at the moment my music and films are stored on an external hard-drive connected to my laptop. i use a tv-out cable to use my tv as a monitor and connect to a dac via laptop. i use thelaptop via the tv to select the music or film and play it through the tv and amp.
this works fine, exept for when i need my laptop for work. so, is there a piece of hardwear i can use in place of the lap-top? something that is connected to my hard-drive, tv and dac permenently? preferably with a remote controle to select the file directly from the tv. would something like an apple tv work? or even an AV receiver whith usb input? even just a small and cheap 2nd laptop be best?
all i really need is the interface, as have dac, amp and speakers already, and hard-drive for storage. cheapest possible would be best.
this works fine, exept for when i need my laptop for work. so, is there a piece of hardwear i can use in place of the lap-top? something that is connected to my hard-drive, tv and dac permenently? preferably with a remote controle to select the file directly from the tv. would something like an apple tv work? or even an AV receiver whith usb input? even just a small and cheap 2nd laptop be best?
all i really need is the interface, as have dac, amp and speakers already, and hard-drive for storage. cheapest possible would be best.