USB connected with drive mount?

[sambul13]

Again, the questions would be:

price / performance ratio, driver support by player, HD video streaming quality via wireless.

Here's another interesting dock with unknown chipsets. Just add eSATA-to-USB converter to it, and you're good to go.

[BrianM]

Hi Sambul13
I've got one of those docks - very handy for all sorts of reasons. But don't see how you're suggesting it might give me access to the GFH NAS?
And yes, wireless wasn't what I was looking for (for the potential performance problems) and no, I wouldn't know that the Media Player would handle what it presented (although the manufacturers say "it pretends to be a pen drive").
More and more TVs have these media players built in - it seems a real faff to have to copy onto a USB drive first...

[pepedog]

Most media players, and smart tv, have a network interface and can reach dlna media. GFH can be a dlna server

[BrianM]

Agree that DLNA is becoming more prevalent, pepdog. Don't agree that NICs are common on TVs (yet) or on small media players.
And, if like me, your TV doesn't, you'd still like a solution.
The conversation at least points the way we're heading, where we can access our own (or Internet based) media, without physically unplugging the bloomin' media!

[pepedog]

Well, you have a raspberrypi on order, that will do it

[BrianM]

Yep, Raspberry Pi will. (Just taking longer than my Sinclair Spectrum to arrive!)

[pepedog]

Your Sinclair Spectrum hasn't arrived yet! Or maybe I'm getting it wrong and you recently bought one off eBay

[sambul13]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BrianM', 'T')he conversation at least points the way we're heading, where we can access our own (or Internet based) media, without physically unplugging the bloomin' media!

[BrianM]

@pepedog The first Speccies infamously took up to 6 months to arrive. I held back a little, saved up (!!) for a 48K model and actually got it inside 2 weeks.
Tomorrow I'll receive the second Raspberry Pi I ordered, just yesterday! Meanwhile RS are apologising for their shortage of supply for an order that is months old!
@sambull13 I'm thinking that a 100Mbit NIC will be OK for streaming movies attached to a Gigabit switch, they're almost OK all the time even on WiFi since I upgraded the Access Point.
I was looking at the other devices listed here, and might have a play with one, once I've got R-Pi sorted and messed around with one with my 7 year old who I want to get doing a bit of coding...

[sambul13]

I guess RS guys collect orders 1st, then place a large order with a CN factory to make more boards. It may be min 1000 - 5000 boards that give them enough margin to inspire continue the journey. It may cost them $5, I guess.