Hi everyone,
Let me tell you what I am using right now and where I hope to see improvements.
Motorola Cable Modem
Linksys WRT400n Router
Lacie Network Space 2
PS3
Onkyo HT-R380 Receiver with 5.1 surround speakers.
Epson Powerlite Projector
Apple Macbook Pro 15" (Mid2010)
I also have another set of speakers connected to the receiver running on an Apple airport which I use Airtunes on.
The way in which I use this set up is by using the Lacie's dedicated torrent downloader to watch video that I've downloaded. It also functions as my external harddrive for my laptop and time machine runs on it. I use the PS3 to watch blurays and DVDs.
My problem is two fold. One is that the Lacie is giving me never-ending problems. It is very buggy. There have been two firmwares upgrades in the past 3 months and they can't even successfully be loaded onto the machine due to some type of "legacy software problem". My second problem is that I can't generall surf the web or anything like that on the projector when I feel that with the amount of equipment I'm using, I should be able to.
I'm contemplating returning the Lacie, selling the PS3 and getting a HTPC to work as my bluray/dvd player, bittorrent downloader, media server, external harddrive and media centre.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Let me tell you what I am using right now and where I hope to see improvements.
Motorola Cable Modem
Linksys WRT400n Router
Lacie Network Space 2
PS3
Onkyo HT-R380 Receiver with 5.1 surround speakers.
Epson Powerlite Projector
Apple Macbook Pro 15" (Mid2010)
I also have another set of speakers connected to the receiver running on an Apple airport which I use Airtunes on.
The way in which I use this set up is by using the Lacie's dedicated torrent downloader to watch video that I've downloaded. It also functions as my external harddrive for my laptop and time machine runs on it. I use the PS3 to watch blurays and DVDs.
My problem is two fold. One is that the Lacie is giving me never-ending problems. It is very buggy. There have been two firmwares upgrades in the past 3 months and they can't even successfully be loaded onto the machine due to some type of "legacy software problem". My second problem is that I can't generall surf the web or anything like that on the projector when I feel that with the amount of equipment I'm using, I should be able to.
I'm contemplating returning the Lacie, selling the PS3 and getting a HTPC to work as my bluray/dvd player, bittorrent downloader, media server, external harddrive and media centre.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?