I've spent the last few months getting all my hi-res surround (and some hi-res stereo too) onto a media player/server.
Primarily this is for convenience as I can now play my 'Jukebox' with the 'wave and click of a remote' but its also a backup for some discs that a probably irreplaceable (or no longer unaffordable!).
I've found I'm listening/watching way more music since going 'media player' since its now so easy to find something and switch between 'discs'. Highly recommend.
I'm using a Mede8er 1000X3D because it has an internal hard disc but now I have a NAS server I really didn't need the internal disc (apart from its 'party-in-a-box' capability). It has an HDMI output that has a 'HDMI pass-through' option for video and audio. All the decoding is done by my Arcam receiver DACs (full DTS-HDMA, DolbyTrueHD, FLAC upto 192kHz etc. I converted my SACDs to FLAC). Quality is excellent - video and audio.
Anyway it also has a nice Ipad/IPhone/Ipod Touch user interface so I don't even need a TV or Remote now. Screen shots follow (down res to make 'em smaller):
I have also put my concerts blu-rays and DVDs on there too (although currently there is a bug playing individual video tracks via the Ipad/IPhone interface):
Please post any thoughts/questions or equipment you use and experiences here.
Primarily this is for convenience as I can now play my 'Jukebox' with the 'wave and click of a remote' but its also a backup for some discs that a probably irreplaceable (or no longer unaffordable!).
I've found I'm listening/watching way more music since going 'media player' since its now so easy to find something and switch between 'discs'. Highly recommend.
I'm using a Mede8er 1000X3D because it has an internal hard disc but now I have a NAS server I really didn't need the internal disc (apart from its 'party-in-a-box' capability). It has an HDMI output that has a 'HDMI pass-through' option for video and audio. All the decoding is done by my Arcam receiver DACs (full DTS-HDMA, DolbyTrueHD, FLAC upto 192kHz etc. I converted my SACDs to FLAC). Quality is excellent - video and audio.
Anyway it also has a nice Ipad/IPhone/Ipod Touch user interface so I don't even need a TV or Remote now. Screen shots follow (down res to make 'em smaller):
I have also put my concerts blu-rays and DVDs on there too (although currently there is a bug playing individual video tracks via the Ipad/IPhone interface):
Please post any thoughts/questions or equipment you use and experiences here.