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NurseMSIC · 12-30-03, 08:09 PM

I have tried and tried but can't find what i'm looking for exactly, so i decided to post. I might be stating the obvious here too, but then sometimes the obvious needs to be stated for us noobs.

Scenario:
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I have :-
1) a desktop pc (P4 etc)
2) a wireless router
3) lots and lots (and lots) of videos (encoded mostly in Divx 352x240, 25 fps but various codecs and various sizes).
4) a girlfriend who doesn't like me to watch TV at night as the noise keeps her awake.

I want :-
to be able to watch these videos at night in bed etc.

The question :-
If i buy myself an Axim X3i will i be able to stream the video files wirelessly, WITHOUT re-encoding them?

I figure that files size is not an issue if i am streaming. Is bit-rate a problem? Is the 802.11b not enough? Is the Axim unable to display video of (slightly) larger sizes at all, or does it scale, or does it lose some ofthe pixels?

I am not worried too much about display quality per se, but want to watch my videos away from my PC.
Lots and lots of questions here, but if i am going to invest in an Axim X3i i want to know it's going to do the job i want!

Thank you one and all for any help.

12-30-03, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
NurseMSIC Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Noob wants to stream Divx I have tried and tried but can't find what i'm looking for exactly, so i decided to post. I might be stating the obvious here too, but then sometimes the obvious needs to be stated for us noobs. Scenario: ----------- I have :- 1) a desktop pc (P4 etc) 2) a wireless router 3) lots and lots (and lots) of videos (encoded mostly in Divx 352x240, 25 fps but various codecs and various sizes). 4) a girlfriend who doesn't like me to watch TV at night as the noise keeps her awake. I want :- to be able to watch these videos at night in bed etc. The question :- If i buy myself an Axim X3i will i be able to stream the video files wirelessly, WITHOUT re-encoding them? I figure that files size is not an issue if i am streaming. Is bit-rate a problem? Is the 802.11b not enough? Is the Axim unable to display video of (slightly) larger sizes at all, or does it scale, or does it lose some ofthe pixels? I am not worried too much about display quality per se, but want to watch my videos away from my PC. Lots and lots of questions here, but if i am going to invest in an Axim X3i i want to know it's going to do the job i want! Thank you one and all for any help.