You know, in 2005 if
there’s one thing we saw completely overrun the market with a total imbalance in favor of supply over demand, it’s got
to be devices and solutions for streaming media in the home. We’re not saying we’re not down, but man, everyone and
their mother released a few of those devices. Which is good for someone like Steve, who wants your
opinion:
There are so many WiFi media centers out there now, and I can’t find a good (and recent) roundup of
them anywhere. The coolest looking one (Linksys Media Center Extender) unfortunately has some pretty outlandish system
requirements (namely the XP Media Center). What are my other options?Most importantly, I want to be able to
play music from my PC on my stereo. Getting video to my TV would be really nice, but not a dealbreaker if the device is
inexpensive compared to those that do video. An LCD screen big enough to read and navigate from the couch — or better
yet, a video interface I can view on my TV, is important.
So, what do you say everyone? Besides the obvious
answer (Sonos), let’s give Steve some good ways move some media
around the house wirelessly already!