Ok so ive not purchased a stereo since i was about 15.and have only just got my own place, so am looking at a full integrated sound/vision/pc network. not really sure where to start tho, i have got a 1080p 37" for the front room and already have a desktop and net book. i intend to add a atom based file server that i can stream video to my destop/netbook and TV, as well as buying a new stereo. all of my big HDD's will be hooked upto the home server and contain all my media files.
ive also managed to flac all of my CDs (mostly metal) on to 2 big hard drives, and want to be able to use winamp to play them through my stereo (not yet purchased). im not sure what the best solution is tho, and is there any way of controling Winamp without having a screen attached to the file server (IE from the netbook via wireless)... or from a stereo directly..
also what would be the best way to hook up the tv/pc to the stereo, would it just be on an AUX channel or have things moved on since, like do new stereos have an Ethernet port specificly for this? is optical out (S/PDIF) the best way forward?
basicly i know i could just hookup the TV to the file server and play video directly, and this is fine, but when im listening to music i really dont want to turn the power hungry TV on just so i can pick the tunes i want to play. i want a stereo that can communicate with software on the atom server and play my music without turning on the TV. or a way i can chose tracks on the server to stream to the stereo by using the netbook via winamp or similar software, but the sound to come out via the stereo not the netbook.is this possible?
also i dont want to spend mega shillings on this as im on a tight budget. thanks in advance people![]()


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and have only just got my own place, so am looking at a full integrated sound/vision/pc network. not really sure where to start tho, i have got a 1080p 37" for the front room and already have a desktop and net book. i intend to add a atom based file server that i can stream video to my destop/netbook and TV, as well as buying a new stereo. all of my big HDD's will be hooked upto the home server and contain all my media files.
is this possible?
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