Mr. RF62 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Can anyone tell me how or what to get to play music from a external HDD to RCA for stereo, NOT using a computer. There should be something out that does this.(thats NOT a computer) Help appreciated, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Western Digital WD-TV and its' ilk (collectively known as "media servers") have USB connections for a local external hard disk. The WD-TV Live has a network connection so you can stream files off of a home server... The GUI is better on the Live than the older WD-TV. The Live will cost you about $120USD with no storage, the older WD-TV about $50. --Edit: They both have HDMI outputs, which will be typical of media servers, and the Live has HD component output also. You can use a TV or HDTV as a display, or a DVI LCD computer monitor with an HDMI to DVI cable (not included.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. RF62 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks for the reply jt, that sound like more than I'm looking for. I don't need it to hook up to a monitor even, just have a scrolling display on the box, similar to a receiver. I have a receiver, but I can't unhook it everytime I want to move around. If I could only cut the part out of the receiver that does what I want, it would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I think you're going to find that pretty much all standalone media players nowadays need an external display: Simple local displays seem to be going by the wayside because its' just too much work to get a compelling and useful GUI on that small a screen, and the market is demanding a video device with pictures and audio as an afterthought. There WAS a pretty spiffy home media player, now obsolete, which I believe had a voice prompting user interface: PhatBox Home Media Player. I have the VW Phatbox in my car and love it... the voice reader is a great way to keep your eyes on the road. Perhaps some of the new hardware portable media players can be docked and work with a remote control? (I'm thinking Zune rather than iPod.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 There are definately options in the 'docked portable' line of thought: Zune is capable of docking with remote control and 120GB storage. There also appears to be some specialty high-end devices with built in CD players / ripping... Think CD player with an internal hard disk and enough operating system to play ripped and stored files. http://www.naim-audio.com/products/hdx.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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