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Jerrek · 01-09-2003, 03:09

I decided that I need a laptop, so I got one on eBay. It is a Toshiba Satellite 1800, and here are the specs.

- P3 1 GHz
- 256 MB RAM
- 20 GB Hard Drive
- 14.1" LCD Display
- DVD drive and floppy drive
- 56k modem and 10/100 NIC
- TV out
- 2 USB ports
- standard serial and parallel ports, etc.

I payed about 300 pounds for it. I also got a wireless Linksys card for it, the 54 Mbps variety. I have a Wireless Access Point at home and hope to then do some funky stuff with it. In addition, my university's campus is all hooked up so I can surf the web while listening to boring professors. Eh.

Now as to that funky stuff I want to do at home, here is the idea. Here is my desktop setup right now:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~johannj/personal/system.jpg

Now, using Windows Media Encoder I can capture and steam a high quality video and sound stream over the local area network. I want to then use Windows Media Player on my laptop to receive the stream and display it on the screen. Wirelessly. The ATI remote control and my satellite receiver's remote control are both RF based, so it will operate through walls and stuff. That means I can be upstairs or outside and stream TV over the network, wirelessly, and if I want to flip channels I just use the receiver's remote.

Funky eh?

01-09-2003, 03:09	#1
Jerrek Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,545	Funky idea I decided that I need a laptop, so I got one on eBay. It is a Toshiba Satellite 1800, and here are the specs. - P3 1 GHz - 256 MB RAM - 20 GB Hard Drive - 14.1" LCD Display - DVD drive and floppy drive - 56k modem and 10/100 NIC - TV out - 2 USB ports - standard serial and parallel ports, etc. I payed about 300 pounds for it. I also got a wireless Linksys card for it, the 54 Mbps variety. I have a Wireless Access Point at home and hope to then do some funky stuff with it. In addition, my university's campus is all hooked up so I can surf the web while listening to boring professors. Eh. Now as to that funky stuff I want to do at home, here is the idea. Here is my desktop setup right now: http://home.cogeco.ca/~johannj/personal/system.jpg Now, using Windows Media Encoder I can capture and steam a high quality video and sound stream over the local area network. I want to then use Windows Media Player on my laptop to receive the stream and display it on the screen. Wirelessly. The ATI remote control and my satellite receiver's remote control are both RF based, so it will operate through walls and stuff. That means I can be upstairs or outside and stream TV over the network, wirelessly, and if I want to flip channels I just use the receiver's remote. Funky eh?