all MediaPortal boxes and by adding an option to the setup for each folder to share it.&nbsp; Rather than share a folder with everyone on the network it would just share with MediaPortal boxes you designate.&nbsp; That is 100% doable.I like the idea of distributing the recording load over tuners in multiple boxes.&nbsp; If you have multiple boxes in the house, each with their own tuners you can spread recording duties between different machines when there are schedule conflicts.Streaming live high quality picture video from a tuner could prove difficult.&nbsp; HDTV skipped when I streamed it over a 108 SuperG network just from a shared folder on a machine wired to the router and if you have multiple boxes watching something at the same time I'd say you will probably have to resort to Gigabit ethernet for the present.&nbsp; Even then you have to used double buffering on the receiving end, channel changing delays are even worse, etc....&nbsp; It's doable but very dependent on the network setup. If you think MediaPortal's forums get a lot of needless setup questions now just wait until you involve routers of 50 different brands including people that want to do this over an 802.11b network.&nbsp; I think you would be talking about many releases down the road and once network technology can handle the bandwidtch.&nbsp; That doesn't mean someone can't start working on it though.&nbsp; I think there is pleanty of open source code for streaming media to draw on and start testing with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tech Geek, post: 41451, member: 18181"] Just my thoughts on a client/server MediaPortal setup. Sharing existing stored data (music, movies or whatever) is not be a difficult task. It can already be done through ftp or shared folders (or Microsofts media link or whatever it's called). This could be simplified within a network with some sort of client server link between all MediaPortal boxes and by adding an option to the setup for each folder to share it. Rather than share a folder with everyone on the network it would just share with MediaPortal boxes you designate. That is 100% doable. I like the idea of distributing the recording load over tuners in multiple boxes. If you have multiple boxes in the house, each with their own tuners you can spread recording duties between different machines when there are schedule conflicts. Streaming live high quality picture video from a tuner could prove difficult. HDTV skipped when I streamed it over a 108 SuperG network just from a shared folder on a machine wired to the router and if you have multiple boxes watching something at the same time I'd say you will probably have to resort to Gigabit ethernet for the present. Even then you have to used double buffering on the receiving end, channel changing delays are even worse, etc.... It's doable but very dependent on the network setup. If you think MediaPortal's forums get a lot of needless setup questions now just wait until you involve routers of 50 different brands including people that want to do this over an 802.11b network. I think you would be talking about many releases down the road and once network technology can handle the bandwidtch. That doesn't mean someone can't start working on it though. I think there is pleanty of open source code for streaming media to draw on and start testing with. [/QUOTE]

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