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Stu

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Ok, so we have a tv in each room (sattelite which is really only good for news in several languages) but I would like to make a movie library available. Obviously there is an option to put a DVD player in each room with a DVD library in the hall but that seems a little out dated now (sorry, i do not mean to offend if anybody has this) but surely there must be a way of having some kind of central box with all your movies on that can be streamed via wifi or through the router or something. As you can see i am not technologically (is that a word) advanced so when you reply please do so as though you are talking to a five year old child. Many thanks
 
Actually you are outdated if you don't know!
Bless your hearts. :)
 
Here's another thread that talks about different options...
https://www.innspiring.com/node/15503
 
Do you have really strong wi-fi and a lot of high speed unlimited bandwidth usage? Right now we're using chromecast (discussed on the thread Maddie posted), but in the future, we're hoping that the smart tv really goes down in price and we'll start replacing our old ones. That's a tv that logs on to the internet and has the ability to stream directly from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. You can choose to pay for a month subscription to these services, or you can just have it available for those guests who already have an account.
For our house, we would like to get a new large tv that not only logs onto these streaming services, but now they're making them where you can use it just like a browser and get to any website you want.
 
We always suggest DLNA sometimes called upnp. And there is XBMC and Plex as well.
 
Just to note that Stu is in Spain and the infrastructure and options available may be different than what we think about here in North America.
 
Breakfast Diva said:
Do you have really strong wi-fi and a lot of high speed unlimited bandwidth usage? Right now we're using chromecast (discussed on the thread Maddie posted), but in the future, we're hoping that the smart tv really goes down in price and we'll start replacing our old ones. That's a tv that logs on to the internet and has the ability to stream directly from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. You can choose to pay for a month subscription to these services, or you can just have it available for those guests who already have an account.
For our house, we would like to get a new large tv that not only logs onto these streaming services, but now they're making them where you can use it just like a browser and get to any website you want..
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We have 4 GB of unlimited internet comming into the house which we think is enough to stream TV but not enough for 5 rooms. Therefore we have one room with a smart TV, (and obviously we stream TV also! but i don't think it is enough to have a smart TV in each room.
 
Stu said:
Breakfast Diva said:
Do you have really strong wi-fi and a lot of high speed unlimited bandwidth usage? Right now we're using chromecast (discussed on the thread Maddie posted), but in the future, we're hoping that the smart tv really goes down in price and we'll start replacing our old ones. That's a tv that logs on to the internet and has the ability to stream directly from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. You can choose to pay for a month subscription to these services, or you can just have it available for those guests who already have an account.
For our house, we would like to get a new large tv that not only logs onto these streaming services, but now they're making them where you can use it just like a browser and get to any website you want..
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We have 4 GB of unlimited internet comming into the house which we think is enough to stream TV but not enough for 5 rooms. Therefore we have one room with a smart TV, (and obviously we stream TV also! but i don't think it is enough to have a smart TV in each room.
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That's why uPnP is good, it's stored locally. You can see a list of server here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UPnP_AV_media_servers_and_clients and it's built in on some routers. We used to have a dedicated server but switched to a WD MyCloudEX which has it built in and serves as the server. We have more TV shows than movies, but it also lets us have subtitles available (depending on the make of smart TV or media player.) We also have some saved on a small drive, so it doesn't have to use the network at all. Check the legalities in your country, because each country is different.
 
I was once warned by another B and B not to advertise on my website that I offer a DVD and movies to watch. It is the movie part that we are not suppose to offer as it infringes on movie rights---something like that--in other words the movie makers are suppose to get a cut every time a movie is watched. There was a B and B in Calgary, Alberta that was charged and taken to court. Anybody else heard of this??
 
Yes, all DVD movies begin with a copyright notice saying it's for private home use only, and unauthorized use by groups, hotels, and other commercial institutions is forbidden. Making it available for guests of a B&B would certainly be a commercial use, in the copyright holder's opinion, and no doubt the courts' opinion.
Can they get you in eSpain? Well there's that Stockholm Interpol warning in there too, but that may just be about duplication/piracy, not showing of the original. Check your local laws, or proceed forewarned.
 
in the UK I could in theory pay a liscence fee ie its about $300 and I could rent out any DVD's I have legally but I figure with 300 channels and unlimited internet (we get 32 GB) and everyone has a tablet its not worth paying for anything else.
 
Joey Camb said:
in the UK I could in theory pay a liscence fee ie its about $300 and I could rent out any DVD's I have legally but I figure with 300 channels and unlimited internet (we get 32 GB) and everyone has a tablet its not worth paying for anything else..
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Joey Camb said:
...I figure with 300 channels and unlimited internet (we get 32 GB) and everyone has a tablet its not worth paying for anything else.
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Yes, you're in good shape, unlike Stu whose satellite is really only good for news in several languages, and his bandwidth doesn't support everybody streaming movies at once at his place. Of course, if I were vacationing at Stu's location, I wouldn't be sitting in my room watching movies!
¡Viva España!
 

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