PC-Based AV Storage

Other systems in the multiroom AV market include digital receivers that make it easy to enjoy PC-based digital media files on a home entertainment system, even if users aren’t computer experts. Using the same principles as other multiroom solutions detailed in this section, products from the likes of Pinnacle allow users to wow friends with HDTV, audio playlists and digital images in HD resolution.

Thanks to plug-and-play simplicity, such systems are a breakthrough in how and where PC-based digital media files are delivered around the home. Set-up is invariably easy – cables, not software – and clever decoding allows access to all PC-based digital media including protected Windows Media files and those stored on a USB device such as a flash drive or digital camera.