I am planning on moving into a new apartment in the next week or so. I plan on buying a large LCD T.V. and home theater system. Presently I live in a very small apartment and watch movies and listen to music on my Dell 17" laptop. I have over 400 GB of music and movies stored between my laptop and external hard drive. I want to be able to use a wireless system in the new apartment to back up my 2 laptops and to listen to music throughout the apartment and on additional music systems. The system would also need a player for the CD/DVD so I could watch rentals also. I will also want to be able to use the LCD as a screen/monitor on those lazy days for my laptop at times, use the LCD for other computer functions and also download music and movies to watch later. I am not worried about games but do want quality video and music.
That all being said, what would serve me better, the media hub such as the linksys systems or a tower? Any other suggestions? Any suggestions on hardware?
Thanks,
Jay