How to connect TV to network media server (1 Viewer)

[orac]

I'm interested in building a media server using a PCIe DVB-S2 Quad Tuner Card TBS6984 but am new to the HTPC idea. The card and MediaPortal would be installed on a home server in a cupboard several rooms away from the TV. I have ethernet near the TV and thought I probably needed a DLNA media extender in order to access the the HTPC and EPG, change channels and record using the remote. I basically want this to work the same way my current Freeview PVR works.

I can see this can be done using a PC with HDMI output to the TV but don't want the expense of yet another PC just to enable the TV.

All the media extenders I've looked at talk about playing files from the network but I need something which will connect to the media server for watching live TV, reading the EPG, changing channels and recording. Is this possible? What do I need?

Many thanks

 

[ryan20021982]

If you are going to do a main server for all the videos and recording then each client will also need a pc with MP installed as a client on them.
There are currently no extenders that are capable of connecting to MP.

 

[orac]

Thanks for the reply. Back to the drawing board I guess.

One more question. I have a Panasonic G10 TV which has an ethernet connection. Is it possible to to tell MP to 'play-to' this device? I could then use a slate as the MP client.

 

[ryan20021982]

MP requires a Windows Operating System so unless you can install Windows on it then no.

 

[orac]

I was thinking of the new Samsung Series 7 slate, 700T 11.6, but with Windows 8 Beta when it arrives, (I'm a developer). Just wanted to know if MP was able to 'play-to' an alternative device on the network.

Many thanks.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

As that is a windows based tablet with i5 HD3000 graphics then MP will work, wireless streaming is always a bit hit'n'miss sadly, especially HD content.