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Noob question. I'm not even sure how to search for this, and I'm sure it's somewhere out there, so apologies in advance for, I'm sure, re-asking this question:
I have my HTPC and my Main rig all connected to the internet and each other in a homegroup through wired connections to my router. I am able to access and play files stored on my main rig (where I have most of my storage) on my HTPC (which just has my old 150 gig raptor as an OS drive), however, when I open one of those file, like a hi-res movie, it takes some time to do so. It is apparent that windows, or the media players I use (VLC primarily, sometimes windows media player or media player classic), it transferring the entire file to my HTPC before playing.
I want to be able to sit down and watch a movie or show that is stored on my main rig on my HTPC without waiting for the entire file to transfer over. I'm sure it's possible, but how? Is the solution so much of a pain in the butt that I should just keep my storage in HTPC?
I have my HTPC and my Main rig all connected to the internet and each other in a homegroup through wired connections to my router. I am able to access and play files stored on my main rig (where I have most of my storage) on my HTPC (which just has my old 150 gig raptor as an OS drive), however, when I open one of those file, like a hi-res movie, it takes some time to do so. It is apparent that windows, or the media players I use (VLC primarily, sometimes windows media player or media player classic), it transferring the entire file to my HTPC before playing.
I want to be able to sit down and watch a movie or show that is stored on my main rig on my HTPC without waiting for the entire file to transfer over. I'm sure it's possible, but how? Is the solution so much of a pain in the butt that I should just keep my storage in HTPC?