Apple Time Capsule as a Media Server?

[bretm]

Has anyone tried this yet?

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nplm=MB277LL/A

I've been thinking about upgrading to Gigabit Ethernet and Wireless-N for a while now, and I could always use more storage. This seems like the perfect combination (except for the obscene price...)

I'm a little worried about the Apple Bonjour protocal. Would that pose a problem for media extenders? Do you think the data transfer rates will be high enough to stream HD media? I've heard mixed reviews on other NAS solutions...

[gplasky]

And you need a wireless hard drive because....?

I don't know-Newegg had the Seagate 1TB with a promo code for only $249. Drives and media need high speed and you're only going to get that directly connected to the machine. IMHO.

Gerry

[bretm]

Originally Posted by gplasky

And you need a wireless hard drive because....?

You mean, besides the "cool" factor? But it's not really wireless if my SageTV server is hooked up to the gig-ethernet ports. The wireless-n is just a nice bonus for my laptop.

Both drive bays in my SageTV server are already full. I thought a NAS device would be a nice intermediate step (short of setting up a dedicated media server PC)

Originally Posted by gplasky

I don't know-Newegg had the Seagate 1TB with a promo code for only $249. Drives and media need high speed and you're only going to get that directly connected to the machine. IMHO.
Gerry

That's my big worry -- if the Apple Time Capsule (or any NAS device) isn't fast enough to stream HD media, then IMO it's pretty worthless (except as a backup device.)

[gplasky]

If you can get a Gigabit connection to the NAS device you should be OK for the most part. I just wanted to make sure that Gig was where you wanted to go. Most people have been disappointed with HD over wireless. Some successes, but more disappointments I think.

Gerry