If you want the computer to transcode on the fly maybe. At this point you are making a streaming file server and disk performance is likely to be your limit. You can look up plex.  They have a very nice service to stream and transcode on the fly. Works as a dlna endpoint as well as a plex service.

On Dec 28, 2014 2:08 PM, "Stephen M" <smelheim85@gmail.com> wrote:
Stephen, the only thing I plan on doing with this computer is streaming videos over a local LAN and display them on a smartTV.  So would I need it if I wouldn't be using the computer itself?

On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
If you can getting a cheap graphics card can give you an extended life on the Pentium dual core, just make sure it supports decoding functions. something like the nvidia 720 or AMD R5 or R7 low end gpu's.

Read up on drivers based on the multimedia application or solution you will be using.

On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Stephen M <smelheim85@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey All,

I know this as been asked a few times, and I should keep all the convos but there are so many.  I am trying to find a good solution to start a media center.  So I need to know best hardware and software.  Of course I am using a Nix system and looking for anything inexpensive.

Although right now I have access to a Compact SR5000, max 2Gb RAM. It has a pentium dual core system.  It has Vista so I need to get some ideas.  The hard drive is around 500Gb but my father might give me a 1.5Gb.

So this will take a long time for me to get done because of my situation.

Thanks all

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