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Originally Posted by Bob
Looking at this list, there's no real need to do a whole-hog replacement of everything. Apple's Time Capsule is a nice router/NAS, but it doesn't talk with a 360 for streaming (no DLNA at all in the Apple world). Unless you go with third-party software or hacks, you're stuck in the iTunes ecosystem, which can be a PITA for some people, but in general the AppleTV is really nice.
I suppose you could revamp your media with:
-Time Capsule
-Mac Mini (or a laptop, as you need an active Mac to stream to an AppleTV, unless you hack it)
-AppleTV
Otherwise, just start small by adding a laptop/desktop and go from there. I have the following:
Games: 360, PS3
HTPC: Mac Mini (running Plex)
NAS: FreeNAS box with 4x2 TB
Laptop: MacBook Pro
Desktop: Custom PC
Router: Linksys WRT running Tomato
All work fine together.
Re: Apple and USB. It "just works" most of the time (especially with printers).
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FreeNAS eh? looks like i have some research ahead of me. i see the problem without the dlna stuff though...hmmm...
and so far i have been able to avoid the htpc although i can certainly see the upside. i have also looked at the asus and wd home media devices but realize that it may lock me into the m$ space...i need to do more research.
thanks for your post! free nas going into google right away.