"Sigi Rindler" <srindler@da2.so-net.ne.jp> wrote in message

> Somebody gave me tons of vintage and other rare movies on a HDD. I can
watch
> the stuff on the computer, but I'd like to watch it on my big TV. Of
course,
> I can recode the AVI files and produce DVDs. However, this is too tedious
> and time-consuming.
> Somebody told me the he saw a "box" in Akihabara that can do the trick.
All
> you need to do is putting the HDD into the box and connect the Audio and
> Video plugs to your TV.
>
> Unfortunately this person didn't know where the shop was and neither the
> name of the gadget. The price (without the HDD) is approx. 17,000 Yen.

A stuff that makes what you get on your PC appear on one (or several)TV set
(s) in other rooms ?
They have a dozen of models in Yodobashi Camera and probably anywhere else.
Some have remote control so that seems convenient.
Tell me if that works well and which one you got. I'll need one to see
French DVD on my NSTC telly.

Kuri