Looking at buying Media MVP

[Dial-up Con.]

I've been looking at mvp,I really don't know the pros and cons. I would be very intersted in some advice.We now have high speed internet and it will that connection be a problem? Or do I just need a router.
Thanks in advance

Dial-up con (now on high speed)

[rscheller]

It's not so much your internet speed but your LAN speed. As to whether you'll need a router... if you plan to connect your MVP directly to the GBPVR server PC, you won't. If not then yes you will.

To properly answer your question though, we'd need to know more about what you plan to do and the hardware you have or will have in your LAN system.

[indigest]

Your Internet connection really has nothing to do with the connection between your MVP and PC. Since you have Cable or DSL, I assume you currently have your cable/dsl modem connected directly to your PC?

What you will need to do with the MVP is set up a local network inside your home. The easiest way to do this would probably be to buy a Cable/DSL router. You can get one for $20 here:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_...te=dealmac

When you've got a router, connect the uplink port to your Cable/DSL modem. Then, connect 2 other ports to your PC and MVP. It doesn't matter at all how fast the Cable/DSL connection is. In fact, you could unplug your internet connection and your MVP would still work over your local network.

I recently got an MVP and highly recommend them. They are small and silent, and the picture quality and reliability is quite good.

[Dial-up Con.]

Well the high speed thing is that we used to dial up internet and now we have cable internet.My set up is Pavilion 2.6GHz Pentium 4,radeon 9250 pci 256 DDR streming video to 47in HDTV and 25 in tube in the bedroom using extended desktop for video, hauppauge prv 150,1Gig of DDR ram,160 gig WD for recording and back,80Gig XP home SP2.Do i really even needed mpv after looking at my set up.Open for suggestions.
thanks Dial-up

[nightwalker]

The MVP's do a great job of streaming content around the house. I use them almost exclusively here. My setup is to use them from a router, since it was easier for me to run wire to the router and i didn't have to install any other dhcp software. They put very little demand on the serving system, I've had 5 of going at one time with no problems. Their only problem is they won't do HD. Since I use them more for streaming music that wasn't a big consideration.

[flyswatta]

I have 2 set up eclusively for playback of recorded shows. They are both wired over 100 Mb to the router and work great for playing back recorded shows.

Mostly they satisfy the WAF, since I don't need a big, clunky computer sitting in the living room anymore.

[Dial-up Con.]

Thanks for all your help. This will help me make a better informed choice when the time comes.
Again thanks
Dial up