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Oct 20, 2008 4:49AM PDT

Hello All, I'm new to these forums so please forgive me if this has been answered.

I have 5 TVs in my house, several cable boxes a bunch of old PCs and a fully networked home (Cat5e) linked up to a gigabit switch. I'm looking for a way to stream media/TV/Movies from one location to another. say for example I was in my bedroom watching HBO on cable and I wanted to send that stream to the living room. or I was in the living room and wanted to watch a movie I have stored on a PC. are there any kind of hardware devices I can buy? Can I use some old PCs and install some software in them?

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slingbox or SlingCatcher
Oct 20, 2008 6:05AM PDT
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RE: slingbox or SlingCatcher
Oct 21, 2008 3:11AM PDT

can that device stream media from my PC as well?

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(NT) Read the cited CNET review (n/t)
Oct 21, 2008 3:50AM PDT
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Oct 21, 2008 3:55AM PDT

?

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You're kidding me, right?
Oct 21, 2008 5:27AM PDT