2013-05-08, 11:19
Hi, this is my first post on this forum,
even if i'm a xbmc user since i had this good old black xbox
My kid grows up and he wants its own device, I think i'll give to him a used laptop with limited access (no internet)
I dream on a "kind of thing" to sync user accounts upon all our devices (watched status, song scores...), manage access rights and manage bandwidth distribution.
Here is our network setup :
NAS (DNS323) <-> 1000/100/10 SWITCH (cat6 RJ45)
<-> HTPC
<-> ISP's box <- WIFI -> Laptops, tablets, smartphones ...
builtin uPnP module on the dns323 is not an option (last media discovery took 50+ hours ...)
I know a hack exists to root it and install linux packages including mysql.
I'm not sure i want to do it as i spent so much time to backup all my CDs and DVDs
and i don't want to do it again if the hack fails...
Here are our needs
1. One account for each user, to split media by interest. (ie. I don't want shakira in my media lib, she doesn't want Nina Simone in hers)
2. Keep my kid sanity as safe as possible (I don't want him to access "Bad taste", or "brain dead" right now)
3. This must be running smoothly and user friendly
What's already done :
1. Medias are splitted in different directories named "dad", "mom", kid1.0, kid2.0, dog, whatever ....
2. On htpc's xbmc, each member of the familly has his own xbmc account with selected pathes
Where i stuck is how to spread this single device setup on all our devices and keep the whole thing running smoothly :
Question 1 (xbmc related) :
How would you do to :
Let me watch a 1080p movie in the living room on the windows HTPC
My wife access her account on her ubuntu laptop (wifi) watch a 720p drama
My son access his account from his android tablet (wifi) and watch a 720p cartoon
Is mySQL on the dns323 the solution ? I'm quite afraid of version syncing (windows, linux, android clients and an R-pi will be added in the bedroom next week)
Question 2 (less xbmc related) :
What would you do to get two 720p or 1080p streams working on wifi network ?
I have few spare wifi routers I can add if it can help
even if i'm a xbmc user since i had this good old black xbox
My kid grows up and he wants its own device, I think i'll give to him a used laptop with limited access (no internet)
I dream on a "kind of thing" to sync user accounts upon all our devices (watched status, song scores...), manage access rights and manage bandwidth distribution.
Here is our network setup :
NAS (DNS323) <-> 1000/100/10 SWITCH (cat6 RJ45)
<-> HTPC
<-> ISP's box <- WIFI -> Laptops, tablets, smartphones ...
builtin uPnP module on the dns323 is not an option (last media discovery took 50+ hours ...)
I know a hack exists to root it and install linux packages including mysql.
I'm not sure i want to do it as i spent so much time to backup all my CDs and DVDs
and i don't want to do it again if the hack fails...
Here are our needs
1. One account for each user, to split media by interest. (ie. I don't want shakira in my media lib, she doesn't want Nina Simone in hers)
2. Keep my kid sanity as safe as possible (I don't want him to access "Bad taste", or "brain dead" right now)
3. This must be running smoothly and user friendly
What's already done :
1. Medias are splitted in different directories named "dad", "mom", kid1.0, kid2.0, dog, whatever ....
2. On htpc's xbmc, each member of the familly has his own xbmc account with selected pathes
Where i stuck is how to spread this single device setup on all our devices and keep the whole thing running smoothly :
Question 1 (xbmc related) :
How would you do to :
Let me watch a 1080p movie in the living room on the windows HTPC
My wife access her account on her ubuntu laptop (wifi) watch a 720p drama
My son access his account from his android tablet (wifi) and watch a 720p cartoon
Is mySQL on the dns323 the solution ? I'm quite afraid of version syncing (windows, linux, android clients and an R-pi will be added in the bedroom next week)
Question 2 (less xbmc related) :
What would you do to get two 720p or 1080p streams working on wifi network ?
I have few spare wifi routers I can add if it can help