would this be a good pc to use mainly to watch movies.. avi format ad mp4. only reason I'm only looking for pc to hook up to my LCD monitor in my living room
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Depends if it will accept your tv as a monitor or not. I was using this as an arcade machine and couldnt get it to work with my TV without trying to find a vid card that was compatible with this and had tv out. Gave up my search.
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Yes. I believe so. Look for one with a graphics card. They all differ slightly in hardware so just make sure you look at the specifics. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I hope this helps.
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Yes and no. Streaming audio and most video should be OK... But if you want to play a hardcore fast action hi Def video game I think the lag and occasional choppyness will be a showstopper
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I used to have this device and it's very good for the price, I played 1080p movies without issues, netflix and such. I have also used VLC to play video and music files from a shared drive on a PC, I understand it's not the same as streaming movies from a NAS, however I do think VLC has that capability, so I don't see why it would not work.
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Yep, it will allow you to watch your movies on your laptop with some exceptions. It doesn't have the codecs to allow you to watch amazon downloaded codecs for example. However, if it is just a straight avi or mp4, it will allow you to stream from your shared file folders or windows libraries.
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it only has AV outputs, RCA jacks for video and audio, It works great if you just want it to go to a monitor without a PC, I have never been able to get the audio to work.
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thanks Collin!let me see which cables and I'm on my way!Is there a way to do the same for the content on your PC?the computer is on one room and the speakers and a projector in another. how can I stream movies or anything from point A to point B wireless?
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That is all depending on how your budget is ... under ideal configuration, An Apple Monitor would be the best option, but we are all aware that they tend to run close to 4 digits, at least ... and that is not always within a regular John Dow's Budget. the nice thing with this unit is that it has inbuild HDMI option, so in absence of better options, just use your regular HDTV ... it should do just fine.
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Emm, some people said it couple be TV and PC moniter both. But I used it as PC monitor. If u need to install it on the wall, u do better find a pro installer to do it. I tired a few times, have not make it yet.
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Yes! I have this MB and that chip for a Home Theater PC and it is fantastic. Optical out for 5.1 audio processor and HDMI for TV. This is really a great combo. LAN speed for internet is fast as well. Supports USB 3 as well as 6mb/sec SATA drive. Get a 6mb/7200 rpm drive and enjoy the speed. 8mb memory is "sweet spot" for RAM. I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and VLC media player.
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As you get into the realm of high definition video you will definitely be pushing the limits of your computer. any details that you can provide regarding graphics card CPU etc. would help isolate the problem
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It can be plugged directly into a TV/monitor with one of those yellow RCA composite video cables. I don't know about downloading video onto a PC as PCs generally don't take those composite video cables. I did find a cheap SD card based DVR that I'm going to try and hook it up to. BTW it's definitely not 500 megapixels, shoots quite grainy video but still a good deal for the price.
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Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure... » Read More Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. « Show Less
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If this device will not provide high quality images from my laptop to my older (but wide screen) TV, what device would you recommend? I would like to play movies and stream video from my laptop through my TV. Thanks!!!
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I use mine with my TV that has a built in VHS tape recorder for surveillance, I don't know how you'd play recorded video on your PC. It's a very good little camera, and the crooks don't even know that it's there. I'm thinking about getting another one.
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It'll work, but I think you would be a lot happier with its performance if you increase your RAM (to at least 4GB; even higher, if you can afford it). I would imagine your computer might struggle playing/burning Bluray with only 2GB (if that's what you're going to use it for).
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I tried win 7 profession and ubuntu, if the hd video is on the pc them it run fine, but if your streaming it won't play hd video well. I wanted just for streaming video from netflix, abc.com, nbc.com and youtube.com. Other than the OS and the browse there was no other intent purpose for it. if you going to use it for a web server this great but the video card on it is very poor, though, cpu is ok
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Well I am using it with xbmc and I can play bluray movies no problem. You could get nvidia video card or this celeron cpu/ motherboard.