I'm looking to move home in January to a new build, 4 bedroom. I want to have a pc somehwere in the house (a cupboard if possible) where all of my downloaded media content is stored and can be accessed on 3 or 4 TV's (living room, kitchen, bedroom(s)).
Basically i want to be able to switch on any of these TV's and play a movie from the 'server'. Ideally, it would be controlled from our iPad 3.
- I don't mind having to run networking cables through the house if this is the preferred over wireless setup
- I'd like to watch 1080p movies with little or no buffering or loss of quality
- The media doesn't have to be synchronised so i can pause on one tv and play on another (although that would be cool if easy to do)
What i'd like to know is what's the best way of approaching this (in detail if possible). Is it through jailbroken Apple TV's, networking, etc?
I don't really have a budget for this but would like to keep it under £1k if possible.
(Please also point me in the direction of any relevant guides on how to do this)
Basically i want to be able to switch on any of these TV's and play a movie from the 'server'. Ideally, it would be controlled from our iPad 3.
- I don't mind having to run networking cables through the house if this is the preferred over wireless setup
- I'd like to watch 1080p movies with little or no buffering or loss of quality
- The media doesn't have to be synchronised so i can pause on one tv and play on another (although that would be cool if easy to do)
What i'd like to know is what's the best way of approaching this (in detail if possible). Is it through jailbroken Apple TV's, networking, etc?
I don't really have a budget for this but would like to keep it under £1k if possible.
(Please also point me in the direction of any relevant guides on how to do this)