Hi Martijn ,Phil
first of all my files are stored here
http://www.mydrive.ch/its free and quick no software needed ......but of course i have the original CD recordings i made .....I also have about 500 burnt cds ideally what id like is somewhere to store all this and a means of playing direct from the hard drive , thats why the 1st gen apple tv appealed but is there something better ?
That'll work for streaming, just keep in mind your internet connection needs to be fast enough to support the bit rate, and streaming music may help you reach your data limit much faster if you have one.