[AccessD] OT: Seagate Satellite

Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com
Sat Jul 14 07:15:41 CDT 2012


John,

One word:  WOW!

T

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
231-322-2787

On 7/14/2012 12:25 AM, jwcolby wrote:
> I bought a Seagate Satellite to pack with videos to stream to tablets 
> / phones for the kids on the vacation this summer.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Satellite-Wireless-External-STBF500101/dp/B004Z0S7K6 
>
>
> It works though the interface is pretty stone-age.  I am using DVD 
> Catalyst to convert the movies on my server at the house to MP4s which 
> can be played by the droids.  So far I have converted and pushed 73 
> movies at about 80 gigabytes total.
>
> This beast basically creates a wireless network which any wireless 
> capable device can request data from.  Using the Kindle fire, I open 
> the Dolphin browser, go to 192.168.0.1 and hit the wireless created by 
> the Satellite.  Select Videos and it displays a alpha list of every 
> video that it found on the disk, sorted in alpha order.  Double click 
> on any .MP4 and it starts to play the video.
>
> Likewise with my Droid II or Droid Razor smart phones.
>
> The Satellite can (theoretically) stream to three different devices 
> independently - different movies etc.  In fact with the latest 
> software, possibly as many as 7 devices.  Of course that all depends 
> on the bandwidth each device requires.
>
> It does in fact work.  I have simultaneously streamed two different 
> videos to two devices (the Kindle Fire and my Droid II phone).
>
> In years past we have used the typical DVD player with multiple 
> display heads, with all the attendant "It's my turn to pick the movie" 
> whiney stuff that kids are famous for.
>
> If this works...
> 100 or so videos to select from...
> A private WiFi right inside the car...
> A private WiFi in the hotel...
> A private WiFi at Aunt Janices house...
>
> Plus the Kindle at least can play a ton of games.
>




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