Okay, well, I have no idea which forum to post this in, so I'll start fishing here and see where it gets me.
First, a brief background: My wife and I are getting ready to build a new home. I'm interested in setting up some kind of DVD server - similar to a Kaliedascape system - that will allow us to watch any of the several hundred DVD's we own on any of the TVs throughout the house. I can't spend the bucks on the Kaliedascape system, and the only similar setup I've found is also pretty pricey (think on the order of $10-$15 thousand). That's a lotta bucks just to watch TV.
I know a little about MS Windows XP MCE, but the thought of having to use windows to watch TV just gives me the creeps.
So, my question is, how does one do this on a Mac (or network of Macs)? Would I mount an Xserve in my equipment room, copy all my DVDs to it, and then put Minis at all the TVs? Or is that overkill? Is there some software out there that's in the same ballpark with Kaliedascape or Axonix?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
First, a brief background: My wife and I are getting ready to build a new home. I'm interested in setting up some kind of DVD server - similar to a Kaliedascape system - that will allow us to watch any of the several hundred DVD's we own on any of the TVs throughout the house. I can't spend the bucks on the Kaliedascape system, and the only similar setup I've found is also pretty pricey (think on the order of $10-$15 thousand). That's a lotta bucks just to watch TV.
I know a little about MS Windows XP MCE, but the thought of having to use windows to watch TV just gives me the creeps.
So, my question is, how does one do this on a Mac (or network of Macs)? Would I mount an Xserve in my equipment room, copy all my DVDs to it, and then put Minis at all the TVs? Or is that overkill? Is there some software out there that's in the same ballpark with Kaliedascape or Axonix?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.