How can I view video which is running on another computer in my network?

I have 100MB Network Infrasturucture
 
I heard that the RDP screen "refresh rate" is slower than that of a local media file playing in media player.
 

\\servername\media\YOURMEDIAVIDEOFILE.wmv
 
Is not an option.

Some other software then RDP might help.

When downloading movies in emule I can have a preview of course this is done on the host computer.

Why not download directly to your own machine? (the one that you want to view on)

Since I have a lot more space on the other machine and it is working 24/7.

The efficient way to do this is via a network share as I mentioned above.

If you are looking for an RDP or similar, you will get the results as you have mentioned in your question.

So if the network share doesn't work for you and it is NOT and option. then the overall solution to this is that you simply "can't" do it.

Why don't you want to connect via the network share route?

As I said emule preview is not something I can share (it is a preview of a partly downloaded file)

Can you explain the math of   "redrawing of the screen and how fast the hosting computer can pump out the data stream." and why itis not sufficient for video?

RDP works on the principal of taking a screen shot...and depends what acitivity is going on wil issue the "frame" to the remote computer. Since the video frame plays at 30 frames per second, the power of the computer, say a Pentium IV 3ghz, is still not enough to capture a shot and send out the frame at a constant rate of which the remote machine can receive.

Basically as follows

host computer with video ------play video via emule ------------ convert data for rdp------transport to remote system-------remote system receives frame and responds back to host

VERSUS

host computer with network share ------ direct play with remote system.

Does that picture help provide you a good perspective?

Cool. thank you!