HP Home Server & Twonky & Devices

[hufaunder]

I have some questions regarding Twonky & Microsoft's Media Sharing as well as what other equipment I need.

Here is what I have:
HP MediaSmart Server (EX475, I think)
A shuttle computer that I could hook up to the TV if necessary
Big library of music ripped to FLAC
Many DVD movies copied directly from DVD to the folders on a HD (I could generate iso files if necessary)

I understand I could use Media Sharing to stream media files. It seems Twonky is doing the same thing. Is Twonky an extensiojn of Media Sharing or does it replace it? If it replaces it then what are the advantages for Twonky.

The next question is what else I need to achieve my goals which are listed here:
Stream music (flac)
Stream ripped DVDs
Watch internet TV
Listen to internet radio stations
I want album arts for all music and videos
Eeasy to control, preferably with my Logitech Harmony 880

Can Twonky help with all this and what additional devices do I need? Do I just use a box like from Roku, Archos, etc? Or would I use a second PC with something like TVersity?

Thanks for your input.

[Twonky_Rick]

- Most popular audio digital media adapters (e.g. Roku, Philips, etc) will let you stream FLAC files or Internet radio.
- Most popular digital media adapters with video support will let you stream ripped DVDs or MPEG2 format video.
- The problem is Internet TV since not all devices stream FLV and MPEG4. DMAs which support a lot of video formats include Popcorn Hour, Zyxel 2500 and any device running XBMC (e.g. Apple TV).

- Rick