Best format / software for storing music / blu ray

[flyingjase]

Guys

Can anyone recomend the best software for storing music / HD Films (if this is poss.) with a view to networking the music bit through the house. I know that there are bandwidth issues with HD / Blu Ray films.

Is MS Media Centre the way to go??

Thanks

Jason

[flyingjase]

Thanks David, I'm trying to keep all media under one roof from a software / application perspective.

Not sure why - just seems to make sense to me.

Sonos is just music for example and not future proof for video

[flyingjase]

Plotloss said:

There are a number of pro install solutions that fulfil you requirements, they're not DIY though as such.

Solutions from Escient, AMX, Kaleidescape and the like paired up with a multiroom solution.

Chicken or egg! My problem is that I'm not ready for a custom install but will be after I have started to rebuild the house. In the interim, I want to start sorting my media onto a single, future proof platform.

Could I get a HDX1000 that DavidY has and then connect this to one of the custom solutions you describe further down stream?

[flyingjase]

DavidY said:

If thats the case then you should be worrying more about the format of the data to be stored rather than the actual physical system. If you store it all uncompressed then you can easily convert to other formats in the future.

davidy

OK, Penny drops - sounds like a bog standard server with lots of storage space should do the job

Thanks