2012-08-14, 16:10
Howdy XBMC-ers,
I want to build a HTPC with OpenELEC. I have a NAS in a cupboard so as not to hear the spinning disks. I also have a desktop computer in a different room and a laptop anywhere. I completely get how to have XBMC work with my NAS from the HTPC.
When I'm behind my desktop, however, I can't listen to music played by my HTPC. I have access to the same NAS, so I can use my own media player (winamp / iTunes / whatever) to play things on my NAS. However, I would really like to just have one music library where any modifications in artwork, lyrics or other meta-data from one device, immediately propagates to any other device.
I can just run XBMC on the desktop and access the same database from the NAS. However, the UI for XBMC is designed (quite well) for HTPC use. On my desktop, I prefer to have an interface where I can access long lists of songs etc; much like iTunes / winamp / etc.
I've tried googling, but my HTPC-lingo isn't yet up to speed, it seems. What I was wondering: Does a front-end of this manner exist? Alternatively, are there desktop media players that can use the XBMC database format? Is there a web-interface that is geared towards use from a desktop that I've overlooked? Am I asking the wrong question and should I look at other things?
Thanks very much for any replies.
I want to build a HTPC with OpenELEC. I have a NAS in a cupboard so as not to hear the spinning disks. I also have a desktop computer in a different room and a laptop anywhere. I completely get how to have XBMC work with my NAS from the HTPC.
When I'm behind my desktop, however, I can't listen to music played by my HTPC. I have access to the same NAS, so I can use my own media player (winamp / iTunes / whatever) to play things on my NAS. However, I would really like to just have one music library where any modifications in artwork, lyrics or other meta-data from one device, immediately propagates to any other device.
I can just run XBMC on the desktop and access the same database from the NAS. However, the UI for XBMC is designed (quite well) for HTPC use. On my desktop, I prefer to have an interface where I can access long lists of songs etc; much like iTunes / winamp / etc.
I've tried googling, but my HTPC-lingo isn't yet up to speed, it seems. What I was wondering: Does a front-end of this manner exist? Alternatively, are there desktop media players that can use the XBMC database format? Is there a web-interface that is geared towards use from a desktop that I've overlooked? Am I asking the wrong question and should I look at other things?
Thanks very much for any replies.